Middle East & North Africa

Qatar Airways Group chief executive officer (CEO) Badr Mohammed Al-Meer has been elected to the International Air Transport Association’s Board of Governors.

From January 21, 2024, China’s Hainan Airlines will commence flights from Shenzhen Baoan International Airport (SZX) to Cairo International Airport (CAI).

Dubai Airports and Etihad Energy Services have entered a collaboration comprising an innovative retrofit initiative and an extensive solar integration project.

Qatar Airways has welcomed Iberia’s first non-stop flight to Doha, Qatar from Madrid, Spain.

Boeing has appointed Stephanie Pope as executive vice president and chief operating officer (COO) of The Boeing Company.

Etihad Airways has been crowned ‘Design Airline of the Year 2023’, the top honour in the annual DesignAir Awards.

Qatar Airways Group’s Fuwairit Kite Beach (FKB) and Ras Abrouq hotels have received recognition for achieving sustainability standards.

Emirates has launched its Premium Economy offering in Brazil, with a media tour of one of its enhanced four-class A380 aircraft.

MixJet Flight Support is the sole international trip support company to engage in COP28 following its GreenHorizon initiative.

Etihad Airways has won ‘Design Airline of the Year 2023’, the top honour in the annual DesignAir Awards.

Etihad Airways, Bayanat and the UAE’s National Search and Rescue Centre (NSRC) have taken a major step in enhancing aviation safety.

The 15th International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Air Services Negotiation event drew to a close in Riyadh yesterday.

The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) says the ‘Dubai Global Framework’ for sustainable aviation fuel represents a strong push at reducing carbon emissions in the aviation sector.

IATA has reported that the ongoing recovery in passenger demand continued in October.

Etihad Airways will start flying non-stop flights to the tropical Indonesian island of Bali.

ADS Group has released data showing year to date aircraft orders and deliveries are significantly ahead of 2022.

IATA has announced strengthened profitability projections for airlines in 2023, which will then largely stabilise in 2024.

World governments have met for Transport Day at COP28 in Dubai.

dnata has received IATA’s Corporate Certification for competency-based training and assessment (CBTA) for Dangerous Goods.

In 2023, SAF volumes reached over 600 million liters (0.5Mt), double the 300 million liters (0.25 Mt) produced in 2022.

Oman Air has revealed its latest range of luxury on-board amenity kits in collaboration with high fragrance House, Amouage.

Emerging security challenges and threats to the aviation industry in the Middle East will be discussed at Intersec 2024.

Etihad Airways and TAP Air Portugal have entered a strategic codeshare agreement.

Emirates has swept up five accolades at the 2023 World Travel Awards Grand Final.

India’s Vistara is launching four weekly flights to Doha, Qatar, making it its 50th destination in its route network.