Middle East & North Africa

Oman Air has been named the most punctual airline in the Middle East and Africa for 2023, scoring an outstanding 92.5% On-Time Performance (OTP).

Emirates Airlines will deploy an A380 on two flights to and from Vienna.

Emirates has revealed its ‘vegan vault’ of 300 recipes as demand for plant-based cuisine increases by 40%.

Saudia Group has signed an agreement with the World Defense Show (WDS) to become the Official Airline Partner for its second edition.

UMEX and SimTEX Conference will outline futuristic tech innovation and business opportunities in the unmanned systems sector.

Shannon Engine Support (SES) is billed as the leading supplier of CFM engines for lease to airlines globally and as CFM steps up delivery of the latest LEAP engines so the Safran and AerCap joint venture is growing around the world.

The long-anticipated Terminal A at Abu Dhabi International Airport will finally open to the public this month.

Details of the speaker programme for the World Defense Show to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia February 4-8 have been released.

Emirates is ramping up its operations in Seoul with three additional weekly flights starting 19 February 2024.

flynas reported record results for its performance in 2023 compared to the previous year 2022.

UAE national carrier, Etihad Airways, has stepped up its services to India with the launch of two new daily fights. Routes from Abu Dhabi to Kozhikode (CCJ) and Thiruvananthapuram (TRV) in the Kerala region of India began on New Year’s Day.

Gulf carriers featured high in the rankings for top on-time performers among the world’s airlines in tables published by Cirium today.

During July, there was a lot of speculation in the media surrounding the purchase by the Iraqi government of 12 Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) in Kamra JF-17 Thunder aircraft. Alan Warnes takes a closer look.

Saudia has achieved first place in the Ipsos Saudi Arabia Reputation Monitor 2023 Survey.

Airbus has successfully delivered its first Airbus A321neo assembled at its newest A320 Family Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Toulouse.

Air Arabia has launched non-stop flights from Sharjah to Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.

Food and beverage operator, SSP Group, has signed a contract with Jeddah Airport to operate three food and beverage packages.

Saudi Arabian Airlines has launched the region’s state-of-the-art Jet Propulsion Centre (JPC).

Qatar Airways has announced its 2024 network expansion with new destinations as well as resumptions, bookable ahead of the New Year.

The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) and aviation sector leaders gathered yesterday at the quarterly Saudi Aviation Strategy Steering Committee.

AAR has entered into a definitive agreement with MRO company Triumph Group to purchase Triumph Product Support for $725 million in cash.

Pegasus Airlines flew its first service between Birmingham Airport (BHX) and Istanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen International Airport today.

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi carried three million passengers in 2023.

Qatar Airways has introduced an in-house application that enables Cabin Crew to deliver personalised experiences to passengers.

Emirates has celebrated the tenth anniversary of its daily A380 service to Mauritius.