Middle East & North Africa

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

Emirates' Lounge at Dusseldorf Airport has reopened after a seven-week refurbishment.

DXB will welcome an estimated 4.4 million passengers through its doors between December 15 and December 31.

February's World Defense Show in Riyadh is truly showcasing the future of the industry with its special Future of Defence hub.

Emirates has completed 15 years of operations to San Francisco.

Rolls-Royce has announced Turkish Airlines will order 100 Trent XWB-84 engines and 40 Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 engines.

Emirates Flight Training Academy (EFTA) has graduated 58 cadet pilots after months of rigorous training – on the ground and in the skies.

Etihad Airways and Maldivian have signed a strategic bilateral interline partnership, unlocking access to 16 dream holiday destinations in the Maldives beyond the main island of Malé.

Turkish Airlines has placed an order for 220 Airbus aircraft, made up of 150 Airbus’ A321s and 70 A350 widebody aircraft.

This holiday season, Etihad Airways will offer traditional festive cuisine served at 30,000 feet.

The Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) has was welcomed the outcome of COP28 in Dubai after it called to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels by 2050.

Etihad Airways has become one of the first airlines to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance safety management systems.

Riyadh Air has signed a strategic agreement with Swiss Aviation Software to leverage their Aviation Maintenance and Engineering software solution AMOS.

The UAE Space Agency concluded the first participation of the Space Pavilion in the 28th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP 28).

Emirates Airlines has revealed how passengers spent their time inflight, after researching data to see exactly Emirates customers watched and listened to on flights.

In this TATV Spotlight programme, Adrian Paull, Vice President Customer Services at L3Harris explains why the US-based company is making a stronger play in the aftermarket, especially around the used equipment business as it brings forward solutions that improve product availability and customer service.

Satcom Direct, which has offices in the UAE, has received DO-160 approval for its SD Plane Simple Ka-band tail mount antenna.

Flydubai has been named “Airline of the Year” at the Aviator Middle East Awards, formerly known as The Aviation Business Middle East Awards.

Turkish Airlines started flights to Osaka, Japan, on December 12.

Technology company SITA has researched the shifting trends that have emerged in the last year and the updated innovation outlook for the next decade.

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

The second edition of the World Defense Show will open in Riyadh on February 4th 2024.

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

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.