Middle East & North Africa

Emirates will mark the Hindu festival onboard flights to and from India, from 9 -15 November.

Etihad Airways has operated the first commercial flight from Abu Dhabi International’s highly-anticipated new Terminal A today.

Lilium, a developer of the first eVTOL jet, has appointed Dubai based ArcosJet as the exclusive authorised dealer for private sales for the Lilium Jet.

Arab carriers will recover to pre-pandemic traffic levels in 2024 but not without concerns. Mark Pilling reports from AACO.

Etihad Airways will add a third daily Airbus A380 to its London Heathrow to Abu Dhabi service on 1 November.

Saudi Arabia’s hosting of ACCO is testament to the Kingdom’s evolving position within the aviation industry. Mark Pilling reports from Riyadh.

Celestial Airways, a private charter business based in Dubai, has joined the global community of Web Manuals, a leader in digital documentation for the aviation industry.

This arrangement runs alongside a similar, but larger, pool system created by IATA, AACO secretary-general Abdul Wahab Teffaha said.

Kuwait Airways has commenced flights to Barcelona with three flights per week on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.

The Arab Air Carriers' Organization (AACO) and SITA have launched pilot projects that will tackle sustainability management and digital identity.

Leaders of the Arab Air Carriers’ Organisation (AACO) have gathered for the 56th Annual General Meeting in Riyadh.

Flydubai inaugurated its operations to Cairo and Poznań on 29 October.

The 56th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Arab Air Carriers' Organization (AACO) has commenced.

Saudi Arabia is often an enigma. From the outside it can seem secretive and ultra-conservative – but once inside there is an incredible open and passionate belief that the kingdom has what it takes to be a beacon for the future in the Middle East. At the heart of a remarkable change is Vision 2030.

56th Annual General Meeting of the Arab Air Carriers’ Organization (AACO) will be held between 30 October and 01 November 2023 in Riyadh.

Saudia has recorded a 50% growth in operations during the Umrah Season by Transporting 814,000 Pilgrims in three months.

The UAE is planning a second attempt to land a lunar rover on the moon after the first failed to land successfully.

Globe Air Cargo USA and Royal Air Maroc Cargo have strengthened their long-standing GSSA contract and launched a winter schedule promotion, to including destinations across Africa.

Embraer has announced a 30% increase in jet deliveries in Q3 2023.

While much of the USA’s focus has shifted to Europe – and specifically to Russia’s war in Ukraine and also to long-term competition with China in the Indo-Pacific, the US remains committed to the US Central Command area of responsibility in the Middle East/South West Asia. But while the US is still supporting its allies and partners in the region, there are some signs that it plans to do so with fewer based force elements – and by changing the aircraft types deployed and/or the scale and duration of deployments.

Etihad Airways is resuming flights to East Africa with daily flights to Nairobi set to start on May 1, 2024.

Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services has won the “Best Cargo Airline-Africa” award at the Arabian Cargo Awards.

The Emirates Group is calling for ‘motivated’ Emirati high school graduates to join its Aircraft Maintenance Engineer License (AMEL) Scholarship Programme.

IATA has successfully tested the first fully integrated digital identity travel experience from shopping for flights to arrival.

Morocco's vibrant aeronautical platform is ready to respond to the ramp-up of production required by major global manufacturers, thanks to a proactive training policy.