Middle East & North Africa

Air Arabia Abu Dhabi has launched its inaugural flight to Yerevan, Armenia.

In its latest update on industry performance, IATA said its 2025 airline financial outlook pointed towards improved profitability from the previous year. Mark Brown reports from Delhi.

Ethiopian Airlines has launched a new passenger service to Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, effective June 1, 2025.

flydubai has inaugurated its operations to Syria with the resumption of flights to Damascus.

IAG Cargo, Qatar Airways Cargo and MAB Kargo Sdn Bhd (MASkargo) are to launch their joint collaboration Global Cargo Joint Business.

IATA issued a clear warning about the negative consequences of trade barriers and tariffs. Jens Flottau reports from Delhi.

Riyadh Air, the Saudi Arabian new national carrier, is continuing to step up its partnerships ahead of its planned entry into service.

Emirates Airline President Tim Clark is “cautiously optimistic” about the turnaround at Boeing and its ability to deliver the first 777X to the airline in the second half of 2026 or early 2027. Jens Flottau reports.

EgyptAir has signed a deal with lessor AerCap to extend the leases on its fleet of five Boeing 777-300ERs.

Kingdom Holdings Company, a major Saudi Arabian based investment group, is in negotiations to take a substantial equity stake in Global Airlines, the UK-based start-up Airbus A380 operator.

IATA has released data for April 2025 global passenger demand, and said that the development of India’s air connectivity in recent years has been 'nothing short of phenomenal.'

Air Arabia and Al Maryah Community Bank (Mbank), the UAE’s first fully integrated digital bank, have partnered to enable the use of AE Coin payments for flight bookings through the AEC Wallet App.

flyadeal and Philippines’ carrier Cebu Pacific have signed an MoU to explore joint strategic commercial initiatives.

Qatar Airways Cargo will showcase its latest digital innovation, Sama, during Air Cargo Europe 2025 taking place from 2-5 June 2025 in Munich, Germany.

Azorra has signed purchase agreements for 49 Embraer E-Jet aircraft and two General Electric CF-34 engines from Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE).

flydubai, has launched flights to four new European destinations.

Emirates Flight Catering (EKFC) has signed an agreement with Mallaghan, Al-Futtaim Auto and Machinery Company (FAMCO) and Volvo to purchase 53 aircraft catering trucks, an investment of USD $16 million.

Two recently delivered Gamebird GB1 aircraft have expanded Emirates Flight Training Academy’s (EFTA) fleet.

Avolon has completed the delivery of the first Airbus A320neo in Royal Jordanian’s fleet.

Riyadh Air has signed a strategic partnership with the Ministry of Culture to transform the travel experience by embedding authentic Saudi culture into its operations.

A new satellite service is helping airports and airlines stay connected as SITA launches Managed Satellites.

In a move to bolster strategic ties between Egypt and France, Dr. Sameh El-Hefny, Minister of Civil Aviation, conducted an official visit to the global headquarters of Airbus in Toulouse, France, last week.

Emirates has officially launched its new Travel Store in Port-Louis, Mauritius.

Air Arabia has launched its new non-stop flights to Krabi, in Thailand.

Tawazun Council and Thales have signed a cooperation agreement to produce locally advanced Ground Master series air surveillance radars.