Middle East & Africa Aviation News

Etihad Airways is to commence non-stop flights to Bali starting in April 2023. Describing the Indonesian island of Bali as “the quintessential tropical escape,” Antonoaldo Neves, CEO of Etihad Airways...

Boeing has appointed Henok Teferra Shawl as the new managing director for Boeing Africa to ‘strengthen the company’s operations and relationships across the African continent’. In his new role, Shawl ...

Turkish Airlines and Riyadh Air have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to offer what the startup carrier describes as ‘a comprehensive range of benefits for guests travelling between the Kingdom, T...

eVTOL (electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing craft) developer Eve Air Mobility is to collaborate with low-cost Saudi carrier flynas to explore the future of eVTOL operations in Saudi Arabia, commenci...

Global aviation services company Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has completed its annual review with Morningstar analytics, receiving the lowest ESG risk rating of all rated aircraft lessors assesse...

Dynamatic Technologies has delivered the first A220 escape hatch door produced in Dynamatic’s facilities to Airbus Atlantic. Produced in Dynamatic’s Bengaluru, India facility, the escape hatch door is...

Swissport International has signed a binding agreement with Saudi Arabia-based Asyad, agreeing the sale of a 49% stake to Asyad. Swissport currently provides passenger services and ramp handling at fi...

Air France-KLM Group and UAE national airline Emirates have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance collaboration between the carriers’ loyalty programmes. Under the new partnership, mem...

Emirates has become the world’s first airline to operate an A380 with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), which powered one of the aircraft’s four engines during a demonstration flight from Dubai Interna...

The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) and Ugandan Airlines have concluded the 55th Annual General Assembly in Kampala, Uganda, challenging African airlines and air transport stakeholders with ‘new ...

Private and corporate jet charter company KlasJet has entered into a four-month partnership with Congo Airways, the state-owned flag carrier of the Democratic Republic of Congo. “Partnership with Klas...

Qatar Airways and air transport IT provider SITA are to collaborate across a range of secure access service edge (SASE) solutions intended to boost connectivity, operational efficiency and security. Q...