Middle East & Africa Aviation News

Emirates has announced that it will be upgrading its services to Sydney to an all-A380 operation. With all three of Emirates’ slots already in use at Sydney airport, the airline is able to commit near...

Air France-KLM Group and Etihad Airways have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aiming at enhancing their collaboration opportunities across passenger operations, loyalty programmes, talent de...

Joramco, the Amman-based aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility and engineering arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), has appointed Petra Lindemann as the new vice president of s...

Beond, the premium leisure airline, has announced that Munich and Zurich are the initial origin cities for the airline, flying to Malé, Maldives. The inaugural flights are scheduled for November 2023,...

FedEx Express Europe has signed an agreement to build a new global air transit facility at iGA Istanbul Airport (IST) by November 2024, reflecting the rapid rise of IST as a strategic cargo hub connec...

flydubai, the Dubai-based carrier, has launched flights to Volgograd in Russia. Flights to Volgograd International Airport (VOG) will start from 01 November 2023 with a twice-weekly service. Commentin...

Air Senegal is planning to commence its Washington route via New York with twice weekly flights starting September 2, becoming the only African company to operate regular direct flights connecting US ...

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has completed the previously announced acquisition of the rights, interests, and obligations of a portfolio of 64 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft from a wholly-owned subsidiar...

Riyadh Air has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Colleges of Excellence (CoE), to create a transformative vocational program that will shape the future of the aviation industry. The ...

Ryanair has expanded its maintenance agreement with Joramco by signing a five-year heavy maintenance agreement. Joramco has been providing base maintenance services to Ryanair fleet since the last fou...

AviLease, the new aircraft leasing company from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has acquired a portfolio of 122 aircraft from Standard Chartered along with its aviation platform for a total consideration...

The Civil Aviation Authority of Moldova has suspended Air Moldova's air operator's certificate (AOC) until October 31, 2023. The suspension is due to the lack of at least one aircraft with a valid air...