The ninth Arab Aviation Summit (AAS) took place in Ras Al Khaimah this week and concluded on an optimistic note with industry stakeholders expecting the region to demonstrate strong recovery. They underlined the need for greater collaboration and open dialogue between governments, regulators and operators to better support the industry’s recovery. They also highlighted theRead More

Qatar Airways has launched four weekly flights to Kano and three weekly flights to Port Harcourt, both operating via the Nigerian capital, Abuja. To mark this milestone, the new service was inaugurated by the airline’s state-of-the-art Boeing 787 Dreamliner featuring 22 seats in Business Class and 232 seats in Economy Class. Qatar Airways will operateRead More

Technoheaven has entered a strategic partnership with Emirates airline. The new agreement will enable Emirates’ NDC (new distribution capability) content integrated into the Technoheaven platform, with NDC content being made available to its client community of travel agents, buyers and travel suppliers. Technoheaven recently achieved NDC Level 4 certification by the International Air Transport AssociationRead More

Boeing will be exhibiting its advanced range of defense technologies, products and service capabilities at the first edition of the Saudi World Defense Show (WDS 2022). The show will take place from 6thMarch to 9th March, 2022 at the newly inaugurated WDS center. WDS is a key international platform for Boeing to highlight its productsRead More

Kenya Airways has announced its partnership with Kenya Open Golf Limited (KOGL) as the official airline partner during this year’s edition of the Magical Kenya Open Championship. The event takes place at Muthaiga Golf Club from the 3rd to the 6th of March 2022. Kenya Airways will fly in all the Professional Golfers Association (PGA)Read More

The CEO of Dubai Airports underlined the transport hub’s commitment to helping eradicate the illegal trade in wildlife after signing a declaration at a special event with Prince William. The Duke of Cambridge is the founder of The Royal Foundation’s United for Wildlife. Paul Griffiths spoke after becoming the latest signatory of The Buckingham PalaceRead More

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects overall traveler numbers to reach 4.0 billion in 2024. This is counting multi-sector connecting trips as one passenger), exceeding pre-COVID-19 levels (103% of the 2019 total). Expectations for the shape of the near-term recovery have shifted slightly, reflecting the evolution of government-imposed travel restrictions in some markets. TheRead More

Novaria has selected Wencor as a preferred strategic aftermarket channel partner, supporting products for both commercial and defense markets. The agreement includes precision component and specialty hardware products supporting airframe and engine platforms which Wencor said would boost its material solution offerings. “We are excited to partner with Novaria and their market leading products,” saidRead More