flynas reports record results for its performance last year compared to 2022 with a "historic" increase in the number of passengers to more than 11.1mn, growing by more than 28 per cent. The low-cost carrier took delivery of 19 new aircraft in 2023, upscaling its fleet size to 64 aircraft - an incr...

Air Astana, the Kazakh flag carrier, has announced "strong" financial results this year for the nine months ending 30 September. With a total revenue and other income growth of 20.5 per cent to US$900.6m and an operating profit increase of 11.2 per cent to $128.9m, the airline declared a "strong ni...

Saudi Arabia could take effective majority control of London Heathrow with other investors considering selling their stakes, according to reports. The Public Investment Fund (PIF) – Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund – and the Saudi-backed asset management firm Ardian have signed a £2.4b d...

Gulf Air, the Kingdom of Bahrain’s national carrier, has announced a significant step forward in the aviation industry through a strategic partnership with Jordan Aircraft Maintenance Limited (Joramco), an Amman-based aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility and engineering arm of...

Avolon has completed the delivery of 5 new Airbus A320neos to the Middle Eastern low-cost carrier, flynas. The fifth aircraft departed from Airbus’ delivery centre in Toulouse last week, completing a sale and leaseback transaction for the aircraft agreed in May 2022. The A320neo is the world’s b...

Boeing forecasts widebody airplanes will comprise 45% of deliveries to Middle East airlines over the next 20 years ─ the highest percentage of the 10 global regions featured in Boeing's Commercial Market Outlook (CMO) forecast. The region's fleet of dedicated freighters is projected to more than ...

Menzies Aviation, the leading service partner to the world’s airports and airlines, has strengthened its leadership with the appointment of two senior members of its Middle East, Africa and Asia (MEAA) team. [caption id="attachment_57702" align="alignright" width="200"] Al-Anood Al-Suwaidi[/cap...

Wizz Air has added a new, "state-of-the-art" Airbus A321 aircraft to its modern and sustainable fleet, taking the total aircraft to 11. The carrier has announced the addition of its newest aircraft to serve its ever-expanding network as it ramps up operations to meet high demand, unlocking more aff...

British Airways passengers and crew taken hostage by Iraqi forces during the 1990 invasion of Kuwait are preparing to take legal action against them. It comes after documents were released in 2021 suggesting that the British ambassador to Kuwait warned the Foreign Office that Iraqi soldiers had c...

After most of the multi-billion-dollar airport construction projects were put on the back burner or temporarily curtailed over the past three years, operators and investors have been racing down the tarmac as the Middle East and Asia-Pacific regions are expected to account for 58 per cent of the glo...

Jazeera Airways has announced its second service to Kazakhstan, flying to the city of Turkistan in the south of the country twice weekly and offering tourists direct flights between the Middle East and the country for the first time. Flights from Kuwait depart on Mondays and Saturday, while retur...

Despite the fact that the World Cup will be celebrated only in Qatar, the effects of this event on inbound air connectivity are very important for all Middle East destinations. The tournament will also boost the internal air connectivity in the Middle East region. Mabrian Technologies, the...

Emirates and Garuda Indonesia announce the launch of their codeshare partnership, with effect from today. The new partnership allows customers of the world’s largest international airline, based in Dubai, and Indonesia’s national carrier, to enjoy seamless connectivity on routes across the Am...

Airlines operating in the Middle East region will require 3,020 new passenger and freight aircraft deliveries by 2040, according to the 2021 Airbus Global Market Forecast (GMF) launched at the Dubai Airshow 2021. This will bring the total fleet to 3,210 from a 2019 fleet baseline of 1,300 air...

Air France-KLM has announced the appointment of Sylvain Mathias as the new Regional Commercial Director Middle East, based at the company’s regional headquarters in Dubai Airport Free Zone, United Arab Emirates. Sylvain Mathias has taken over this role from Wilson Tauro who moved with the comp...