Middle East & Africa

Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has become the first company to sign a commitment for Airbus’ newly launched A350F. At Dubai Air Show 2019, the European aircraft manufacturer is for the first time offering … [read more]

Oman-based Salam Air has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321neo. The aircraft is leased from GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) and registered as A4O-OXA. Salam Air currently operates an all-Airbus fleet … [read more]

New German leisure carrier Eurowings Discover has been given the green light to launch its first route, starting next month. It received its Air Operator Certificate from the German Federal Aviation Authority … [read more]

Flight operations at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport in Israel were suspended for a short period of time due to rocket attacks. On Tuesday evening, the airport was temporarily evacuated and closed … [read more]

Egypt-based carrier Air Cairo has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo jet. The brand new airplane, registered as SU-BUK, is equipped with CFM LEAP-1A engines and is outfitted with 186 seats … [read more]

Dubai-based leasing company Dubai Aerospace Enterprise Capital (DAE Capital) has signed a firm order with Boeing for 15 737 Max 8 aircraft. An airline customer to lease the ordered airplanes was not … [read more]

An aircraft belonging to South Supreme Airlines has crashed shortly after taking off from the small village Pieri in South Sudan. According to preliminary information, the chartered plane was carrying ten people, … [read more]

The Namibian government announced on Wednesday, February 10, that it would shut down flag-carrier Air Namibia as a direct result of the Covid-19 pandemic and its unprofitability. Every one of the airline’s … [read more]