AVIATION NEWS-Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, and Africa World Airlines, the Accra-based carrier that has connected Ghana and the wider West African region for more than a decade, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a strategic partnership spanning codeshare and interline cooperation, cargo collaboration and frequent flyer programmes.…

AVIATION NEWS-Airbus has completed the first test flight of its A350-1000ULR aircraft designed for Qantas’ planned non-stop services between Australia, Europe and North America, the aircraft manufacturer announced. The aircraft departed from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport in southern France on Thursday at 7.33 am local time (0533GMT) and landed in Melbourne on Friday after flying nearly 17,000…

AVIATION NEWS- Turkish Airlines, the airline that flies to more countries than any other airline, aiming to grow its fleet to over 800 aircraft by 2033 in line with its strategic growth targets, signed an agreement with HAVELSAN for the supply of a total of 12 new simulators, comprising 8 Full Flight Simulators (FFS) and…

AVIATION NEWS- Aleppo marks flydubai’s second destination in Syria, complementing the airline’s three daily flights to Damascus The new route strengthens air connectivity between the UAE and Syria, offering passengers greater flexibility for business, leisure and family travel Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 21 July 2026: flydubai, the Dubai-based carrier, has celebrated the launch of its daily…