List view / Grid view

Middle East

IATA identifies priorities to secure future of MENA aviation

5 November 2019 | By International Airport Review

Four priorities have been suggested by IATA to help airports of MENA stand firm during a challenging operating environment.

article

Investigating airport development in Africa and the Middle East

11 October 2019 | By Kashif Khalid - IATA

Airport development is often greatly influenced by who owns the assets and how they are managed and regulated. Kashif Khalid from IATA here describes how it is no different in Africa and the Middle East.

article

Improving sustainability is crucial to the future of aviation

7 October 2019 | By Bryan Thompson - Abu Dhabi Airports

Bryan Thompson, Chief Executive Officer of Abu Dhabi Airports, iterates how enhancing sustainability within operations is imperative, and how since the establishment of Abu Dhabi Airports in 2006 this has been a priority objective.

news

Dubai International Airport launches new taxi service, taxiDXB

19 September 2019 | By International Airport Review

As a result of passenger feedback, Dubai Airports has launched a new taxi service inside the terminal to assist travelling passengers.

news

The expansion focused on making IGI Airport future-ready begins

6 August 2019 | By International Airport Review

After this expansion, Delhi Airport will be the first airport in India to have four runways and dual-elevated eastern cross taxiways.

news

DWC saw 1.2 million passengers in H1 2019, an increase of 141 per cent

2 August 2019 | By International Airport Review

Despite passenger numbers increasing over 140 per cent, cargo through DWC has declined by 5.3 per cent.

news

Kerb-to-gate biometric journey goes live at Kempegowda International Airport

2 August 2019 | By Vision-Box

Passengers flying with Vistara from Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) can now travel paperless, with Digi Yatra Seamless Flow technology by Vision-Box.

news

DXB installs the Middle East’s largest airport solar energy system

17 July 2019 | By International Airport Review

Comparable to 53,617 tree seedlings grown for 10 years, this new sustainable scheme will significantly help reduce DXB's carbon emissions.

news

New smart gates at DXB reduce wait times by 30 per cent

15 July 2019 | By International Airport Review

With the ability to measure operational efficiency, realtimeDXB provides enhanced decision-support tools to improve operations and manage disruption more effectively.

news

Egypt’s new airport, Capital International, begins one month trial

11 July 2019 | By International Airport Review

The new airport has been built with the purpose of serving the new capital, and significantly relieving pressure on Cairo International Airport.

news

Air traffic control training centre officially opens in Lebanon

27 June 2019 | By International Airport Review

An advanced air traffic control training facility has opened in Beirut, Lebanon which uses pioneering simulation technology developed by Airways New Zealand.

article

AZANS: Delivering airspace safety through efficiency

25 June 2019 | By Baku Airport

Azerbaijan Air Navigation Services details the challenges of traffic growth in regard to managing Azerbaijani airspace, and highlights how this has been tackled.

news

Dubai Airports pledges to ban single-use plastics by 2020

12 June 2019 | By International Airport Review

As the war on plastics rages on, Dubai Airports plans to do more, with single-use plastics banned in both DXB and DWC from next year.

news

Hamad International to implement biometrics across terminal touch points

29 May 2019 | By International Airport Review

The second phase of HIA's 'Smart Airport' programme sets to initiate a major digital transformation of the passenger journey across all key terminal touch points.

news

Vision-Box to modernise Bahrain International Airport

14 May 2019 | By Vision-Box

Vision-Box is set to supply Bahrain International Airport’s new passenger terminal building with a state-of-the-art automated border control platform.

Cookie	Description
cookielawinfo-checkbox-advertising-targeting	The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Advertising & Targeting".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent WordPress Plugin. The cookie is used to remember the user consent for the cookies under the category "Analytics".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent WordPress Plugin. The cookie is used to remember the user consent for the cookies under the category "Performance".
PHPSESSID	This cookie is native to PHP applications. The cookie is used to store and identify a users' unique session ID for the purpose of managing user session on the website. The cookie is a session cookies and is deleted when all the browser windows are closed.
viewed_cookie_policy	The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.
zmember_logged	This session cookie is served by our membership/subscription system and controls whether you are able to see content which is only available to logged in users.

Cookie	Description
cf_ob_info	This cookie is set by Cloudflare content delivery network and, in conjunction with the cookie 'cf_use_ob', is used to determine whether it should continue serving “Always Online” until the cookie expires.
cf_use_ob	This cookie is set by Cloudflare content delivery network and is used to determine whether it should continue serving “Always Online” until the cookie expires.
free_subscription_only	This session cookie is served by our membership/subscription system and controls which types of content you are able to access.
ls_smartpush	This cookie is set by Litespeed Server and allows the server to store settings to help improve performance of the site.
next-i18next	This cookie is served by the Swapcard app/website to detect and store the user’s language.
one_signal_sdk_db	This cookie is set by OneSignal push notifications and is used for storing user preferences in connection with their notification permission status.
YSC	This cookie is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos.

Cookie	Description
bcookie	This cookie is set by LinkedIn. The purpose of the cookie is to enable LinkedIn functionalities on the page.
GPS	This cookie is set by YouTube and registers a unique ID for tracking users based on their geographical location
lang	This cookie is set by LinkedIn and is used to store the language preferences of a user to serve up content in that stored language the next time user visit the website.
lidc	This cookie is set by LinkedIn and used for routing.
lissc	This cookie is set by LinkedIn share Buttons and ad tags.
nQ_cookieId	This cookie is served by the Swapcard event app/website and uniquely identifies the user’s session.
nQ_visitId	This cookie is served by the Swapcard app/website and uniquely identifies the user.
vuid	We embed videos from our official Vimeo channel. When you press play, Vimeo will drop third party cookies to enable the video to play and to see how long a viewer has watched the video. This cookie does not track individuals.
wow.anonymousId	This cookie is set by Spotler and tracks an anonymous visitor ID.
wow.schedule	This cookie is set by Spotler and enables it to track the Load Balance Session Queue.
wow.session	This cookie is set by Spotler to track the Internet Information Services (IIS) session state.
wow.utmvalues	This cookie is set by Spotler and stores the UTM values for the session. UTM values are specific text strings that are appended to URLs that allow Communigator to track the URLs and the UTM values when they get clicked on.
_ga	This cookie is set by Google Analytics and is used to calculate visitor, session, campaign data and keep track of site usage for the site's analytics report. It stores information anonymously and assign a randomly generated number to identify unique visitors.
_gat	This cookies is set by Google Universal Analytics to throttle the request rate to limit the collection of data on high traffic sites.
_gid	This cookie is set by Google Analytics and is used to store information of how visitors use a website and helps in creating an analytics report of how the website is doing. The data collected including the number visitors, the source where they have come from, and the pages visited in an anonymous form.

Cookie	Description
advanced_ads_browser_width	This cookie is set by Advanced Ads and measures the browser width.
advanced_ads_page_impressions	This cookie is set by Advanced Ads and measures the number of previous page impressions.
advanced_ads_pro_server_info	This cookie is set by Advanced Ads and sets geo-location, user role and user capabilities. It is used by cache busting in Advanced Ads Pro when the appropriate visitor conditions are used.
advanced_ads_pro_visitor_referrer	This cookie is set by Advanced Ads and sets the referrer URL.
bscookie	This cookie is a browser ID cookie set by LinkedIn share Buttons and ad tags.
IDE	This cookie is set by Google DoubleClick and stores information about how the user uses the website and any other advertisement before visiting the website. This is used to present users with ads that are relevant to them according to the user profile.
li_sugr	This cookie is set by LinkedIn and is used for tracking.
UserMatchHistory	This cookie is set by Linkedin and is used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor's preferences.
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE	This cookie is set by YouTube. Used to track the information of the embedded YouTube videos on a website.

Latest News

Middle East