Aviation Business Middle East

08/10/2026

Morocco is set to develop a sovereign autonomous deep-strike drone with French defence technology company Harmattan AI, under a Letter of Intent signed at the Marrakesh Air Show on 7 October.

The IRIFI system is designed to conduct missions at ranges of up to 2,000km and will be developed with critical technology components produced in Morocco.

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08/10/2026

Morocco and Harmattan AI have signed an agreement to develop IRIFI, a sovereign autonomous drone designed for missions of up to 2,000km.

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Morocco and Harmattan AI have signed an agreement to develop IRIFI, a sovereign autonomous drone designed for missions of up to 2,000km

08/10/2026

On 16 December 2021, Airbus delivered the last A380 to Emirates. It was the 251st built, and it closed a production line that had run for sixteen years. Fleet planners could reasonably have treated the type as a finished chapter. British Airways has not. Each of its 12 aircraft in its A380 fleet is receiving more than 35,000 individual parts, in one of the world’s most extensive cabin transformations.

The new layout is reveals total seats falling from 469 to 417. Economy drops from 303 to 215, while premium economy rises from 55 to 84 and business class from 97 to 106. The three premium cabins together hold 202 seats, almost half the aircraft. The upper deck becomes a single business cabin. BA’s new First suite, with a 60-inch privacy wall and a 32-inch screen, debuts on this aircraft. A flagship product is, unusually, launching on a rebuild in place of new deliveries. A failure of the OEMs.

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08/10/2026

Boeing and Airbus have been unable to meet their delivery dates, airlines are now looking inwards to meet market demand.

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Boeing and Airbus have been unable to meet their delivery dates, airlines are now looking inwards to meet market demand

08/10/2026

Etihad Airways will increase its Abu Dhabi-Damascus service from four to seven weekly flights from November 14, responding to growing demand on the route.

The daily service comes less than five months after the airline launched flights to the Syrian capital in June. Etihad said the route has attracted demand from passengers travelling between the UAE and Syria, including families and business travellers.

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08/10/2026

Airports and the air connectivity they enable supported 23.3 million jobs and contributed $244 billion to the economies of ASEAN member states in 2025, according to a new study by Airports Council International Asia-Pacific & Middle East.

The report, Strengthening the ASEAN Single Aviation Market (ASAM) for Greater Connectivity within and beyond ASEAN, assesses the economic contribution of airports across the region and identifies infrastructure, connectivity and policy constraints that could limit future growth.

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08/10/2026

ASEAN airports supported 23.3 million jobs and $244bn in GDP in 2025, but the region will need $341bn in airport investment through 2056.

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ASEAN airports supported 23.3 million jobs and $244bn in GDP in 2025, but the region will need $341bn in airport investment through 2056

07/10/2026

In light of World Mental Health Day, Revathi Mohan, Founder of Purple Counselling Care, explains how the aviation industry has covered real distance since the days when seeking psychological support carried an unspoken professional risk. Five years ago, researchers scouting for willing participants on pilot mental health faced a wall of silence.

Today, policies exist, professionals are talking, and companies are encouraging professionals to access support. Yet beneath this visible progress lies a stubborn gap between institutional intent and lived experience.

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07/10/2026

With World Mental Health Day approaching, aviation breaks stigma, builds trust, and puts wellbeing at the heart of safety.

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With World Mental Health Day approaching, aviation breaks stigma, builds trust, and puts wellbeing at the heart of safety

07/10/2026

British Airways is transforming its Airbus A380 fleet with new cabins across all four classes, including 106 Club Suite business-class seats covering the aircraft’s entire upper deck.

The first refurbished A380 is expected to enter service in the coming months, with the programme forming part of British Airways’ multi-billion-pound investment in its customer experience.

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