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LIBYA: Sebha Airport sees scheduled international flights again

SEBHA, Libya * Sebha International Airport (IATA: SEB), which serves the city of Sabha, capital of the Sabha District in southern Libya, has seen the return of scheduled international passenger flights following its reopening in May post upgrade works. * Local carrier Buraq Air started 2x weekly flights from Sabha to Alexandria,

SOMALIA: Civil Aviation Authority Denies Reports of Mogadishu Airport Closure

MOGADISHU, Somalia * Somali Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA) denied social media reports that Mogadishu's Aden Adde International Airport would close in coming days. * Reports claimed arriving and departing flights would be suspended for two days due to the arrivals of senior officials and foreign delegations. * Reports also claimed major

IRAQ: Ministry of Transport Says 11 European Airlines Seek Baghdad Flights

BAGHDAD, Iraq * Iraq Ministry of Transport said 11 European airlines submitted official requests to operate flights to Baghdad International Airport. * Eurowings, a Lufthansa Group subsidiary, will launch four weekly direct flights from Berlin to Baghdad in December. * Ihab Saad Karim, Director General of the General Company for Airports and Air

EGYPT: Seven Consortia Qualify To Bid For Hurghada Airport Management

HURGHADA, Egypt * Seven international and Egyptian companies and consortia qualified for the Hurghada International Airport development, operation and management project. * Qualified bidders are Corporación América Airports S.A., H.V.H. Utilities Holding B.V., the Egis Airport Operation S.A. and El Sewedy Electric S.A.E. consortium, the

EGYPT: Egyptian Airports Company Plans New Terminal at El Alamein Airport

EL ALAMEIN, Egypt * Egyptian Airports Company chairman Wael El-Nashar said El Alamein International Airport has recorded 29 percent growth and now plans to add a new terminal with annual capacity of 4.5 million to 5 million passengers. * The company has already raised existing terminal capacity from 300 to

SYRIA: Damascus's Mezzeh Airport to Be Repurposed for Private/executive Aviation

DAMASCUS, Syria * The Syrian government has started work to convert Mezzeh Air Base, an air base located in Mezzeh, south-west of the old centre of Damascus, from military use to a limited civil airport for private and business aviation, the General Authority of Civil Aviation and Air Transport said.

EGYPT: Smart Aviation Negotiates USD 12mn Loan With Local Banks

CAIRO, Egypt * Egypt's Smart Aviation is negotiating with local banks including National Bank of Egypt and Banque Misr for USD 12 million in credit facilities. * Smart Aviation specializes in private jet as well as medevac charters, Founded in 2007, it counts Egyptair Holding as a 10% shareholder. * Funds

LIBYA: Crown Airlines Secures A320s, to Resume Ops

TRIPOLI, Libya * Libya's Crown Airlines and lessor Avolon completed the purchase agreement for an Airbus A320 currently operated by the carrier. * The aircraft in question is (MSN 4023 ¦ 5A-TAJ), a 17 year-old airframe that entered service with the privately-owned Libyan carrier in 2023. Crown'

SENEGAL: Air Cairo Looks to Strengthen Air Sénégal Competencies

DAKAR, Senegal * Air Cairo seeks to strengthen ties with Air Sénégal. * President Bassirou Diomaye Faye met Air Cairo chief executive Hussein Sherif Fahmi on the sidelines of the Alamein–Afrique business forum. * Staff training for Air Sénégal formed a key part of the talks. * Air Cairo offered to train engineers,

KUWAIT: CAA Reiterates that Transit Hub Operations Remain Suspended

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait * Kuwait's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) stated that reports on the resumption of transit operations at Kuwait International Airport (KWI) are inaccurate and that airline transit hub operations remain suspended until further notice. Flights that start or end in Kuwait are unaffected. Connecting traffic

IRAQ: Iraq Authorises 40 Daily Iranian Flights To Najaf, Excluding Mahan Air

BAGHDAD, Iraq * Iraqi government reached agreement authorising 40 daily flights to and from Najaf International Airport for Iranian airlines, excluding Mahan Air. * Prime Minister Ali Falih Al-Zaidi oversaw the file of resuming Iranian airline operations. * US government granted the required exemption after Iraqi diplomatic efforts. * Flights cover humanitarian, medical

SPAIN: Qatar Airways to Sell into IAG Buyback and Hold Its Stake

MADRID, Spain * Qatar Airways Group Q.C.S.C. will sell shares into the final International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. (IAG) buyback so its stake stays at 25.1434 per cent. * IAG launched a EUR 500 million euros (USD 565 million) programme, the last slice of the EUR 1.

LIBYA: Libyan Government and Boeing Review Progress on New Airline Project

TRIPOLI, Libya * Mustafa Al-Manea, executive team leader for Libyan Prime Ministerial Initiatives and Strategic projects, reviewed progress on the Boeing partnership and new airline launch project with company officials. * The meeting covered fleet aircraft, technical support, operations, training, feasibility study indicators, financing model, and commercial and executive aspects. * Boeing

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Air Arabia Signs Distribution Agreement with Amadeus

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates * Emirati LCC Air Arabia has signed a distribution agreement with Amadeus. * The agreement expands the airline’s global distribution reach across Amadeus’s travel seller network. * Travel partners can serve Air Arabia customers through established workflows. * The agreement uses a light ticketing model. * Travel sellers book

IRAQ: Germany's Eurowings to serve Baghdad from December 2026

BAGHDAD, Iraq * Eurowings will launch two weekly direct flights from Berlin to Baghdad from 10 December 2026. * The Lufthansa Group subsidiary will also operate two weekly direct flights from Dusseldorf to Baghdad from the same date. * The new connections complement existing services to Iraq and strengthen VFR routes in the