MRO   Middle East   Airports  
AeroTime • Ian Molyneaux

Emirates breaks ground on $5.1bn Dubai South engineering complex with 28-widebody hangar

Emirates has started construction on a new engineering and MRO facility at Dubai World Central (Dubai South), including a hangar sized for 28 widebody aircraft. China Railway Construction Corporation is delivering the project, with Artelia as project consultant, in a bid to expand global aircraft maintenance capacity.

Also: Airline Economics and mrobusinesstoday.com
2026-05-18T05:38:29.387253-07:00
Leadership   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines  
Financial Times • Peter Campbell

Ryanair suspends guidance after surge in jet fuel price

By Financial Times: Airline confirms new contract negotiations with chief Michael O’Leary after annual profits rise by a third.

Also: Wall Street Journal and The Independent
2026-05-18T01:25:05.684306-07:00
Africa   Airlines  
ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

Gov't allocates $109mn for Air Tanzania boost

By ch-aviation: The Tanzanian government has allocated TZS283.05 billion shillings (USD109 million) to support expansion and operational improvements at Air Tanzania (TC, Dar es Salaam) in the 2025/26 transport budget, as it seeks to accelerate the state carrier's fleet growth and infrastructure development.

2026-05-18T05:24:32.225590-07:00