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
Africa   Airports   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Policy & Regulation   Airlines  
ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

Nigeria's Pioneer Airlines secures AOC for unscheduled ops

By ch-aviation: Pioneer Airlines (Nigeria) (Bayelsa) secured its air operator’s certificate (AOC) for unscheduled flights from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority on May 13 and is now applying for approval to launch scheduled passenger operations.

2026-05-18T03:53:44.718008-07:00