AME Insights

• Safety

MENA & AFI Regional Coordination Groups – Driving Change in the Region through active collaboration

The Middle East & North Africa (MENA) and Africa & Indian Ocean (AFI) Regional Coordination Groups (RCG) address region specific safety and operational issues, and play a central role in enhancing safety and flight operations.

• Regional news

Momentum is growing to ease travel restrictions in Africa and Middle East

More and more countries in Africa and the Middle East are taking a science driven risk-based approach to managing COVID-19 and scrapping testing and quarantine requirements in a bid to revive tourism and restore global connectivity.

• Environment

EgyptAir operates its first “green service flight”

We spoke to Captain Karim Gamil of EgyptAir about this eco-friendly flight and the airline's commitment to sustainability

• Cargo
• Regional news

Qatar Airways becomes the first carrier in the Middle East to achieve CEIV Live Animals Certification

The CEIV Live Animals Certification provides global industry standards for the safe transport of live animals.

• Safety

Communicating across African Skies

SADC VSAT and NAFISAT keep the air navigation services and systems connected across Africa and beyond, supporting a safe and sustainable ecosystem.

• Regional news

الاتحاد الدولي للنقل الجوي يُرحب بالإجراءات التي اتخذتها المملكة العربية السعودية مؤخراً لاستئناف حركة النقل الجوي الدولية