The brightest aviation experts, leading airlines and airport authorities gathered yesterday evening at the W Doha Hotels & Resorts for the Leaders in Aviation Award Ceremony.
Abu Dhabi International Airport and Chicago O'Hare International Airport today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to become 'sister airports', in a special twinning arrangement which will see the sharing of technical, commercial and environmental best practices.
The CEO of low cost carrier (LCC) Air Arabia, highlighted the significant global growth opportunities for regional LCCs when he addressed he World Low-Cost Airline (WLCA) Congress in Barcelona, Spain.
In recent years, environmental issues have become a stick with which pressure groups beat the airline industry. In particular, green campaigners castigate carriers for their contribution to global warming, which they say will only worsen as aviation grows, Alan Dron reports.
Qatar Airways has been elected as a member of the International Air Transport Association's Environment Committee (ENCOM), one of IATA's six groups focusing on different industry-related issues.
The world of tourism and the growth of air transport is inextricably linked. Marcelle Nethersole meets the people with the responsibility of putting Abu Dhabi on the map and finding ways to attract the discerning travellers who have already written off vacations in the emirate's neighbouring states.
Qatar Airways is reinforcing its green credentials and as part of its support of World Environment Day, the airline is sponsoring a photographic exhibition portraying the State of Qatar's unseen natural beauty. The three-day exhibition will be held at the Hyatt Plaza Shopping Mall in Doha between 5-7 June.
Hawker Beechcraft in partnership with Teledyne Continental Motors and Swift Enterprises, has successfully tested flights of its Beechcraft Bonanza G36 on unleaded aviation fuel. This is seen as the first step toward the future of unleaded avgas and sustainable fuel powered GA aircraft.
Etihad Airways has signed an agreement with Abu Dhabi's Masdar to reduce the airline's carbon footprint through sustainable and energy efficient measures.
