Worldwide Airline Customer Relations Association (WACRA) chairperson and Gulf Air senior manager customer experience, Kavita S. Al Jassim, along with WACRA board members and delegates from over fifty airlines recently participated in the 2014 WACRA Conference held in Auckland, hosted by Air New Zealand.
Gulf Air has announced a partnership with Bahrain Kuwait Insurance Company (BKIC) giving the insurance provider's customers the opportunity to earn Gulf Air Falconflyer miles when purchasing any of BKIC's Home, Annual Travel and Motor Gold+ & Platinum+ insurance policies.
Abu Dhabi's award winning private aviation specialist, Royal Jet, has added a new Bombardier Learjet 60XR business jet (A6-RJE) and a Bombardier Global 5000 business jet (A6-RJC) to its fleet. A second Bombardier Global 5000 (A6-RJD) will enter into service in January 2015, with a second Learjet 60XR business jet will follow before May. The company also confirmed it is to take delivery of two new Boeing business jets (BBJ).
The Nigerian Air Force has taken delivery of a pair of VIP-configured AgustaWestland AW101 Mk 641 helicopters. The first was delivered to Nigeria as NAF280 on 30 September 2014, and the second (as NAF281) on 21 November 2014.
With the importance of oil and gas within Africa, the region will be interested to hear Airbus Helicopters is working together with Helicopter Operators to develop a Flight Crew Operating Manual (FCOM) for EC225 aircraft that are utilised for oil and gas missions, marking the first such source document created in the rotorcraft sector.
Dr. John Duke Anthony, President and CEO of the National Council on US-Arab Relations, who attended the GCC's 35th Annual Ministerial and Heads of State Summit in Doha, considers the impact of an 'Arab NATO' concept.
Bristow Group, Inc. CEO, Emeritus William (“Bill”) E. Chiles received the prestigious Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award yesterday at the Flight Safety Foundation's 67th annual International Air Safety Summit (IASS) in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Russian Helicopters has launched the final stage of certification testing on the Mi-38 multirole helicopter. Testing is being carried out on two prototype models of the helicopter fitted with Russian TV7-117V engines.
Oman Air celebrated the Omani Women's Day by organising an informal meeting between the CEO and some of the women staff distinguished by their performance.
The Emirates Group has announced its half-yearly results which show steady performance and growth, despite a challenging business environment marked by ongoing health pandemic concerns, regional conflicts, and weakening global markets.
As part of efforts to enhance international travel security, Qatar Airways has signed an agreement with INTERPOL to use the world police body's I-Checkit system to screen the passports of its passengers against INTERPOL's Stolen and Lost Travel Documents (SLTD) database.
A remarkable second quarter performance by Sharjah-based Air Arabia saw the budget carrier announcing a net profit of $67.5 million (Dhs248 million) for the first half, up by 85%, after more than doubling its second-quarter profit to $47 million (Dhs173 million).
View our video of Day Three at the Airport Show in Dubai. In this programme we take a closer look at the 2014 Global Airport Leaders Forum. We also talk to ADPI about airport design; ADB about its LED runway lighting solutions; Delta Box about its aircraft warning lights and windsocks; and Honeywell Aerospace about how it is making taxiing, takeoffs and landings much safer.
View our video of Day Two at the Airport Show in Dubai. In this programme we look at how technology is changing the passenger experience at airports. We talk to Ed Christie and Bhasker Srinivasan of Smiths Detection about its latest scanners; Tony Lynch of Rockwell Collins about its acquisition of ARINC and the company's airport product lines; and Debojit Das of LG Electronics on how it is revolutionising the use of screens in airports.
Oman Air successfully participated in the recently concluded travel convention ITB, Berlin, which is also referred as the World's Leading Travel Trade Show.
Panasonic Avionics is providing critical communications on board a high-tech flying hospital used to transport Ebola patients from Africa to overseas care facilities. An Airbus A340-300 aircraft, which is chartered from Lufthansa by the German Foreign office, has been converted into a hospital aircraft with isolation chambers for patients diagnosed as suffering from the disease.
