Embraer and Uber are to explore the concept of an ecosystem—dubbed Uber Elevate Network—that will allow the potential development and deployment of small electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles (VTOLs) for short urban commutes. The announcement was made in Dallas, Texas, in the opening session of the Uber Elevate Summit.
Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates Airline & Group, received two official government delegations from Australia and Greece at Arabian Travel Market, the region's largest travel industry event.
Etihad Airways has hosted a special reception in Abu Dhabi to mark the UAE launch of 'Runway to Runway', the airline's rewards programme specially designed to support the fashion community's international travel requirements.
Flydubai's chief executive officer Ghaith Al Ghaith has received the Leadership Award at the Arabian Hotel Investment Conference (AHIC) that took place today at Madinat Jumeirah.
Gulf Air recently hosted key members of Bahrain's travel trade industry at a dinner and networking event, aimed at informing guests of the airline's latest developments and customer-focused initiatives.
At the recent Duty Free News International (DFNI) Asia/Pacific Awards for Travel-Retail Excellence, which were held in Singapore, Dubai Duty Free won the 'Middle East Travel Retailer of the Year' award for the seventeenth consecutive time.
BAA Training, European standard aviation training centre, continues spreading its presence in aviation training world. The training centre is expanding its services to the Middle Eastern market by establishing BAA Training UAE training base in Sharjah, which offers Type Rating, Cabin Crew training and FFS services.
Etihad Guest, the loyalty programme of Etihad Airways, has celebrated reaching five million members by gifting 500,000 Miles and an upgrade to Gold status to the milestone member, Rashid Al Shehhi.
Emirates took home “Best Airline in the World” and “Best Middle Eastern Airline” at the ULTRAS 2017 Awards last week, as voted by the well-travelled readers of The Telegraph's luxury travel magazine in their annual survey.
The General Civil Aviation Authority has started a series of workshops with the attendance of H.E. Saif Mohamed Al Suwaidi Director General and Laila Hareb Al Muhairi, Assistant Director General of Strategy and International Affairs in order to prepare for the Sheikh Khalifa Government Excellence Awards.
Hala Azzam, Gulf Air manager emergency response planning, recently chaired the annual Arab Air Carriers' Organization (AACO) Emergency Response Planning Steering Committee held in Muscat this month.
Royal Jordanian airlines has achieved positive operational results between January-April this year, compared to the corresponding period last year according to results published by the flagcarrier today.
Pegasus Airlines has received an Airbus Operational Excellence Award at the Operational Excellence Awards which was held at the Airbus A320 Family Symposium last month in Berlin.
Three Embraer aircraft will have their Paris Air Show debut during the 52ème Salon International de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace, June 19-25, at the Le Bourget Airport, in Paris, France.
Etihad Airways, and one of the main sponsors of the Taste of London Festival, has crowned Dean Parker from The Manor restaurant in London, winner of its Taste the World competition. The competition took place on 15th June.
