The Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, in collaboration with Qatar Airways, is hosting public and private tours inside the one-of-a-kind aircraft, as well as holding on board workshops, including Nursing and Ophthalmology sessions, in support of Doha Healthcare Week and to celebrate the Qatar Creating Vision Initiative, funded by the Qatar Fund for Development and led by Orbis.
Flyadeal, Saudi Arabia’s Everyday Low Fares airline and the Kingdom’s third-largest carrierhas received international recognition in winning the CAPA Asia Pacific Start-up of the Year Award for 2018.
Airbus Perlan 2 sets soaring record; Airbus spinoff sets sail; Uber shortlists international city contenders; Bell UAS demo for NASA, and JETcopter unveils air taxi concept.
The seventh edition of Dubai HeliShow, set to run from November 6 to 8 at the Royal Pavilion, Al Maktoum International Airport, Dubai South, will witness the launch of helicopter aviation sector awards, with an aim to recognise the achievements and innovations shown by organisations.
Qatar Airways group chief executive, Akbar Al Baker, addressed key government, economic and business leaders on the opening day of the International Products Exhibition and Conference (IPEC) 2018, at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre.
Ethiopian Airlines has won the Aviation 100 “Africa Lease Deal of the Year 2018” award by Airline Economics Magazine during the Airline Economics Growth Frontiers Dubai 2018 conference gala dinner.
Airbus’ first BelugaXL is “all smiles” after rolling out from the paint shop in Toulouse, France, last week where this next-generation oversize cargo airlifter received its distinctive livery – which features beluga whale-inspired eyes and an enthusiastic grin.
Boeing has announced its plans to reveal the future of air and space travel at the 2018 Farnborough International Airshow in the UK which takes place July 16-22.
CANSO, the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation, has identified key areas of focus for improving the safety, efficiency and effectiveness of air traffic management (ATM) in Africa and paving the way for a seamless sky.
One highlight of Aviation Africa was the African launch of the new Bose headset meaning that airline pilots can at last benefit from a technology that has changed the world for passengers and general aviation pilots around the world.
Under the patronage of HE Shaikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company (Mumtalakat), Gulf Air has hosted a brand unveiling event gathering key government officials, dignitaries, trade and corporate partners, Falconflyer members and media outlets from across the globe.
Emirates Group has reversed its fortunes after last year’s disappointing financial results reporting a full year profit of $1.1billion a 65% increase on last year’s performance.
Following the recently announced new route launch to Tbilisi, Jazeera Airways, Kuwait’s leading low cost airline, recently held a sales roadshow in Kuwait with the Georgian National Tourism Administration.
Emirates SkyCargo has recorded a successful year of transporting perishables with Emirates Fresh, the air cargo carrier’s specialised portfolio of solutions for air-freighting different kinds of perishable cargo across its network of over 155 destinations.
Jazeera Airways shareholders have approved the Board’s recommendation for a cash dividend distribution of 35 fils per share (35% of a share’s nominal value).
Atlas Aerospace, the new aerospace arm of Atlas Group and the MENA region’s aerospace conglomerate, in partnership with Beverly Hills Medical Centre, a multi-specialty medical centre offering high quality medical care in Abu Dhabi, has celebrated World Health Day by offering free medical check-ups to ATLAS Aerospace employees from their offices in Al Bateen Executive Airport.
The history of aviation has largely been about improving performance, and a thread running through that narrative has been industry efforts to reduce the cost of its expensive products.
The pressurized Airbus Perlan 2 sailplane reached an altitude of over 76,000 ft. on Sept. 2 over the Andes Mountains, attaining what is believed to be the highest level-flight ever by a manned, winged, subsonic aircraft.
