Emirates Airline is pushing Boeing for more information about a successor aircraft before considering an order for the replacement of its 777s, reports Bloomberg.
Oman Air has announced a new partnership with Oman Sail that will see the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman sponsor the Oman Sail, Multi One Design 70 (MOD 70) over the course of the 2013 season.
Air Arabia, reported today that it carried a record 1,445,783 passengers in first quarter ending March 31, 2013, a 17.5 per cent growth compared to the first quarter 2012.
Approval of battery system improvements for the 787 Dreamliner by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has cleared the way for Boeing and its customers to install the approved modifications and will lead to a return to service and resumption of new production deliveries.
The vertical tail section for the first A380 for Qatar Airways has been painted with the airline's trademark oryx logo at Airbus facilities in Hamburg.
Gulf Air has announced a solid fiscal and operational performance for the first quarter ending March 2013. The airline is currently three months into a restructuring strategy driven by Gulf Air's Board of Directors, led by its Chairman H.E Shaikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, the Deputy Prime Minister, and implemented the airline's management team.
In a series of celebrations marking Royal Jordanian's 50th anniversary this year, the carrier has launched its official YouTube channel and released a brand new corporate campaign video.
Air Arabia, the first and the largest low-cost carrier in the Middle East and North Africa, has announced the expansion of service to the Lebanese capital, Beirut, from the carrier's primary hub in Sharjah, UAE.
Qatar Airways' exemplary safety standards across the airline's entire operations have been recognised by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) on the 10th anniversary of IATA's Operational Safety Audit Programme (IOSA).
Etihad Airways and Jet Airways has announced that the UAE national carrier has agreed to subscribe for 27,263,372 new shares in Jet Airways at a price of INR754.74 per share. The value of this equity investment is US$379 million and will result in Etihad Airways holding 24 per cent of the enlarged share capital of Jet Airways.
Etihad Airways and Jet Airways announced today that the UAE national carrier will subscribe for 27,263,372 new shares in the Indian airline at a price of INR754.74 per share. The value of this equity investment is US$379 million and will result in Etihad Airways holding 24 per cent of the enlarged share capital of Jet Airways.
Turkish Airlines has recorded an 36 percent increase in passenger traffic from Abu Dhabi in 2012. This year, to meet the increased demand, two new weekly flights have been added from the UAE capital city to Istanbul, bringing the total to six flights per week, as well as the number of existing employees in the airline's Abu Dhabi sales office being tripled.
Abu Dhabi's Royal Jet president Shane O'Hare, said the development of a strong infrastructure is one of the main ingredients of a successful business formula for the Middle East's business aviation industry.
The global air travel map is being redrawn as growth rates slow in traditional markets and surge in evolving economies including India, Africa and Latin America, the president and CEO of Etihad Airways, James Hogan, said today.
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, today launched an innovative online mapping tool developed in cooperation with LinkedIn, the world's largest professional network, to make it easier to message new contacts, arrange meetings and be more productive while travelling.
Kuwait-based Jazeera Airways Group announced in a webcast that its first quarter net profit of $12.6 million has more than tripled, compared to the year-ago.
Emirates has announced that its largest-ever batch of cadet pilots has graduated with 54 UAE national men and woman completing 30 months of theoretical study and practical training.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released figures showing that the air freight markets in the Middle East expanded in March as others weakened, with the overall improvement in air cargo growth rates that began towards the end of 2012 now stalling.
