Air Transport

Qatar Airways is preparing to receive its second A350-900 XWB from Airbus this week and will be speeding it through to revenue service after several weeks delay of the handover.

Abu Dhabi headquartered Falcon Aviation Services is further penetrating the developing African aviation market with this week's signing of a total turnkey solutions contract, including the wet lease of a NextGen Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 turbo-prop, with Ghana's domestic private carrier Starbow, which is now eyeing the regional market. FAS has now set up a line station in the Ghanaian capital, Accra.

Bombardier postponed the first flight of its CS300 aircraft, due to unfavorable weather conditions in Montreal today.

Screen icon Nicole Kidman provides the face and narrative for the airline's evocative new 'Flying Reimagined' brand campaign.

The 3rd annual World Aviation Safety Summit which opens in Dubai on Monday will see real-time airc raft tracking high on the agenda. The summit is hosted by the Dubai government and Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and will gather regional and international speakers from regulatory authorities, airline operators, airport operators, aircraft manufactures, pilot associations, safety organisations and air traffic control service providers to discuss strategies and challenges required to improve aircraft safety.

Air Arabia today launched the first low cost carrier rewards programme in the MENA region.

A demonstration of the aviation industry's commitment to people over profit was made earlier today when Royal Jordanian diverted flight RJ 264, a Boeing 787 from Chicago to Amman, four hours after its departure to provide first aid to a passenger.

Aviation players must not risk flight safety in pursuit of profits, delegates at the World Aviation Safety Summit were told today.

Open Skies has been “a model of success, generating enormous benefits for travellers and for airlines in the US, the UAE and around the world,” said James Hogan, president and chief executive officer of Etihad Airways, speaking today at the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation's 14th Annual Aviation Summit in Washington, DC.

Saudi low cost carrier Flynas has reported a 303% growth in organic traffic to its website, contributing to record-breaking growth in passenger numbers in 2014. Working with search optimised content marketing agency, Sekari, the airline re-launched flynas.com with new informative multilingual content that led to an increase in search visibility for Flynas.

Etihad Airways and Universal Pictures have unveiled the luxury Fast & Furious 777 airliner at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

Flynas has selected SITA to provide a package of passenger services and communications solutions.

Oman Airports management company has recognized Air Arabia, in two categories of its annual awards.

Boeing has received 330-minute Extended Operations (ETOPS) approval from the the FAA for the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental. It is the first time a four-engine airplane has received this type of design approval.

By Barbara Saunders | Abu Dhabi. Dubai's low cost airline Flydubai should not be confused with a 'no frills' carrier, according to the airline's VP Inflight Product Daniel Kerrison. Speaking at the Aviation Passenger Experience (APEX) conference in Abu Dhabi, Kerrison explained that moves by the carrier, including the 2013 launch of a business class product, did not mean it was competing with other scheduled carriers but living up to Dubai's image.

The national airline of the United Arab Emirates is eyeing huge growth over the next five years which will see a 116% climb in its annual passenger traffic, 54% surge in staffing, 66% increase in its fleet and 24 new destinations join its network, writes Barbara Saunders

Air traffic management specialists NATS, have released a video which looks at how the challenge in demand for airspace from regional population increases is being addressed for future air travel.

Aircraft leasing and charter operator, Aerovista, has commenced a partnership with Greece based Hermes Airlines.

Oman Air has ordered 20 Boeing 737 aircraft and intends to double its fleet to 70 aircraft by 2020, said chief executive Paul Gregorowitsch.

Qatar Airways has been named the 'World's Most Dependable Airline' in a comprehensive study of all major carriers, published by CBS MoneyWatch and conducted by recognised travel site, WanderBat.

Etihad Airways has received accreditation from the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to operate the country's first Aeromedical Centre (AeMC).

The president and chief executive officer of Etihad Airways, James Hogan, has met the European Commission Transport commissioner, Violeta Bulc, to highlight the benefits which the airline delivers to European consumers, outline the multi-billion euro contribution which it makes to European economies, and reinforce the risks associated with rising protectionist sentiment.

Oman Air is has launched a new codeshare agreement with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

How aviation will help African countries improve their economies and cooperation between blocks of African nations will develop infrastructure will be the subject of a keynote address by Hon. Dzifa Aku Attivor, Minister of Transport, Ghana at the Aviation Africa summit which takes place in Dubai on May 10-11

Air Arabia Jordan has announced that it will commence operations from its Amman Queen Alia International Airport base in May this year.