Saudia – the Saudi Arabian national carrier – has received its first three-cabin Boeing 777-300ER in a special ceremony at the US manufacturer's base at Everett near Seattle.
A Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental successfully completed its first test flight this week with a package of performance improvements including enhanced GE engines, designed to improve the aircraft's fuel efficiency.
Jazeera Airways Group has announced it will take delivery of a brand new Airbus A320 aircraft from the manufacturer's A320 facility in Toulouse, France early next month, bringing the total number of its fleet to 13 aircraft.
The National Bank of Kuwait (NBK), DVB Bank, and Jazeera Airways Group (JAG) has announced a USD90 million commercial facility for funding JAG's aircraft purchases through a structured facility led by NBK and DVB Bank SE.
The Gulf Flight Safety Committee (GFSC) visited its birthplace when it held its annual general meeting in Muscat meeting last week. It left with a new name and new senior officers.
Embraer has officially launched the next generation its regional jet family – and followed up with orders and options totalling 365 aircraft immediately leapfrogging competitor Bombardier's CSeries for market share leadership.
Dubai-based flydubai has announced the launch of business class services, based on feedback from its passengers, across its network of 60 destinations.
The GE and Accenture joint venture Taleris has announced an agreement with Etihad Airways which it says will implement new technology to predict aircraft maintenance faults and reduce flight delays.
Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, is set to increase its cargo capacity to the Philippines, when Emirates begins daily non-stop flights to Clark International Airport from 1st October 2013.
Over the next three years, all airlines plan to invest in IT systems which will allow them to get to know their passengers better and deliver tailored services directly to them, according to the 15th annual SITA/Airline Business IT Trends Survey.
Jazeera Airways today released its April 2013 operational performance report showing a continued lead in on-time performance (OTP) against all other airlines in the Middle East during the month with a performance of 91%, as ranked by the independent US-based OTP tracker FlightStats.
