Global air transport IT and communications specialist, SITA, has installed IP telephony across Saudia's international network, providing Saudi Arabia's leading airline with significant savings by eliminating international calls among its 151 offices around the world.
Egypt Air has asked passengers to check-in four hours ahead of departure and to monitor their flight status through the airline's website during the current situation in the Cairo and other Egyptian cities.
Dubai-based low-cost carrier Flydubai has today announced that business class tickets are now on sale, with flights offering the premium option starting in October. It plans to continue adding more business class routes across its network in the months to come.
The Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA) has projected 375,000 aircraft movements for the Dubai International Airport and Dubai World Central (DWC) in 2013, rising to 665,000 in 2020.
Gulf Air has issued a statement today clarifying its position on the licenses issued by the General Authority of Civil Aviation of Saudi Arabia (GACA) to operate domestic services within the Kingdom.
The United Arab Emirates represented by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has signed a Record of Discussions with the Government of the People's Republic of China in Yinchuan, Ningxia.
An Airbus flight on behalf of the Red Cross Red Crescent landed yesterday in Amman, Jordan, transporting 25 tonnes (143 cubic metres) of medical equipment and supplies as well as medical and logistics personnel.
Inmarsat's I-5 F1 satellite, the first to deliver the company's ultra-fast Global Xpress (GX) Ka-band service, is on track to be launched before the end of the year.
Afghanistan's privately-owned Safi Airways, - which operates from its two bases in Kabul and Dubai - has taken delivery of two Airbus 319 - 200 aircraft as part of its fleet modernization and service offering.
Dubai-based loaw cost carrier Flydubai has moved its eight daily flight operations from the main terminal at Kuwait International Airport to the Sheikh Saad Al Abdallah General Aviation Terminal.
Bombardier's CSeries aircraft made its much delayed maiden flight today. The programme provides an all-new family of aircraft specifically designed for the 100- to 149-seat market segment.
The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner has taken to the skies for the first time, beginning a comprehensive flight-test programme leading to certification and delivery in mid-2014.
Saudi Arabia's Nasair could be rethinking its proposed move to Dubai World Central (DWC) as the launch airline for passenger operations at the new Al Maktoum International Airport at Jebel Ali.
Emirates SkyCargo has begun construction of its new terminal at Dubai World Central's Al Maktoum International Airport (AMIA) and is on schedule with phase one of the construction of the terminal on track for completion in December.
The Etihad Airways' loyalty programme Etihad Guest is to expand with the integration of the Air Serbia, currently Jat Airways', frequent flyer programme, Extra Flight Club, from October 28.
A350 XWB joins the A330 and A380 for an Airbus “Xtra-widebody” family flight. The Airbus widebody family of flight test aircraft, the A380, A330 and the all-new A350 XWB, took off from Toulouse today flying together for the first time
According to Airbus' latest Global Market Forecast (GMF) in the next 20 years (2013-2032), air traffic will grow at 4.7% annually requiring over 29,220 new passenger and freighter aircraft valued at nearly $4.4 trillion - as aviation becomes more accessible worldwide and future journeys are increasingly made by air, particularly to and from emerging markets.
Etihad Airways CEO James Hogan has told a conference in Cologne that the airline is open to even more strategic investments as it continues to increase its global presence through a mix of organic growth and strategic partnerships.
Etihad Airways has opened its new European headquarters in Berlin, enhancing the airline's presence in the German domestic market and further cementing its strategic relationship with airberlin.
