Air Transport

Emirates is celebrating 20 years of services to Bahrain.

The Boeing Company has issued a statement regarding the 737 MAX return to service.

At last some good news for Boeing as the company’s new 777X took to the skies yesterday, for the first time to enter the next phase of its rigorous test programme. Based on the popular 777 and with proven technologies from the 787 Dreamliner, it took off in front of thousands at Paine Field in Everett, Washington, at 10:09 a.m. Est Coast time (22:09 UAE time) for a three hour, 51 minute flight over Washington state before landing at Seattle's Boeing Field.

Gulf Air today bid farewell to its last Airbus 330 aircraft after its service of 19 years in the airline’s fleet.

A global provider of governance, risk and compliance software, UK company Ideagen, has signed a long-term contract with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation in Kuwait.

In 2019, Oman Air saved 7.8 million kg of jet fuel, which is equivalent to 24.6 million kg of emissions.

Royal Air Maroc (RAM) and British Airways (BA) have announced a new codeshare agreement which will open up new routes across Morocco including Casablanca and Agadir.

The suspended Turkish carrier, Atlas Global which served Tehran, London and Baghdad from its Istanbul base is now filing for bankruptcy. It ceased operations in November citing financial issues, before resuming briefly in January.

Airbus has today celebrated, at its factory at Toulouse, with Egyptair’s delegation for receiving the first A320 Neo aircraft in Egyptair’s fleet.

EgyptAir has taken delivery of its first of 15 A320neo Family aircraft, on lease from AerCap, becoming the first airline in Africa and Middle East to operate both the A320neo and A220, the most modern and fuel-efficient single-aisle aircraft types.

Qatar Airways has signed a codeshare agreement with Bulgaria Air.

Inmarsat has announced that it will bring its aviation, maritime and enterprise connectivity solutions to customers based in Saudi Arabia through new partner agreements.

Qatar Airways has signed a significant codeshare agreement with American Airlines in a move that will increase commercial cooperation, bolster connectivity and create hundreds of new travel options for millions of customers.

Royal Jordanian Airlines has suspended its Amman-Rome flights, starting from today (Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020) until further notice.

EgyptAir’s fourth A320 Neo aircraft arrived today at Cairo International Airport from 15 aircrafts the company has contracted for, from Airbus factory in Toulouse, France, in cooperation with Aercap.

The International Civil Aviation Organization’s governing Council today took a key step to stand up its emission offsetting program to help airlines reduce climate pollution, even as the aviation sector reels from the economic fallout of the coronavirus.

Due to the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus and its continuing impact on air travel services globally, Etihad Airways continues to follow UAE and international government and regulatory authority directives and has implemented a series of consolidated network changes.

Gulf Air has temporarily suspend flights to and from several destinations across its network effective from 03:00 Bahrain time on Wednesday 18 March until Tuesday 31 March 2020.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is appealing to governments in the Middle East and Africa, as part of a worldwide campaign, to provide emergency support to airlines as they fight for survival due to the evaporation of air travel demand as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.

To help mark Ireland’s National Day, Etihad Airways, has operated its newest aircraft, a ‘green-themed’ Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner, from Abu Dhabi to Dublin.

Due to the global spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, the health and aviation authorities of the People’s Republic of China have issued a directive to all international airlines flying to Beijing, instructing them to land in another designated airport in China before continuing to the capital.

Emirates Airlines has announced it will temporally halt all commercial flights from March 25 due to COVID-19.

Saudi Arabia has said it is to halt all regional and international flights to the kingdom for two weeks in the latest effort to contain the spread of the new coronavirus.

Etihad Airways will temporarily suspend all flights to, from, and via Abu Dhabi following a decision by the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority, and the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), to suspend all inbound, outbound, and transit passenger flights in the UAE.

Following the announcement from the National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management Authority (NCEMA) and the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) flydubai will suspend its operations with effect from Thursday 26 March 2020 at 23:59 (UAE Time) until Thursday 09 April 2020 at 23:59 (UAE Time) as part of the precautionary measures being implemented in response to COVID-19.