Bombardier's INNOVIA APM 300 technology has been selected for the new airport link at Dubai International Airport, with the new transit system able to carry more than 200,000 passengers daily.
Air Arabia today officially inaugurated its service to Prishtina, Republic of Kosovo, and became the first UAE airline to operate scheduled flights to the country.
Cal Jet Air, operated by XTRA Airways, will offer 9X-weekly service to Mazatlan from Houston, Texas; San Antonio, Texas; Denver, Colo.; Los Angeles, Calif. and Oakland, Calif. Jan. 9-April 9. Qatar Airways launched 3X-weekly Doha -Belgrade Airbus A320 service. It will also launch Doha service to Warsaw, Poland (Dec. 5), Gassim, Saudi Arabia (Jan. 7); Najaf, Iraq (Jan. 23); Phnom Penh, Cambodia (Feb. 20); Chicago, USA (April 10); and Salalah, Oman (May 22).
The Maldives government has terminated a $511 million contract awarded to Bangalore-based GMR Group in 2010 for the upgrade, expansion and operation of Male International Airport.
Dubai International registered its second busiest month on record with 4.92 million passengers passing through the world's fourth busiest international aviation hub in October, an increase of 14.3 per cent. That is according to the monthly traffic report issued today by airport operator Dubai Airports.
NATS - a global provider of air traffic services and solutions - has launched its Middle East website to demonstrate its strong commitment to the region, which represents a growth market for its operations.
Passengers at Abu Dhabi International Airport tomorrow who see fire fighters, security staff and airport officials tearing around need not panic – it is just an exercise
Spirit Airlines launched daily service to San Diego, Calif. from Portland, Ore. and Los Cabos. Air Malta will operate seasonal winter service to Amsterdam, Athens, Benghazi, Berlin, Brussels, Catania, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Istanbul, London (Gatwick and Heathrow), Manchester, Milan, Moscow, Munich, Paris (Charles de Gaulle and Orly), Rome, Sofia, Tripoli, Vienna and Zurich up until March 2013.
Emirates has announced that it will upgrade its second daily Glasgow flight by introducing the 360 seat Boeing 777-300ER aircraft on the Glasgow-Dubai route from 1st January 2013.