The UAE hosted a symposium on air traffic management (ATM) in Abu Dhabi last week, to focus the attention on the challenges the region is facing for its air navigation.
Six new destinations and 71 extra flights a week to India are the highlights of Abu Dhabi International Airport's summer 2014 flying schedule for air travellers, the busiest in its history.
Abu Dhabi Airports has received government approval for three projects that further support the master plan for the development of Abu Dhabi International Airports' overall infrastructure programme.
Qatar Airways will be upgrading services on its Vienna route with the introduction of an A330 aircraft. The upgrade from an A320 to the A330 aircraft will commence on September 1, 2014.
Qatar Airways' highly anticipated arrival of its A380 fleet moved one step closer today, with the announcement that from 17th June the aircraft will commence operations on the popular London Heathrow route from Doha's new hub, Hamad International Airport.
Mineralnye Vody has become Pegasus Airlines' 5th destination in Russia, after Moscow, Krasnodar, Omsk and Sochi, launching on 30 May as Turkey's leading low-cost carrier continues to rapidly expand its network.
More than 6 million passengers passed through Dubai International in March 2014, driven by the expanding networks of Emirates airline and flydubai, according to the latest traffic statistics issued by operator Dubai Airports.
The Iraqi Government has announced that all airports in Iraqi will be closed between 1.00am on 29 April to 7.00pm on 30 April due to the Iraqi election.
flydubai has announced that it will launch a three times weekly service to Aden and a twice weekly service to Kandahar, starting on 01 August and 25 July 2014 respectively. These new route launches bring the airline's network to 68 destinations.
Passenger and freight volumes at Al Maktoum International at Dubai World Central (DWC) continued to grow strongly in the first quarter of 2014 as more airlines commenced operations at Dubai's second airport.
Regional airport operator of Turkey, TAV Airports Holding, has announced a net profit of €20 million in first quarter of 2014, up by 28% compared to the previous year.
A group of air traffic control students from Saudi Arabia National Guard has graduated at New Zealand based Airways' academy, marking the completion of a successful two-year investment by Saudi Arabian Ministry of Higher Education
Qatar Airways chief executive officer, Akbar Al Baker, met with the Mayor of Chengdu, Ge Honglin, recently, building upon the strong ties that already exist between the airline and China.
Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker said Europe's growth is being “impeded” because its airports are not open 24 hours a day, reports Buying Business Travel.
Qatar Airways has announced that from this summer the airline's second A380 aircraft will commence operations on the Doha to Paris Charles De Gaulle route from Doha's new hub, Hamad International Airport.
Etihad Airways has officially opened its new First and Business Class Lounge at Sydney's Kingsford Smith International Airport – the airline's first in Australia and the newest addition to its collection of premium lounges worldwide.
Abu Dhabi International Airport today announced the opening of a transfer passenger screening facility at Terminal 3 as part of its continued Capacity Enhancement Programme (CEP).
