Qatar Airways has inaugurated the airline's fourth United Kingdom gateway, with direct flights between Doha and Birmingham connecting the city with more than 150 destinations worldwide.
Qatar Airways Group chief executive Akbar Al Baker hosted a press conference yesterday at the Ritz-Carlton hotel, to report on the recently-inaugurated service from Boston Logan International Airport to the airline's hub in Doha, Qatar. The airline began operations March 16.
Business leaders, Omani journalists and senior managers from Oman Air have gathered in London to celebrate the launch of the airline's second daily, non-stop and direct service between Muscat and London Heathrow.
Air services provider, dnata, has reached a key milestone in its operation at Dubai World Central (DWC), handling over one million tonnes of air freight since its first full year of operation in 2011.
Oman Airports Management Company (OMAC) – which manages and operates the Sultanate's airports – is seeking to revise the IATA service level standards of its new Muscat International and Salalah International passenger terminals to boost the capacity of both.
Swissport Saudi Arabia, a subsidiary of Swissport International, has signed a contract with Jazeera Airways K.S.C. for ground handling services at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah and King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh, making it Swissport's launch customer in the Saudi capital.
Emirates Airline will now offer Visa Checkout, the online checkout service by Visa (NYSE: V), a global payments technology company, allowing shoppers to pay with their cards online and on any device, with just a few clicks.
Airports in the Yemeni port cities of Aden and Riyan Mukalla have reopened to traffic following a near twelve-month closure brought on the ongoing Yemeni civil war, reports ch-aviation.
Abu Dhabi-headquartered Falcon Aviation Services is to begin VIP Passenger handling, line maintenance and aircraft parking services from its new planned FBO site at Dubai South on July 1st.
Emirates is set to enhance its on-board experience and increase capacity on its Tunisian service with the introduction of a larger Boeing 777-300 aircraft starting from June 2, 2016.
Turner & Townsend has won a key contract to provide cost management services for the expansion of Dubai's Al Maktoum International Airport at Dubai South.
Turkish Airlines has added a daily flight to Atlanta, joining Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, Panama, Bogota, Toronto, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Washington, Boston, Montreal, San Francisco and Miami as the carrier's 15th destination in the Americas.
Gulf Air has become one of the first airlines in the region to be awarded the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Ground Operations Manual Certificate (IGOM) certifying that the airline is in full compliance with international standards of ground safety and operations.
The Saudi-based national airline, Flynas, is increasing capacity between their home country and the UAE with new flights linking Abu Dhabi with Riyadh and Jeddah.
