Boeing has delivered the first 737 MAX for Royal Air Maroc, which plans to use the fuel-efficient, longer-range version of the popular 737 jet to expand and modernize its fleet.
Abu Dhabi Airports hosted the Airports Council International Asia-Pacific Regional HR Committee Fall meeting at the Gulf Center for Aviation Studies (GCAS) in Abu Dhabi earlier in December. The three-day event, was an opportunity for Airport HR professionals to reflect on the successes of 2018, and look forward to 2019’s opportunities.
Travel to and from Dubai is expected to reach another peak towards the end of this week, as Emirates anticipates yet another busy period of outbound travel after New Year’s celebrations and inbound travel for the Dubai Shopping Festival.
Gulf Air recently deployed its latest Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on the Bahrain-Manila route increasing the number of destinations served by the Dreamliner to four including London Heathrow, Casablanca Mohammed V International Airport and Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International Airport.
Abu Dhabi Airports took part in sponsoring the UAE Sport Talent Fund, which was launched in December 2018 by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Authority of Sports (GAS), Major General Mohammed Khalfan Al Rumaithi.
Hamad International Airport (HIA) announced the launch of the airport’s safety week campaign which is being conducted on the premises from 13th January to 17th January 2019.
Emirates will operate its A380 aircraft to and from Amman between 01 June and 26 October 2019, in response to increased demand for travel during the summer period.
Abu Dhabi Airports Free Zone (ADAFZ) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Registration Authority of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM Registration Authority) to promote the position of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi as a financial centre.
The UK based team of Oman Air has announced the appointment of a new corporate account manager and role expansion of its leisure account manager, to aid plans to further develop the UK corporate market.
To celebrate the launch of Qatar Airways’ new direct service to Gothenburg, Sweden, Qatar Airways Group chief executive, Akbar Al Baker, has hosted a press conference in Gothenburg.
Emirates Skywards, the loyalty programme of Emirates and flydubai, has celebrated the opening of its new Emirates Skywards Centre in Terminal 3 at Dubai International Airport (DXB).
Gulf Air and Thai Airways International (THAI), Thailand’s flag carrier, recently added Singapore to the list of cities served by the existing codeshare agreement effective from 28th January 2019.
Flydubai is to start flights to Tashkent (TAS) the capital of Uzbekistan. The five times weekly service between Dubai and Tashkent will start from 11 March 2019 and will become a daily operation from 31 May 2019.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice president and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai saw the unveiling of the Mohammed bin Rashid Aerospace Hub and the new e-commerce zone within Dubai South’s Logistics District, the EZDubai.
On March 3, 2019 the New Istanbul Airport will become fully operational, replacing the current Istanbul Atatürk Airport, which will be closed for scheduled passenger flights.
TAV Airports Holding, Turkey’s brand in airport operations, increased passengers 31% and served 152 million passengers. The company increased net profit 46% and reached EUR 255 million.
Etihad Airways will introduce the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on its daily service from Abu Dhabi to Chengdu, effective 1 July 2019, replacing the Airbus A330-200 currently operating the route. Also from 1 July, the airlines’ daily service from Abu Dhabi to Shanghai will be upgraded from the 787-9 to the larger 787-10 Dreamliner.
Emirates has marked 20 years of successful operations in Lahore and Islamabad, two of Pakistan’s most populous cities. The airline has recorded solid year-on-year growth in Lahore and Islamabad over the years, carrying more than 8.4 million passengers on both routes in the last two decades.
