Gulf Air

Gulf Air CEO Jeffrey Goh, the former CEO of Star Alliance, believes alliances need greater flexibility to allow members to cooperate with non-alliance partners.

Gulf Air CEO Jeffrey Goh highlights the need for widebody wet leases even though the airline's Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine problem has improved.

Bahrain’s Gulf Air has signed a lease agreement with BOC Aviation for nine new Airbus aircraft, advancing its fleet modernization strategy aimed at enhancing passenger experience and supporting network growth.

Six months prior to the Dubai Airshow, Flight Friday looks at how the top 10 Middle East operators by passenger flights have been flying over the last 12 months.

Connectivity upgrades and a new global MRO event are highlights of this issue’s roundup.

Oman-based LCC Salam Air has signed an MOU with Bahrain-based Gulf Air to explore maintenance capability that does not exist in its home country.

Airline execs at Routes World in Bahrain agreed lack of available capacity because of aircraft and engine supply issues remains a major challenge.

CEO Jeffrey Goh hopes advancements in data analytics and AI can give Gulf Air better clarity over the reliability and availability of engines in service.

Gulf Air will announce a significant new aircraft order “soon” as the airline looks to expand and modernize its fleet.

Gulf Air CEO Jeffrey Goh has been working on a wide-ranging network review during his first nine months, which will result in unprofitable routes being cut.

Gulf Air Group is set to play a pivotal role in boosting Bahrain’s tourism sector as part of the kingdom’s broader economic strategy, says CEO Jeffrey Goh.

Gulf Air hopes to return to the U.S. market next year after an absence of almost three decades.

The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.

Gulf Air plans to build a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility at its home base at Bahrain International Airport.

Gulf Air is set to decide on a new widebody aircraft order soon as it targets a 10% increase in passenger numbers this year.

Aviation Week forecasts the region’s fleet will grow 7.2% annually in the next 10 years, resulting in an in-service fleet of 3,290 aircraft.

Gulf Air CEO Jeffrey Goh says China is key to its strategy of calibrated network growth.

A target of summer 2024 has been set for direct air service between the U.S. and Bahrain.

Nonstop flights between Qatar and Bahrain are set to resume after a nearly six-year hiatus.

The Bahrain carrier said it saw “accelerated” demand for leisure destinations in summer 2022.

Bahrain’s flag carrier last served the US more than 25 years ago.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

The carrier will become the first to offer a nonstop link between Bahrain and the emirate.

The carrier last flew to the Italian city in 2012.

The airline is growing its Saudi Arabia offering to 13 flights per day and launching a shuttle service for fans attending the forthcoming FIFA World Cup.