Annual passenger numbers at Abu Dhabi International Airport are expected to reach 27 million next year, according to Abu Dhabi Airports' chairman, Ali Majed Al Mansoori.
IGA Havalimani Isletmesi A.S. – the company building what should be the world's biggest new airport, just north of Istanbul – has announced that it will host ACI Airport Exchange 2015, the event that combines an extensive airport services exhibition with five specialist conferences, which is staged jointly by two regions of Airports Council International, ACI Europe and ACI Asia-Pacific.
Following the launch of its direct Moscow service in the second half of 2014, Gulf Air recently gave a number of Russian media members the opportunity to visit and explore Bahrain with a familiarisation trip jointly hosted by the airline and one of Bahrain's premier luxury hotels, The Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain Hotel & Spa.
Open Skies has been “a model of success, generating enormous benefits for travellers and for airlines in the US, the UAE and around the world,” said James Hogan, president and chief executive officer of Etihad Airways, speaking today at the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation's 14th Annual Aviation Summit in Washington, DC.
American consumers and regional state economies the ultimate victims of US carriers' protectionist campaign, cautions Emirates Airline's President, Sir Tim Clark.
Qatar Airways group chief executive, Akbar Al Baker, delivered a keynote speech today at the prestigious New York Times 'Art for Tomorrow' conference, held in Doha for the first time and addressed more than 150 international guests. The conference was chaired by Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al-Thani.
Saudi low cost carrier Flynas has reported a 303% growth in organic traffic to its website, contributing to record-breaking growth in passenger numbers in 2014. Working with search optimised content marketing agency, Sekari, the airline re-launched flynas.com with new informative multilingual content that led to an increase in search visibility for Flynas.
Boeing president for the Middle East, Jeff Johnson has been named as the vice president, business development, Boeing Military Aircraft (BMA). He succeeds Tim Norgart, who recently retired from Boeing. Johnson will be based in St. Louis, Missouri and report to BMA President Shelley Lavender.
Smartworld, a joint venture between Etisalat, and Dubai World Central (DWC) has been contracted to support multiple projects across Dubai International Airport (DXB) including special airport systems (SAS) including network security and full master system integration.
Reuters is reporting that supporters of Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi have seized Aden's international airport today after battles with rival forces that left at least six people dead..
Arianespace has signed a contract with Airbus Defence and Space to launch two Falcon Eye satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO), using two Vega (or Soyuz) launchers from the Guiana Space Center.
Boeing has received 330-minute Extended Operations (ETOPS) approval from the the FAA for the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental. It is the first time a four-engine airplane has received this type of design approval.
Alitalia has launched a comprehensive new graduate management program in collaboration with Etihad Airways, providing an opportunity for graduates from Italy's leading universities to develop into future leaders of the airline.
