Qatar Airways will operate a new service between Birmingham and Doha from 30th March 2016, adding to its existing services from London Heathrow, Manchester and Edinburgh.
Flynas and Amadeus have renewed a long-term Full Content Agreement (FCA) that sees Saudi Arabia's flagship low cost airline benefit from Amadeus' global network of travel agencies.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) highlighted the importance of overcoming airspace congestion, taking advantage of innovations with the New Distribution Capability (NDC) and aligning with the global industry strategy for reducing aviation's climate change impact for the further successful development of aviation in the Middle East.
Abu Dhabi-headquartered Rotana Jet has become the first MENA airline to deliver a live transaction using IATA's New Distribution Capability (NDC) air travel purchasing experience.
Bahrain airport company (BAC) is to issue tenders in Q1 next year for infrastructure for the planned MRO zone – the first zone to be delivered under the new land-use masterplan for Kingdom's Airport Modernising Programme
Libyan Wings, the privately-owned carrier operating out of Tripoli, will next week recommence its twice-weekly service to Istanbul. The carrier launched and cancelled the Istanbul service – its inaugural route - on September 25 after the Turkish government issued a ruling requiring Libyans to have visas to the country on the same day as the carrier entered the market.
Arab carriers can sustain their soaring growth despite major challenges impacting the region, according to the Arab Air Carriers Organisation's (AACO) Director General Abdul Wahab Teffaha.
Gulf Air recently achieved paperless flight operations, using Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro as its electronic flight bag (EFB) solution. Jeppesen, a part of Boeing Commercial Aviation Services, provides digital navigation and flight information for Gulf Air, delivered through iPad.
Organisers of Skyview at the Dubai Airshow have released advance tickets via www.skyview.aero to watch the famous flying display, 8th-12th November at Dubai World Central (DWC).
Etihad Airways president and chief executive officer James Hogan today spoke of the importance of collaboration within the aviation industry to drive change and give consumers the benefits they deserve.
Emirates will operate the first ever commercial Airbus A380 flight to Brazil and South America, when it takes the double decker aircraft on a one-off service to Guarulhos International Airport, Sao Paulo, on 14th November 2015.
Gulf Air has announced the successful roll out of its new generation iPad Electronic Flight Bags (EFBs), utilizing Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro as its EFB solution, to all the airline's pilots in a move that provides them with fully digitized, real-time access to all operational information inflight, enhancing efficiency while reducing paper usage and delivering cost savings.
Passenger traffic at Dubai International, the world's number one airport for international passengers, rose 8.2 per cent in September, according to a traffic report issued today by operator Dubai Airports.
Qatar Airways Cargo has announced that according to the latest IATA international FTK figures, it is now the third largest international cargo airline in the world.
Tawazun Precision Industries (TPI) is using German machine builder Handtmann A‐Punkt Automation GmbH to help in the manufacturing of aircraft components.
