Qatar Airways' Customer Experience team announced the rebranding of its cabin crew recognition programme, Kafou – which means “job well done” – and the addition of colleague feedback to help recognise superior service as it happens on board Qatar Airways flights.
Smiths Detection has been awarded contracts worth almost £19 million by Falcon Group to provide advanced detection systems for passenger checkpoint, hold baggage and cargo screening to airports across Egypt.
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of GE, has signed a purchase-and-leaseback transaction with Qatar Airways for five new Airbus A350-900 aircraft to help expand the carrier's fleet.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda has said Entebbe International Airport will soon receive five new passenger international airlines, including Air Arabia and Air Maroc.
Star Alliance and its member carrier EgyptAir have created the latest addition to the Alliance's marketing campaign series which features genuine Star Alliance Gold Card holders.
Emirates is set to upgrade its service between Dubai and Khartoum with the deployment of a larger Boeing 777-300ER on the route from September 1, 2016.
Royal Jordanian launched a new in-flight service, duty- free sales, which enables passengers to shop from a vast range of prestigious brands on most RJ aircraft, particularly those on long- and medium-haul routes.
Passenger traffic at Dubai's second airport, Dubai World Central (DWC) continued the upward trend in the first half of the year surging more than 95 per cent, according to the traffic report issued by operator Dubai Airports.
British Airways is offering students and teachers travelling overseas for the new school term up to 10 per cent discount on advertised fares, including the UAE, one additional piece of checked baggage and flexibility on date changes to ticket bookings.
Dubai-based, low-cost carrier flydubai has signed a long-term, multimillion-dollar contract with the USA's AAR for power-by-the-hour component inventory management and repair services. The agreement is a significant expansion of AAR's commercial footprint in the Middle East.
Abu Dhabi Airports has released July 2016 passenger figures, which marked an increase by 7.9% at Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) compared to the same month last year.
Despite fiscal concerns and a lower oil price, defence budgets in the Middle East are forecast to reach the spending highs of 2014 by 2019 at the latest, according to new analysis released today by IHS Markit.
Smartworld and The Kernel have announced the launch of UAE's first-of-its-kind 'Cyber Security Centre', which will train UAE nationals in cyber security and provide round-the-clock advanced security monitoring alongwith cyber threat management to companies across the government and private sector in the UAE.
Abu Dhabi Airports has installed a new Automated Tray Return System (ATRS) to speed up the process of hand luggage screening at Terminal 3 in Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH).
A group of students from Belgrade in Serbia have completed the first phase of their engineering training in the United Arab Emirates and will now commence the next stage of their practical learning with Etihad Airways Engineering.
Etihad Airways has partnered with luxury department store Bloomingdale's – Dubai as the retailer launches its Fall 2016 seasonal campaign. The airline is showcasing its 'penthouse in the sky', The Residence, inside the store at Dubai Mall.
