Emirates Flight Operations has developed a new navigation technique that allows the airline to carry additional cargo into Kabul International airport.
Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, highlighted the need for a global repositioning of Africa’s aviation industry as well as the changing political approach to aviation in the region at the Aviation Africa Summit & Exhibition, taking place from 27-28 February in Kigali, Rwanda.
For the second consecutive year, Emirates Skywards, the loyalty programme of Emirates and Flydubai, was presented with the accolade for ‘Excellence in Management’ at the Loyalty Awards 2019 dinner held in Paris on 19 February 2019.
Dubai will host the CAPA Middle East and Africa Aviation Summit, alongside the 19th edition of Airport Show, at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (DICEC) from April 29 to May 1.
Qatar Airways is to partner with The International Air Transport Association (IATA) for the launch of the ‘IATA Diversity & Inclusion Awards’, which promote greater gender diversification in the aviation industry. The airline has committed to supporting the awards for the next ten years, as it recognises the need to encourage women to succeed and excel at all levels of the industry.
Saudi Air Navigation Services (SANS), the organisation responsible for maintaining safety over Saudi Skies, continues to choose Thales to supply navigation aids at major airports.
Abu Dhabi Airports Free Zone (ADAFZ) has reduced business setup costs by more than 65%, with the aim of improving customer satisfaction, enhancing its regional competitiveness and attracting new sources of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).
Qatar Airways concluded its week at this year’s ITB Berlin, at which the airline revealed seven new destinations to be added to its global route network in 2019, in addition to unveiling a newly enhanced Economy Class product.
Qatar Executive (QE), the private jet charter division of Qatar Airways Group, can now fly to Samedan, Switzerland; Chambery, France; and Innsbruck, Austria.
Offering full-fledged ground handling services to customers including Royal Jordanian Airlines, Tunis Air, Air Arabia, Pegasus, Sun Express, Gulf Air, Jazeera Airways, Atlasglobal, Tailwind at Medinah Airport, Havaş promoted its passenger and operation services to the visitors of the show.
While Etihad announced some positive indicators in its latest annual results, they came against a backdrop of underlying negatives – principally a loss of $1.28 billion for the year. This was nonetheless a $280million improvement on the previous year despite a drop in revenues.
Free zones are now present in more than 80 percent of states in the world, including emerging countries, and comprise nearly 30 percent of global trade.
Hamad International Airport (HIA) is set to participate in the Passenger Terminal Expo 2019 (PTE), the world’s leading international airport conference and exhibition, taking place in London on 26, 27, and 28 March 2019.
AMAC Aerospace has said that a new Head of State Gulftstream G650 project is ahead of schedule completed. The company also added that new maintenance contracts have been awarded to the headquarters in Switzerland for Boeings 737, A318 and a B747.
The sub brand of Turkish Airlines, AnadoluJet, is adding Erbil, Iraq, to its network after its previous flights to TRNC -Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
