Jazeera Airways has converted its Park & Fly facility in record time for free use by the Ministry of Health to perform the first drive-through Covid-19 virus tests in Kuwait.
Dnata Travel Group has signed a partnership agreement with Etihad Airways to provide sales and service, ground product and brand marketing functions for Etihad Holidays in the UK.
Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths has said the timing and the speed of air traffic recovery will ultimately depend on the development of a vaccine or treatment for COVID-19.
Qatar Airways has announced the first stage of the strategic partnership with American Airlines has begun with Qatar Airways placing its code on American Airlines’ domestic flights, strengthening connectivity and creating hundreds of new travel options for passengers.
Wego, the largest online travel marketplace in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), today released its survey on travellers’ behaviours and MENA travel trends.
Arabian Travel Market, organisers of ATM Virtual, will address the changes to the tourism industry amid the rise of online travel agencies (OTAs), the re-opening of operations post COVID-19 and its impact on tour and attraction operators across the Middle East.
Mubadala Investment Company, the Abu Dhabi-based sovereign investor, has announced a strategic collaboration between its wholly owned subsidiary, Strata Manufacturing, and Honeywell, to produce N95 respirators at Strata’s Al Ain facility.
Rolls-Royce announced this morning that it will lose up to 9,000 jobs as it addresses the change in demand following the collapse of the aviation industry due to Covid-19.
Reuters has reported that Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways has laid off hundreds of employees this month,, after the coronavirus pandemic forced it to ground flights, according to industry and company sources.
Emirates has unveiled multi-faceted measures for employee and customer care at every step of the travel journey, redefining safety and hygiene standards on board and on the ground. The new measures took effect today, with the resumption of regularly scheduled passenger flights to nine destinations.
The Arabian Travel Market (ATM) three-day ATM Virtual event that will take place from 1-3 June 2020 will look at Middle Eastern travel professionals looking to China to initiate international tourism.
A project to convert an Airbus A220 into a VVIP or head of state aircraft, targeted for the Middle East market has been announced by a partnership of leading aviation management and design businesses.
CAE, the Canadian simulator manufacturer and training specialist says its defence business has seen delays in contract awards due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the drop in oil prices which has affected sales prospects in the Middle East.
The region’s largest airline, Emirates, is underway with its staff cuts as employees were called into the Dubai head office and training centre today to be issued with formal dismissal letters.
