An overwhelming majority (81%) of capital markets investors expect to see more government support to ensure the survival of regional airlines as carriers struggle to survive the prolonged collapse in demand for air travel resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on governments to take action to address the high cost of COVID-19 tests in many jurisdictions and urged flexibility in permitting the use of cost-effective antigen tests as an alternative to more expensive PCR tests.
Textron Aviation is realigning its turboprop aircraft lineup as the single-engine Beechcraft Denali (previously branded the Cessna Denali) to join the legendary twin-engine Beechcraft King Air 260 and King Air 360/360ER as part of the company’s high-performance turboprop product lineup.
A FlyDubai Boeing 737-800 aircraft heading to Kyrgyzstan and a ‘unidentified’ aircraft from Gulf Air collided with each other on the taxiway at Dubai International Airport.
Embraer delivered a total of 34 jets in the second quarter of 2021, of which 14 were commercial aircraft and 20 were executive jets (12 light and eight large).
Gulfstream Aerospace has surpassed 500 installations of the Inmarsat Jet ConneX in-flight connectivity platform on large- cabin aircraft. The Wi-Fi solution is available on new aircraft and can be retrofitted on qualifying existing aircraft.
Oman Air has operated two regularly scheduled passenger flights with fully vaccinated crews to two separate domestic destinations in the country – Khasab and Salalah.
Royal Air Maroc is launching 11 nonstop routes to destinations across Europe in July, essentially to France, Belgium and Holland in order to meet demand.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported that based on its latest passenger survey conducted in May, most air travellers are confident about the safety of air travel and support mask-wearing in the near-term.
Research platform ForwardKeys has revealed that in the first half of 2021, Doha seized and consolidated a lead over Dubai in the battle to be the pre-eminent travel hub in the Middle East.
Qatar Airways has been named Airline of the Year 2021 by AirlineRatings. The airline has also clinched the Best Middle East Airline, Best Catering, and the Best Business Class awards. This marks the third year in a row Qatar Airways has achieved the Best Business Class accolade, recognising its patented Qsuite product.
It’s been a long time coming, but 2021 should be the year in which Saudi low-cost carrier, Flyadeal, finally begins international services. Alan Dron reports.
Etihad Airways has launched its inaugural flight to Vienna, the City of Music, the first of a new twice-weekly service between Abu Dhabi and the Austrian capital.
Gulf Air has said it has begun the summer season with 80% of its pre-pandemic destinations as it continues to resume operations and restore services to cities of its original 2019 destination network.
Airport International Group has revealed that Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) welcomed 1,233,484 passengers during the first half of 2021, marking a 20.9% and 70.3% decline against 2020 and 2019 figures, respectively.
The low-cost Jeddah-based airline owned by Saudi Arabian Airlines, flyadeal, has taken delivery of a brand new A320neo, the first out of 30 to be delivered in the next three years.
The new generation of commercial aircraft will need to be largely carbon-free in the coming decades. Anuradha Deenapanray Chappard looks at how the industry’s big players are working to meet these targets.
Gulf Aviation Academy (GAA) has recently announced its partnership with Atyaf eSolutions, an information technology solutions and services provider, to offer Augmented and Virtual Reality (AVR) training solutions.
