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.
Saudia Cargo won the On-Time Hero Award at the Heroes of the Pandemic Awards 2021 for its on-time performance in delivering cargo in Saudi Arabia and its global markets.
Emirates SkyCargo is operating eight charter flights to fly 247 horses from Liege to Tokyo. The first flight with 36 dressage horses has already landed at Haneda airport, Tokyo.
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.
Emirates is celebrating its 30th anniversary of service to Beirut. The airline launched its first flight in 1991, and since then, Emirates has carried over 6 million passengers on over 35,000 flights between Dubai and Beirut, supporting the country’s tourism industry, growing trade lanes.
Hassan El-Houry, head of Kuwait-based National Aviation Services (NAS), wants to make up for lost time and resume the growth story of this privately owned airport services group. Mark Pilling met him.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned that the reliance on taxation as the solution for cutting aviation emissions in the EU’s ‘Fit for 55’ proposal is counter-productive to the goal of sustainable aviation.
Qatar Duty Free (QDF) is marking its 21st anniversary by unveiling a significant investment and an enhanced retail portfolio of 21 new shopping and dining outlets at Hamad International Airport (HIA).
India’s HAL Corporation has received two AL-55I engines from the United Engine Corporation of Rostec which will be used for the final stage of certification tests of the Indian HJT-36 aircraft.
Aviation is taking its lead from medical science with the introduction of sanitizing technologies designed and tested against viral and bacterial pathogens.
Jewers Doors, which has offices in the Middle East, has moved to a new larger purpose-built factory and office building in Stratton Business Park in the UK.
Gulf Air has recently signed up as a member of the International Pet and Animal Transportation Association (IPATA) to expand its specialised cargo services in the field of transporting pets and animals throughout its global network.
Following its investments at Istanbul Airport, Turkish Technic has started to evaluate investment opportunities in the Asia-Pacific region that are aligned with its international expansion strategy.
