Brian Pearce, chief economist at IATA, has explained during a media briefing on COVID-19 the current situation that the global air transport industry finds itself in.
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation, a MHI Group company, has completed the maiden flight of Flight Test Vehicle 10 (FTV10), the first Mitsubishi SpaceJet M90 in final, certifiable baseline configuration.
EgyptAir has confirmed it will continue its domestic flights in Egypt as well as air freight flights as normal even during the suspension of international flights that starts from next Thursday.
For the first time in years, Boeing’s gross aircraft orders for 2019 slumped to an all-time low fuelled by a drop in orders for the 737 model. Data gathered by Learnbonds.com indicates that the gross orders declined from 1,090 recorded in 2018 to 246 for the last year, a drop of about 80%.
The Covid-19 pandemic and disease-containment measures by governments, most drastically the US ban on flights from most of Europe, will shake up the aviation finance sector as airlines struggle to conserve cash amid a collapse in international traffic.
Turkish Aerospace has won a Green World Environment Award in the global campaign to find the world's greenest countries, companies and communities with its project “Zero Waste Management & Green Flag League”.
Embraer has released its newly published 2020 Commercial Market Outlook which examines passenger demand for air travel and new aircraft deliveries over the next 10 years.
Gulf Air has implemented Sabre’s branded fares technology that allows travel agents using the Sabre global distribution system (GDS) to access the full breadth of the airlines' branded fares.
Jazeera Airways has announced its earnings for the third quarter (Q3) of 2020, which continues to be affected by restrictions imposed on travel due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Qatar Airways has launched its carbon offset programme. The airline’s passengers now have the opportunity to voluntarily offset the carbon emissions associated with their journey at the point of booking.
Gulf Air has introduced a new pricing concept of its air fares to make it easier and clearer to its passengers regarding what’s included in each price bracket.
Flight-training is well established in Jordan with three schools for potential aviation professionals – the Royal Jordanian Air Academy (RJAA), Jordan Airline Training & Simulation (JATS), and MidEast Aviation Academy.
Gulfstream Aerospace has announced the all-new, industry flagship Gulfstream G700 flight-test programme is making progress with a number of accomplishments in testing and performance.
Kallman Worldwide has signed a partnership with Saudi International Airshow 2021 to strengthen the show’s American industry presence through their USA Partnership Pavilion.
Qatar Airways has increased its health and safety measures onboard by introducing new personal protective equipment (PPE) for customers and cabin crew.