Sarah Airways specialises in VIP private transport and medical evacuation – a growing market in Morocco. Founder and CEO, Khalid Serghat, shared his vision for the company with Vincent Chappard.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), decreased by 4.8% in June 2019, compared to the same period in 2018. This marks the eighth consecutive month of year-on-year decline in freight volumes.
Passenger traffic at Dubai World Central (DWC) surged to 1.2 million during the first half of 2019, compared to 517,813 during the same period in 2018.
Turkish Airlines cabin crew will now greet passengers with “welcome onboard” dressed in new uniforms on long haul flights of the national flag carrier.
Salalah Airport became the first regional airport in the Middle East with a five-star ranking. It was granted at the Skytrax 2019 World Awards, held at the London Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Salalah International Airport has welcomed its first direct charter flight from Moscow Russia, coinciding with the beginning of the Monsoon season in Dhofar; starting from October to April of each year.
On its 59th annual meeting in Hong Kong, the World General Assembly of the ACI World has voted collectively on assigning Oman Airports CEO, Aimen bin Ahmed Al Hosni, as vice president for ACI World for two years.
Remote towers allow us to enhance the way air traffic is monitored and managed at airports of any size. In the next decade we will see remote digital towers for all airports, just with different use cases.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) 75th Annual General Meeting (AGM) overwhelmingly approved a resolution calling on governments to continue important work for full implementation of the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) agreed through the UN’s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) 75th Annual General Meeting (AGM) unanimously resolved to support the global deployment of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) for baggage tracking.
The Middle East is a key export region for British-Italian company Leonardo and, as Beth Stevenson reports, the company is targeting the market with ongoing developments in its airborne sensor division.
The UAE Space Agency has participated in the global conference on Space for Emerging Countries 2019 (GLEC 2019), held under the theme of ‘Bridging the space divide in emerging countries’.
The Emirates Group has appointed Hana Al Awadhi as vice president HR earlier this month, overseeing dnata’s HR Business partnership at dnata Airport Operations in Dubai and across the world.
Two airports in Turkish company TAV’s portfolio have been ranked among the best in Europe. Skopje Airport is awarded in the category of “2 million or less passengers” and Zagreb Airport is awarded in the category of 2 to 5 million passengers annually.
In celebration of International Women’s Day, Abu Dhabi Airports has reaffirmed its commitment to accelerating the advancement of women in the workplace and recognised their significant contribution to the development of the aviation sector.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for January 2019 showing traffic (revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 6.5% compared to January 2018. This was the fastest growth in six months. January capacity (available seat kilometers or ASKs) rose 6.4%, and load factor inched up 0.1 percentage point to 79.6%.
