Dubai Airports, operator of Dubai International and Dubai World Central, has appointed of Majed Al Joker as executive vice president, corporate affairs in a move that reaffirms Dubai Airports' ongoing commitment to develop and promote emergent Emirati leaders.
Etihad Airways will add four additional weekly flights on the popular Abu Dhabi – Malé route, taking frequency to the Maldives to 11 services a week from June next year.
Emirates' new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft fitted with its fully enclosed private suites in First Class, as well as refreshed Business and Economy Class cabins, has now entered service.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released global passenger traffic results for October showing that demand (measured in revenue passenger kilometers, or RPKs) rose 7.2% compared to the same month last year. Capacity grew 6.2% and load factor climbed 0.8 percentage points to 80.8%, which was a record for the month.
Gulf Air has in partnership with VFS Global, the world's largest visa service provider, launched a Bahrain Tourist Visa Service available via visa.gulfair.com exclusively for the airline's passengers flying across its global network to Bahrain.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), rose 5.9% in October 2017 compared to the year-earlier period. This was a slowdown from the 9.2% annual growth recorded in September 2017 but still exceeded the average annual growth rate of 3.2% over the past decade.
The “United for Wildlife Buckingham Palace Declaration (UFW)” which was on the agenda of the 73rd IATA Annual General Meeting held in Cancun, Mexico last June, has been signed by 41 airline companies so far.
Everbridge has announced a multi-year agreement with Oman Airports Management Company (OAMC) as the ACI Airport Exchange Conference & Exhibition 2017 (5-7 December) gets underway.
Yahsat and Orbital ATK has announced that the Al Yah 3 satellite has successfully arrived at its launch site in Kourou, French Guiana. The satellite, the third in Yahsat's fleet, is scheduled to be launched on an Arianespace rocket on 25 January 2018.
Qatar Airways has continued its investment strategy with the purchase of 378.18 million shares of Cathay Pacific Airways Limited accounting for just under 10% of the Hong Kong airline's stock.
Emirates will reinstate its second daily service to Lagos and resume operations to Nigeria's capital city, Abuja, with four weekly flights from 15 December 2017.
UNLOCK Blockchain Forum announced today Emirates Airline as its Official Carrier for the UNLOCK Blockchain forum. The forum, being organized by Al-Iktissad-Wal-Aamal is set to take place from January 14 to 15, 2018 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, Dubai International Financial Centre, in Dubai.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced global passenger traffic results for July showing strong but moderating demand growth.
A UAE Space Agency delegation, led by chairman Dr. Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, met with the President of the International Astronautical Federation, Dr. Jean-Yves Le Gall, to discuss a range of opportunities for collaboration in space science, research and education.
In a new round of the more than decade-long spat at the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the Appellate Body (AB) has reversed a 28 November 2016 report which found that the Washington State tax subsidies that paid for Boeing's development and manufacture of the 777 X aircraft were “prohibited” under the Agreement Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (ASCM).
AMAC Aerospace has announced that a new Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the Ka Band Antenna Installation on an Airbus A330 has been successfully developed by AMAC's in-house engineering department.
In response to increased demand, Qatar Airways will connect Berlin Tegel and Doha in September and October 2017 on a daily basis with the Boeing 777-300ER.
Emirates Aviation University (EAU) is now offering five new business programmes, responding to the demand for specialised, high-quality business related degrees.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), increased by 11.4% in July 2017 compared to the same period a year ago.
The Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) has confirmed Abdul Khaliq Saeed as the new Chief Executive Officer for Etihad Airways Engineering, replacing Jeff Wilkinson, who is leaving the post after 11 years with the company.
