Gurbinder Nijor, technical director EMEA for technology firm Avaya, argues that technology could help carriers deliver a first class customer experience for all passengers.
Bombardier Business Aircraft has announced that the Global 7000 and Global 8000 aircraft programme's second flight test vehicle (FTV2) completed its initial flight.
Jazeera Airways is celebrating International Women's Day by announcing special fares exclusively for women travelling to all destinations during the month of March.
The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) has signed a n MoU with the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) in South Korea with the goal of cooperating on various space-related activities and transferring expertise.
Etihad Airways has said it has continued to make improvements in the fuel efficiency of its fleet, resulting in substantial reductions in carbon dioxide emissions and reinforcing the sustainability credentials of the airline.
Etihad Airways Engineering has commended four Alitalia graduate managers returning to Italy after successfully completing two years of intensive on-the-job training in Abu Dhabi.
Royal Jordanian Airline and King Hussein Cancer Foundation (KHCF) renewed their social partnership agreement regarding donations of frequent flyers miles in the Royal Plus program, a partnership that started in 2014.
London's iconic cabs were recently adorned with full Gulf Air branding on them as part of a campaign with taxi advertising specialist Sherbet Media, advertising Bahrain's national carrier's network, one-stop-shop website and worldwide call centre.
US bookings for travel to the Middle East collapsed in the wake of President Trump's travel ban, according to ForwardKeys, which monitors future travel patterns by analysing 16 million flight reservation transactions each day.
In little more than two decades since it began operations, Qatar Airways has become one of the most formidable airlines in the world. It regularly wins awards for its quality of service and its CEO has a reputation of being one of the toughest bargainers in the business. Alan Dron caught up with Akbar Al Baker at the Arab Air Carriers' Organization annual meeting in Casablanca to ask about cancelled Airbuses, future expansion, and whether he still wants to launch a domestic carrier in Saudi Arabia.
FedEx Express will lead a discussion on best practices in shipping oversized cargo at MRO Middle East, the Gulf region's leading conference and trade show for commercial aircraft maintenance.
Afriqiyah Airways will wet-lease a Dash 8-100 from Malta's Medavia to run its upcoming scheduled charter flights connecting Libya with Malta, reports ch-aviation.
Kuwait has become the seventh customer for the Airbus Helicopters H225M Caracal, the much-improved military derivative of the AS 532A2 Cougar. Jon Lake reports.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced full-year global passenger traffic results for 2016 showing demand (revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 6.3% compared to 2015 (or 6.0% if adjusted for the leap year).
Royal Jordanian has received new instructions from the US Customs and Border Protection to temporarily halt ban on travel of seven previously-barred nationals to enter the USA.
Semmco the British engineering company that designs, manufactures installs and services aircraft ground support equipment and aviation access platforms for a global client network, has opened a maintenance and assembly operation in Dubai South (Dubai World Central) to better service a growing portfolio of clients throughout the Middle East and Africa and beyond.
A new Omani charter airline, Salalah Air, aims to open up the country to air tourism, the first step in creating a network of flights both domestically and throughout the region. Alan Dron reports.
Etihad Guest has launched a special Ramadan campaign with Emirates Red Crescent to provide thousands of meals to families and children in need in Somalia.
Egypt Tourism (Karnak) and Duty-Free Company will open a new revamped duty-free shopping, food and beverage outlets at the New Administrative Capital and Sphinx international airports by the coming fiscal year 2017/2018.
