FAI Rent-a-Jet has announced a fifth Challenger 604 to its fleet of air ambulances, which are used for medevac missions worldwide, including work for the world's largest NGO across crisis zones in Africa.
The A320neo has received joint Type Certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on November 24, 2015.
The new flight will be operated by an Airbus A319 and its introduction follows a recent revision to the previously heavily restrictive bilateral between Austria and Iran following the official state visit of Austria’s President Heinz Fischer to Iran in September this year. A link to Shiraz is also understood to be under consideration by Austrian Airlines.
Under its revised schedule, Oman Air will introduce second daily rotations between Muscat and Bangalore and Kochi; will boost weekly frequencies between Muscat and Lucknow from seven to eleven; will increase flights between Muscat and Jaipur to ten weekly from the current daily offering; and will add one additional weekly flight on the Muscat – Goa route to offer a daily schedule.
Under the terms of the revised agreement, designated Australian and UAE airlines will be able to operate an extra 14 weekly frequencies between the two countries from October 2016, up from the seven offered as part of a previous deal. Alongside the fast-expanding UAE national entities, this will permit Qantas and Virgin Australia to also boost its flights to Abu Dhabi and Dubai, markets its currently serves in partnership with the two Gulf carriers.
The introduction of the two additional return flights increases to nearly 4,200 the total number of seats available to passengers travelling by Etihad between the UAE and Morocco each week and comes as the carrier prepares to celebrate ten years of operations into the North African country.
Royal Air Maroc has selected GE Aviation for a five-year exclusive OnPointSM solution agreement for the time and material to maintain, repair and overhaul its CF6-80C2 engines that power its four Boeing 767 aircraft.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced its airline industry outlook for 2016, which shows a successful year for Middle Eastern carriers.
Turkish Airlines will begin daily flights to Dubai International from Istanbul's second airport - Sabiha Gokcen International on December 25. The service complements TRK's existing twice-daily service to Dubai from Istanbul Ataturk hub and the airline says the Sabiha Gokcen- Dubai service will be upgraded to 10 times a week from next March.
Bahrain's Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications, Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed, said a slew of major contracts will soon be awarded for the Kingdom's Airport Modernisation Programme.
The UAE joint aviation command (JAC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to order three of the controversial AW609 tiltrotor aircraft from AgustaWestland, plus options on three more.
Embraer is now assembling the first of its next-generation E2 regional jets and the programme is on track, the company's boss said at the Dubai Airshow yesterday.
Airbus announced at the Dubai Airshow yesterday that Vietnamese carrier Vietjet has placed a firm order to purchase 30 more A321s (nine A321neo and 21 A321neo).
Emirates said it was attracted to the split operation in Istanbul and the added investment required by the carrier as it offers customers “a fresher travel experience, with shorter processing times”, but also “easier access” to the city’s new financial centre as well as to popular outlet malls and thermal spas in the vicinity.
