The announced growth from Qatar Airways is sure to further anger the bosses of the three US majors – American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines – which are understood to remain disappointed at the level and speed of the US governments reaction to its claim of unfair state subsidies at the Gulf airlines.
The Sultanate of Oman Public Authority for Civil Aviation has launched an initial ‘Request for Information’ (RFI) process inviting any parties interested in setting up a low-cost commercial air transport services operator based in the country.
Etihad Airways has acquired a 75 per cent stake in Alitalia Loyalty S.p.A, the owner and operator of MilleMiglia, Alitalia's frequent flyer programme, with Alitalia retaining the remaining 25 per cent stake.
EgyptAir has been awaded the IATA Fast Travel "Green" status which was instituted by the airline association to facilitate travel procedures and save time and effort of customers.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has welcomed the recommendation of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Second High Level Safety Conference (HLSC/2) to move towards the adoption of a performance-based standard for global tracking of commercial aircraft, supported by a multi-national evaluation exercise to evaluate impact and guide implementation.
Gulf Air will resume its flights to and from Baghdad International Airport commencing with its Saturday 07th February flight following a temporary suspension that was effective from 26th January 2015.
Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, chairman and chief executive of Emirates Airline and Group, has honoured 51 employees for their commitment to excellence, exceptional levels of dedication and exemplary performance and service to the company's customers and to their colleagues.
Military and industry leaders from the global space and defence industries will come together in Abu Dhabi this month at the 4th Milsatcom Middle East Conference, to discuss the key issues affecting national space strategy, security and infrastructure at the inaugural Middle East Military Space Symposium.
International engineering group Egis has been awarded the design consultancy contract for the King Khaled development project by general contractor Almabani.
Oman Air has launched an efficiency programme, entitled Shape and Size, with the aim of achieving substantial reductions in the airline's expenditure. The move is timed to coincide with the start of 2015 and the onset of new budgets for the year.
Royal Air Maroc celebrated the new year with the arrival into Morocco of its first 787 Dreamliner. The airline will be the first carrier in the Mediterranean region to operate the 787.
Etihad Airways teams in Abu Dhabi and across its global network are continuing to work around the clock to restore the airline's flight schedule to normal following Saturday's severe fog disruption which had a major impact upon operations into and out of its hub.
Boeing and Royal Air Maroc has celebrated the arrival into Morocco of its first 787 Dreamliner. The airline will be the first carrier in the Mediterranean region to operate the 787.
Low-cost carrier, flydubai has further strengthened its links to Russia, adding Novosibirsk and Nizhniy Novgorod to its comprehensive network in the region.
Every month Routesonline provides an update on the current schedules of five latest aircraft programmes, highlighting the routes the types are being deployed upon.
Delegates to the Aviation Africa 2015 Summit and exhibition taking place 10-11 May in Dubai, could have the time of their lives thanks to a new sponsorship deal.
The new venture will complement the existing operations into Jordan with the introduction of regular scheduled flights to Kuwait from May 18, 2015 with services to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia following from May 19, 2015; Erbil, Iraq from May 20, 2015 and Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt from May 21, 2015 and more destinations are due to be added later in 2015.
