The International Air Transport Association (IATA) emphasised the importance of industry-government partnership as the industry embarks on the second century of commercial aviation.
Tony Tyler, IATA's director general and CEO, spoke at AVSEC World 2014 in Washington this week, where he called for greater cooperation and collaboration among governments and industry in order to respond to new and emerging threats to security as well as the rising demand for connectivity of people and commerce.
The airline commenced the three-times-weekly flights from Doha's Hamad International Airport to Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport, marking the airline's 145th global destination.
Reflecting the growing importance of North Africa as a business aviation base, the Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation Association is hosting its first dedicated event for North Africa, the MEBAA Morocco show, in September 2015.
The Rolls-Royce composite carbon/titanium (CTi) fan blade for the Advance and UltraFan engine designs has taken to the skies for the first time, marking another milestone for the programme.
Rockwell Collins' Venue HD cabin management and entertainment system, Airshow Moving Map and audio/video on-demand (AVOD) streaming solution, have been selected by an undisclosed customer for a wide-body Airbus A340 business jet, which will be installed in mid-2015.
Royal Jordanian announces the launch of a new feature, called “Go Crown”, that allows passengers holding economy class tickets to place a bid to upgrade to Crown Class.
Gulf Air and Challenge Bahrain has announced a partnership deal under which the carrier will become the official airline partner of the Kingdom's annual triathlon event, scheduled to take place this December 06, 2014.
Etihad Airways is holding nine recruitment days in November 2014, seeking individuals with outstanding hospitality experience to join its World's Leading Airline Cabin Crew.
Hamad International Airport (HIA) has officially unveiled two of its latest state-of-the-art facilities, The Airport Hotel and Vitality Spa. Located in the south node of the airport, the 100-room The Airport Hotel and Vitality Spa offer passengers passing through HIA superb services and great flexibility depending upon their travel needs and schedules.
Emirates has announced it is to launch a fourth daily service from its home and hub, Dubai International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York commencing 8th March 2015.
TIBAH Airports Operation Company, a consortium led by TAV Airports and its local partners Al Rajhi and Saudi Oger which manages Prince Mohammad International Airport (PMIA) in Madinah, has selected IFS Applications to support and manage all service and maintenance operations at PMIA.
Flying Colours, the North American MRO, completion and refurbishment specialist has added another approval to its growing list of authorisations. GE Aviation has named it as an authorised line maintenance center for GE's CF34-3 and CF34-8C engines.
For the second year in a row, Qatar Airways has been named "Best Business Class Airline" at the Business Traveller Awards 2014, which were held in London, on October 6.
Today, Emirates fleet investment in Africa tops $7 billion with operating costs of over $2 billion and it currently operates to 22 passenger and six dedicated freighter destinations in Africa perating over 160 flights across the continent each week, connecting African economies and markets with Dubai and beyond to a global network of over 140 major cities.
An Iranian regional passenger plane crashed this morning in a residential area near Tehran's Mehrabad airport the state-run IRNA news agency reported. The reports say that all 48 people on board the Iran-140 (a locally assembled variant of the Antonov An-140 turboprop) died in the crash
Emirates has taken delivery of its 50th A380. This latest delivery takes Emirates' all wide-body fleet to 224 aircraft, representing the world's largest fleet of A380s, and also the world's largest fleet of Boeing 777s.
Etihad Airways will next year launch its first service from Scotland with the start of a non-stop daily flight from Edinburgh to its home base of Abu Dhabi, the UAE's capital city.
