The final assembly of Airbus' first A330 with the new 242 tonne maximum take-off-weight (MTOW) capability is underway at the A330 Final Assembly Line in Toulouse, France. The aircraft is currently completing its structural assembly before the cabin integration phase and will be used for certification flight trials.
Improving passenger processes at the airport is the number one information technology (IT) investment priority of airports around the world and nearly half (47%) rank passenger and airport security as their top priority, according to the 2014 SITA/ACI Airport IT Trends Survey.
The Boeing 777-300ER will offer 88 additional Economy Class seats, representing a 40 per cent increase in capacity versus the 777-200LR. This is in addition to offering customers a choice of eight First Class Suites and 42 Business Class seats on every rotation.
The Travel Catering Expo, the largest dedicated platform for the travel catering industry in the Middle East, Africa and Indian Sub-Continent, will take place 10-12 May 2015 in Dubai.
Mubadala wiill be participating at MRO Europe in Madrid, Spain, on October 8 and 9, 2014. MRO Europe is Europe's annual leading conference and exhibition for the commercial aviation maintenance industry with up to 400 top-tier solution providers and more than 5000 participants from all over the world. Two group companies within the aerospace and defense services sectors, SR Technics and Sanad Aero Solutions, are attending the show, giving them an opportunity to develop new partnerships.
Emirates will grow its services to and from Milan with the upgrade of one of its daily Boeing 777-300 services to an A380 from 1st December. This will be the first ever permanently scheduled A380 service to Milan Malpensa Airport.
Under the revised timetable, Qatar Airways will continue to operate four rotations per week on the Doha – Budapest – Zagreb linked flight routing using an Airbus A321, but every Monday, Friday and Saturday will operate separate flights to both Budapest and Zagreb.
Emirates SkyCargo now has the capability to store and retrieve ULDs from high-bay racks and move them easily within a cargo terminal using one and the same transport vehicle - following the integration of Unitechnik's X-Mover system.
Ramco Systems, the global Aviation software provider on Cloud, Mobile and Tablets, has announced Middle East based Falcon Aviation Services as its 65th Aviation customer.
BAE Systems has signed a five-year agreement with Emirates, the world's largest Boeing 777 operator, to provide maintenance and technical support for its entire Boeing fleet.
Singer Ronan Keating joined a line-up of VIPs at the official launch of Etihad Airways new daily services between Perth and Abu Dhabi in the Western Australian capital last night.
Etihad Airways and Alitalia, Partner of Sky Team, have joined forces to support the 'Made of Italians' 2015 tourism programme with attractive airfares.
Emirates is offering more than ever for families travelling with youngsters with new figures showing the award winning airline carried over two million children last year.
Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited (MAEL) has been selected by Boeing to provide GoldCare airframe maintenance support to a Middle Eastern customer's Boeing 787-800 Dreamliner operation at Abu Dhabi.
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum has congratulated the staff and management of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA) for a documentary on Dubai civil aviation which won a gold medal and Finalist Certificate in two categories in a global competition which attracted entries from over 50 countries.
Abu Dhabi-based investment and development company, Mubadala has become the majority shareholder in Piaggio Aero, the Italian manufacturer of the fast turboprop the Avanti II and the Hammerhead UAS.
Building on the momentum from last year, when 17 new destinations where added to the network, the airline has further cemented its commitment to enhance connectivity between different cultures by doubling its network in India with the addition of flights to Delhi, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram.
