Flynas has announced the launch of new domestic destinations from King Khaled International Airport starting on September 23rd, 2014 with one flight daily to Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Airport in Tabuk and an average of four flights per week to Ha'il international Airport.
Etihad Airways has opened a unique aviation-themed nursery in Abu Dhabi, as part of the airline's commitment to provide world-class support services for its employees.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for July showing demand growth of 5.3% (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) over the previous July. Capacity expanded exactly in tandem with demand (5.3%), resulting in a global load factor of 82.3%, unchanged from last year.
Qatar Airways will be increasing the capacity on its Perth route with an aircraft upgrade to a Boeing 777-300. The increase in capacity will go into effect on 1st October of this year.
Gulf Air has rolled out its new generation iPad Electronic Flight Bags which will facilitate the airline's flight-critical communications while increasing operational efficiency and eliminating paper-based flight materials.
flynas has inaugurated its new long-haul network as it adds a new dimension to its flight offering. The carrier, which describes itself as Low-Cost Carrier Plus, offering customers added value, has wet-leased Airbus A330-200s from ACMI provider HiFly.
Etihad Airways and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), has announced a three-year partnership deal which will see the carrier become the first ever official airline partner of the England Cricket Teams.
Gulf Air today welcomed H.E. Shaikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of Gulf Air's Board of Directors for a tour of the airline's headquarters, met with leaders of the national carrier's unions, and hosted a media roundtable with representatives from the Kingdom's key publications.
Rockwell Collins has announced that STARS Airlines Tunisia has selected its ARINC AviNet Mail Enterprise Hub (eHub) as its cloud-based messaging delivery service.
Arik Air has reinforced its position as West and Central Africa's largest commercial carrier by expanding its reach to the Middle East, becoming the first Nigerian airline to offer a commercial service between Abuja, Nigeria and Dubai.
Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) received last week the prestigious award of “Best Airport for the Middle East region” from the Airports Council International (ACI) in an award ceremony in Seoul, South Korea during the council's annual general assembly.
JorAMCo will provide heavy maintenance services to the prestigious Indian carrier, Jet Airways, on four Airbus A330 of its fleet between May and July of this year.
Turkish Airlines has announced the appointment of Rafet Alper Ozen as General Manager of the global carrier's operations in Dubai and Northern Emirates.
Middle East carriers had the strongest year-over-year traffic growth in February at 13.4% as airlines continue to benefit from the strength of regional economies and solid growth in business-related premium travel, IATA said in its global traffic report today.
Mubadala Development Company, Tawazun Holding and Emirates Advanced Investments (EAI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) expressing their intent to explore the synergy opportunities that could be created by the unification of their defence services businesses.
Global technology company Sabre has officially launched in Turkey, where it will provide a wide range of technology solutions to travel agencies and travel suppliers including travel shopping and booking tools, data solutions, mobile solutions and travel apps.
In light of the high demand for traffic between Amman and Kuwait, Royal Jordanian will increase the frequency of its flights to the Kuwaiti capital, Kuwait, from 10 weekly flights to 14 (two daily flights) starting April 2014.
