Abu Dhabi Airports Company has released Abu Dhabi International Airport's (AUH) traffic report for the month of July 2013 which highlights a growth of 4.8% in passenger traffic compared to July 2012, with close to 1.4 million passengers traveling through the airport.
Air Seychelles has announced a strong second quarter and half-year financial performance and its CEO attributes its codeshare agreement with Etihad Airways.
flydubai, which operates an all-Boeing Co. (BA) fleet, said there's an “open race” Boeing and European rival Airbus SAS (EAD) to supply it with 50 narrow-body aircraft worth $5 billion at list prices, reports Bloomberg.
ARINC has announced that EgyptAir has signed a contract for ARINC's AviNet Airport service to support check-in operations using the Amadeus ALTEA Departure Control System (DCS).
The director general of Middle East Airlines (MEA), Mohamad El-Hout, said at the IATA annual general meeting in Cape Town today, that its fleet renewal plans have been put on hold
Gulf Air still looks set to be the Middle East launch customer for the Bombardier C-Series CS100 aircraft after the resurrection of an order that was made two years ago.
Safi Airways, the privately owned international airline of Afghanistan that currently operates from Dubai is to introduce new catering services within the next two weeks.
The UAE and Bahrain have restructured airspace between the two countries in a bid to ease congestion as the number of aircraft movements continues to grow.
Air Astana and Turkish Aiirlines have signed a codeshare agreement on routes between Kazakhstan and Turkey. The agreement was signed at the IATA Annual General Meeting in Cape Town yesterday by Peter Foster, president of Air Astana, and Dr Temel Kotil, president and CEO of Turkish Airlines.
Travelport gathered industry leaders in Cairo recently to unveil its latest investment plans, as it pointed to predicted recovery in the country's tourism sector.
Turkish low-cost airline Pegasus Airlines and Lufthansa Technik have signed a base maintenance contract for three C-Checks for Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737NG aircraft at the Lufthansa Technik base maintenance location in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker welcomed IATA delegates to the idea of Qatar as the centre of the aviation industry for three days next year as Doha was named as the venue for the next IATA annual general meeting and world air transport summit.
As part of its commitment to promoting the aviation industry among younger generations, Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC), with the support of Etihad Airways, welcomed 127 grade two students from Al Yasmina School to Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) last week.
Monarch Aircraft Engineering Training Academy (MAETA) has recently completed the first round of Boeing 737NG Full B1 type training courses for flydubai.
Embraer Defense & Security is stepping up its marketing drive in the region and is demonstrating that with its participation at this week's International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF'13), which takes place May 7-10 at the Tüyap Fair & Exhibition Center, in Istanbul, Turkey.
RAK International Airport in the northern UAE has recorded first quarter results showing more than 30% increase revenues and a 42% growth in aircraft movements.
Emirates Airline's drive to persuade Boeing to push ahead with its plans to develop the 777X family could see it taking the preferential early delivery slots according to analysts in the region.
Legacy airline alliances have outlived their usefulness, according to Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways' president and chief executive officer, James Hogan.
