Air Arabia has announced today that it has been ranked first for the punctuality of its outbound flights from Domodedovo International Airport, Moscow.
Emirates is considering a refinance deal for the $550million Islamic bond that matures in June but according to financial news agency Reuters it has not ruled out repayment in cash.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) today announced global traffic results for April showing that total passenger demand rose 6.1% while freight demand was 4.2% down on April 2011, although the Middle East has bucked this trend with 14.5% growth in freight demand.
Bingo Airways, a new Polish charter airline, has started flight operations with its first Airbus A320 aircraft and the MENA region is among its first targets
Passenger traffic at Dubai International passed the 4.5 million mark for the fourth consecutive month, according to the April traffic report issued by Dubai Airports yesterday.
Saudi Arabian Airlines has today been formally renamed Saudia and has become a full member of the SkyTeam alliance while at the same time confirming the first stage of the long-awaited privatisation will go ahead in the next month.
Oman Air has appointed Jaffar Juma Al Lawati as country manager, for Oman making him responsible for achieving the set targets for Oman Air's hub station by optimising sales revenues and promoting the airline through various sales channels.
Dubai budget airline, Flydubai, has become the first UAE airline to be approved under the latest airworthiness requirements known as CAR M by the UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA).
Flydubai has signed with aircraft leasing, financing and management specialist Pembroke - a wholly owned subsidiary of Standard Chartered Bank - to finance two Boeing 737-800NG aircraft.
Flydubai has been recognised for its achievement in becoming the first airline in the UAE to be approved under CAR M by the UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA).
Under the High Patronage of King Mohammed VI and upon invitation of the Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (Masen), the Solar Impulse aircraft of Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg has completed half the leg of its flight to Morocco.
Dubai Duty Free (DDF) along with Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD), aims to raise $1.5 billion in loans to fund the Dubai airport expansion, Gulf News has reported.
Emirates has opened a dedicated lounge for First Class and Business Class passengers, as well as Gold members of Skywards - the airline's frequent flyer programme, at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport (IST).
An Etihad Airways Airbus A330-200 has become the first aircraft in the region to perform the environment friendly RNP-AR (Required Navigation Performance – Authorization Required) approach to Abu Dhabi International Airport.
BAE Systems has today been awarded a contract for £1.6 billion to support the future aircrew training requirements of the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF).
