Qatar Airways' entry into two African cities this week marks the first of potentially more route launches on the Continent as the airline's CEO spelled out a commitment to grow its regional operations.
Airbus will present its modern and eco-efficient aircraft family at this year's Dubai Airshow (13-17 November). In the static display area visitors will be able to see an A330-300 passenger aircraft on the 13th November and the new A330-200 Freighter on the 15th November.
Emirates airline produced a net profit of US$ 225 million for the first six months of its current financial year ending 30th September 2011, the company said today.
Earlier today Bahrain's national carrier Gulf Air announced the launch of 'Falcon Cargo', its newly branded cargo umbrella offering faster transit and delivery times.
RAK Airways has marked the expansion of its route network to 10 destinations, with the introduction of flights to Khartoum, Sudan. Effective December 15th, 2011 RAK Airways will offer three flights a week to Sudan's capital city.
Gulf Air has announced services to three more destinations in Saudi Arabia– Gassim, Yanbu and Taif, taking the total number of cities to seven in the Kingdom.
Air Arabia has announced its financial results for the three months ending September 30, 2011, demonstrating sustainable profitability during the third quarter of this year.
The Port of Salalah has signed an agreement with Oman Air Cargo that will strengthen links between the Sultanate's sea and air freight transport sectors, as well as increase opportunities to develop Oman's European freight transport market.
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) has announced that the Quality Assurance Department received 2 STAR Awards for “Best Public Sector Complaint Management & Service Recovery” in recognition of the effective customer service policies at Abu Dhabi International Airport.
More than 100 aviation experts from across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have gathered for two days of intense discussions in Jordan, to find new ways to improve the efficiency, safety and sustainability of air transport. The meeting comes as the International Air Transport Association (IATA) revealed traffic figures showing a sharp fall in capacity growth from the Middle East carriers, reflecting the uncertain economic outlook.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced traffic results for September showing diverging trends for cargo and passenger traffic. Passenger traffic was 5.6% higher than the same month last year and stronger than the 4.6% year-on-year growth recorded in August.
The head of Portugal's national carrier Fernando Pinto has revealed that "one or two" Gulf carriers have expressed an interest in the acquisition of TAP when it becomes privatised next year.
