A J Walter the UK headquartered and Dubai-based independent provider of commercial aircraft spares support is moving into the business aviation market.
Etihad Airways has signed a multi-tiered agreement with Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) to support the emirate's involvement in the 2011/12 Volvo Ocean Race.
RAK Airways has expanded its route network with flights to Peshawar and Lahore in Pakistan. Effective November 2011, RAK Airways will offer two flights a week to Peshawar and Lahore.
Production of Bombardier's new Learjet 85 aircraft has officially begun as the programme successfully exited the Aircraft Level Critical Design Review, Bombardier said at NBAA today.
A Turkish Sky Airlines plane carrying 156 passengers on a flight from Baden Baden in Germany has a landing gear collapse when landing at Antalya airport in southern Turkey earlier today.
Embraer is facing delays to its Legacy 500 programme which it says is down to a software problem in the fly-by-wire programe which is now being worked on by the software supplier.supplier.
Jeddah's Aviation Link management company signed a deal at NBAA in Las Vegas for two Airbus aircraft. One is an ACJ319 corporate jet and the other in an A319 airliner.
Qatar Airways' cargo division has announced it will begin scheduled dedicated freighter services to three North American destinations – Atlanta, Houston and Toronto.
A new corporate jetliner formally entered the market at NBAA in Las Vegas today when Bahrain-based, Swiss-owned Comlux became the launch customer for the Sukhoi Business Jet (SBJ).
Bombardier Aerospace said today that the interior completion of its new Global 7000 and Global 8000 business jets - which will be capable of non-stop flights between Dubai and Sydney - will take place at its Global Completion Centre in Montreal.
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) became the first airport operator in the region to publish a corporate resposibility report detailing the organisation's impact on the environment and its relationship with the community both in the company and with its neighbours
IATA has expressed its disappointment in the opinion of the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) which did not support the air transport industry's challenge to Europe's plan to include international aviation in its emissions trading scheme (EU-ETS) from 2012. A final decision is expected later this year.
Etihad Airways today reported revenue growth of 39% to $1.1 billion (Q3 2010: $785m) on passenger numbers up 18% to 2.25 million (1.9 million) in the airline's strongest ever third quarter. Seat factor increased by 3.8% to 80.7%, the highest quarterly result in its history.
Etihad Airways today reported revenue growth of 39% to $1.1 billion (Q3 2010: $ 785 million) on passenger numbers up 18% to 2.25 million (1.9 million) in the airline's strongest ever third quarter. Seat factor increased by 3.8% to 80.7%, the highest quarterly result in its history.
Pegasus Airlines and Turkish Technic have signed a base maintenance services agreement for a Boeing 737-500 redelivery check and B737-400 C check. Maintenance will be carried out at Turkish Technic's facilities in Istanbul, Turkey, within the fourth quarter of 2011.
The number of smartphones carried by airline passengers has doubled over the last year making them an important tool for travelers wishing to check-in remotely, access flight information on the go, or use an emerging range of flight-related applications, according to the 2011 SITA - Air Transport World Passenger Self-Service Survey published today.
Eurocopter has successfully tested a hybrid helicopter that combines a turboshaft internal combustion engine with an electric motor for a world premiere, marking a new milestone in its innovation roadmap that opens the way for further enhancements in rotary-wing aircraft safety.
