The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced leadership changes at the conclusion of the Association's 67th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit in Singapore.
Saudi Arabian value carrier, Nasair, is to launch new flights to Karachi, Pakistan on June 18. The airline will operate daily scheduled flights from both Riyadh and Jeddah airports.
In a move to reduce the delays of mishandled baggage, air transport IT provider SITA has enabled its WorldTracer baggage tracing service to be used by agents on mobile devices at airports.
Eclipse Aerospace, - the VLJ manufacturer part-owned by Turkish investors -. announced today the “sold out” success of the Avio IFMS completion programme.
Inmarsat has won top honours at an industry forum for its contribution to the development of the satellite communications sector in the Middle East region.
Air Arabia Egypt is to commence direct services to the cities of Riyadh and Dammam, KSA, from the carrier's main hub in Burj Al Arab International Airport, Alexandria.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on the global aviation industry to build a platform for a sustainable future based on renewed leadership, continuous innovation, and a united stand in addressing challenges and finding solutions.
Higher fuel costs, unrest in the Middle East and Africa and natural disasters in Japan will lead to a halving of forecast industry profits this year warned IATA director general Giovanni Bisignani at today's formal opening of the IATA AGM in Singapore
A new conference has been scheduled for Dubai in the Autumn. Emerging Markets - Fall of Debris / Bird Strike Prevention Conference 2011” will be held in Dubai on the 26th& 27th October 2011, under the patronage of Department of Civil Aviation, Dubai, and organized by Arabian Reach MFZ LLC, in association with Media Sultan Group.
Dubai based, worldwide trip support provider Fly Aviation Services donated $6,000 to Ugandan charity Quicken Trust, as a direct result of its participation at the EBACE show in Geneva last month.
Etihad chief eecutive James Hogan made a vital diversion en route to this week's IATA AGM in Singapore and stopped in Canada to urge the authorities there to keep an open mind on open skies
UK Apache attack helicopters, flying from HMS Ocean, conducted their first operational sorties over Libya this weekend as part of NATO's Operation Unified Protector to protect civilians under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973.
EgyptAir said in Singapore today that its operations are back to normal but that the decision to move the 67th AGM from Cairo to Singapore was the right one and based on IATA's full understanding of the situation and EgyptAir's need to have full concentration on restoring operations
Gulf Air said tonight that it welcomes the announcement of the FIA (Federation Internationale de L'Automobile) World Motor Sport Council to reintroduce the Bahrain Grand Prix to the 2011 calendar and the Bahrain Government's acceptance to host 2011 GULF AIR FORMULA 1™ BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX from 28 to 30 October.
The continued growth of the Gulf's national airlines - which are expanding their fleets and route networks - does not bode well for regional carriers such as Air Arabia, according to Nomura Holdings.
Fujairah International Airport has announced that it has selected ALES for the supply of Air Traffic Control System and ERA for the Wide Area Multilateration radar. The announcement was made at the Airport Show in Dubai this week.
