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.
Airbus, EADS EFW and their Russian partners, United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) and IRKUT, have jointly decided to stop the A320/A321 Passenger to Freighter (P2F) conversion development programme for economic reasons and, therefore, to launch the necessary legal procedures for the termination of the joint venture “Airbus Freighter Conversion GmbH (AFC)”.
Emirates is hoping to make Dubai more affordable than ever this summer after announcing its global 'Summer Smiles' campaign. Running until 30th September, the promotion coincides with Dubai's 'Global Kids Go Free in Dubai' campaign and Dubai Summer Surprises, when Dubai stores have summer sales.
Emirates has begun its daily flights to Geneva from Dubai with the inaugural flight including passengers from Australia, Ethiopia, Tanzania, India, Bangladesh, Kuwait, Iran and Mauritius.
Global research firm Oxford Economics, has completed an in-depth study of Emirates Airlines and Dubai Airports and cleared the UAE companies of unfair competition in its report
Etihad and American Airlines announced today that they will build on their existing codeshare relationship by offering their passengers the opportunity to earn frequent flyer miles on flights booked on each other's networks.
Vice president and general manager of BAE Systems Qatar, Michael Bentinck and his team took time out today to celebrate the completion of the 100th Typhoon aircraft which was built at the UK's final assembly facility at Warton in Lancashire.
Paul Griffiths, ceo of Dubai Airports, Tim Clark, president of Emirates Airlines and Etihad chief executive James Hogan, are among the key industry leaders confirmed as speakers at the 67th International Air Transport Association (IATA) Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit in Singapore on 6 June 2011.
The Middle East was the only region in the world to see aerospace insurance premiums rise last year, according to the annual report on the aerospace industry issued today by the Aon Corporation.
