Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) and Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company have announced the opening of Abu Dhabi International Airport Expo check-in at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) capable of handling both passenger and full baggage check-in.
The formal contracts have been signed to allow a consortium of L&T Oman and Galfar Engineering & Contracting to begin work on modernising and expanding Salalah Airport in Oman.
Gulf Air commenced services to the Italian city of Milan today with the inaugural flight leaving Bahrain International Airport at 2:15 am (local time).
The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has said the lack of a flight data recorder has impeded efforts to determine the cause of the Grumman G-21 aircraft crash at Al Ain Airport last month.
The depth of the debts of failed airline Wataniya Airways became apparent today with the announcement to the Kuwaiti Stock Exchange following the company's suspension of services.
Flights to and from Lebanon have been suspended by Gulf Air until March 31, a day after the kingdom warned its nationals not to travel there following declarations of support by Hezbollah for protests in the kingdom.
In a special ceremony held at the Shangri-La's Barr Al Jissah Resort and Spa in Muscat today, Oman Air and CFM International celebrated 10 years of cooperation and together marked the achievement of 500,000 engine flight hours on the airline's fleet of CFM56-7B engines.
Boeing is expanding its GoldCare service to include the Next-Generation 737 product line. The company is in advanced discussions with multiple customers regarding the tailoring of GoldCare solutions for their 737 fleets.
Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. (TAI) - a major international F-35 Lightning II supplier to Northrop Grumman Corporation - has delivered its first production air inlet duct for the jet.
Turkey has announced that it is putting the planned purchase of 100 F-35 fighter jets from the US on hold because the Pentagon is not sharing the source code used in the software designed for the aircraft or codes that might be used externally to activate the planes.
Visiongain - an independent business information provider - has identified the Middle East as a key aviation security market in its new aviation report, 'The Aviation Security Market 2011-2021'.
Qatar Airways - as part of the airline's ongoing recruitment drive fuelled by its expansion - recently participated in the '4th Annual Career Fair for Qatari Students studying in the UK' where airline recruiters met potential candidates to discuss job prospects.
Cambridge Airport has won a contract to provide Air Traffic Control Training for personnel to operate at three airports in Oman located at Marmul, Fahud and Qarn Alam.
Insurance issues relating to the space industry will take centre stage at an international conference to be held in Abu Dhabi in May, when experts from across the world will discuss market conditions for the sector's future at the Global Space & Satellite Forum (GSSF).
Rolls-Royce announced yesterday that it has won a $200m order from Turkish Airlines for Trent 700 engines to power three Airbus A330 freighter aircraft. The contract includes a TotalCare® long-term service agreement.
Embraer delivered the first EMBRAER 175 jet to Oman Air yesterday, at the Company's headquarters in São José dos Campos, Brazil. The aircraft will serve the airline's regional routes operating from Muscat International Airport.
Lufthansa Technik reported its annual financial performance saying it ended fiscal year 2010 with a slight increase in revenue in a market in which demand is now also rising.
Wataniya Airways announced yesterday that passengers stranded in Dubai, Beirut, Cairo, with return tickets to Kuwait can use their tickets to fly on Jazeera Airways and Kuwait Airways.
