A mobile escalator was delivered to Beirut's Rafik Hariri International Airport yesterday as a gift from Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz to President Michel Sleiman.
The first trainees to complete the food safety course following Oman Air's accreditation by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) as a Food Safety Training Centre, have just graduated at Muscat International Airport.
The site of the world's riches horse race is to soon lkely to be a winner for pilots and cabin crew of Emirates as the airline has announced plans to build a luxury new development to house its flying staff.
Lufthansa Systems today announced a positive operating result for the year 2010 despite a difficult economic environment and significant one-off costs. The company posted revenues of EUR 595 million, which was around 1.7 percent below the previous year.
Etihad Airways announced today that it will commence operations to Malé, the capital city of the Republic of Maldives, on November 1, subject to government approval.
The Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental successfully made its flight test today (yesterday in the US), taking off from Paine Field in Everett, in front of several thousand employees, customers, suppliers and community leaders.
The Etihad Airways Manchester City Football Club Soccer Schools return to Abu Dhabi this week, with youngsters from across the emirate set to receive top training tips and advice from Manchester City coaches.
Another Middle Eastern VIP aircraft operator has ordered a CTT Cair System to be installed in a Boeing VIP B777 aircraft The system will be installed in the unnamed customer's aircraft in the fourth quarter of this year.
An English version of the Arabic book on the history and future of civil aviation in Dubai which was launched by Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed al Maktoum last week is to be published soon.
As part of its strategy to develop leadership among UAE national employees in the organisation, Dubai Airports has announced the appointment of two Emiratis to executive positions within Human Resources & Development department.
Dubai-based international private jet company Ocean Sky, has said choosing the right local operator for an evacuation flight will be important if civil unrest spreads further across the Middle East.
Emirates is officially now one of the top airline brands in the world with a value of $3.62bn according to the Brand Finance Global 5000 listing which is issued today.
Suspended Afghani airline Pamir Airways, is accused on forging documents affecting a crash investigation and of owing more than $90 million to a Kabul bank. It has been given one month to defend against accusations.
Boeing has successfully completed high-speed taxi tests on the first 747-8 Intercontinental today. This is the last in a series of functional tests planned in preparation for first flight.
Airbus partner, Premium Aerotec, has successfully completed the curing of the largest A350 XWB fuselage panel made from carbon fibre at its site in Nordenham (Germany).
Gulf Air said today that all flights between Bahrain and both Iraq and Iran will remain suspended until Monday when flights to these countries are expected to resume to a normal timetable
Scheduled airline capacity increased 5% year-on-year according to the latest data for March from aviation analyst OAG Aviation, whilst the number of scheduled flights saw a 4% increase.
Jeppesen said today that it has completed a successful rapid decompression test of iPad 2. The successful test was completed to an altitude of 51,000 feet, proving the integrity of iPad 2 in the unlikely event of sudden cabin pressure loss.
