The world's largest aircraft charter specialist Chapman Freeborn has landed the prestigious Air Charter Provider of the Year accolade at the Air Cargo Africa 2011 awards in Nairobi, Kenya.
The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) said today that it has completed preparations for hosting Gulf Satellite Aided Search and Rescue Seminar to be held in Abu Dhabi next Sunday.
EgyptAir holding company chairman Hussein Massoud has been in talks to defer deliveries of its latest A330 order with Airbus as it fights against the challenges of reduced passenger loads following the uprising in Egypt.
AVISA and its sister company AVISA Gulf have become partners in the FLYFokker programme, the innovative life cycle support scheme for the Fokker fleet.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) issued a statement late yesterday announcing that its 67th Annual General Meeting (AGM) - which was to be held in Cairo - is now being moved to take place in Singapore from 5-7 June 2011.
The Boeing Company has named Jeffrey Johnson as president of Boeing Middle East. Johnson succeeds Paul Kinscherff, who has been appointed chief financial officer for international finance.
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) has announced the release of the General Contractor Tender for the Midfield Terminal Building (MTB), moving into the next phase of delivering Abu Dhabi International Airport with its iconic new terminal that will cater to the airport's dynamic passenger growth and support the Plan Abu Dhabi 2030.
The world's largest aircraft charter specialist Chapman Freeborn has landed the prestigious Air Charter Provider of the Year accolade at the Air Cargo Africa 2011 awards in Nairobi, Kenya.
Dubai Airports announced yesterday its January traffic results for Dubai International, reporting a 10% increase in year-on-year passenger numbers and a 3.9% rise in international freight volumes. January passenger numbers topped 4.25 million, an increase of 10% compared to 3.87 million recorded during the same month in 2010 as the airport crossed the four million passenger mark for the fifth time in seven months.
Bahrain-based Arcapita investments has sold its stake in Cirrus Industries, the manufacturer of the Cirrus SR22 light aircraft to the China Aviation Industry General Aircraft Company (CAIGA) for an undisclosed sum.
Hauling everything from giant panda bears to high-performance racing cars the Boeing 777 freighter in its first two years in service is earning the reputation as the work horse of the industry.
Virgin Galactic has signed a contract with the US-based Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) to fly scientists into space to conduct microgravity, biology, climate and astronomy research.
Airport International Group the consortium operating Queen Alia Airport in Jordan has reported that QAIA registered growth in January's traffic performance with almost 389,000 passengers, compared to around 368,462 passengers in January 2010, translating into a 5.6% year-over-year increase.
Middle East Airlines – Air Liban (MEA), the flag carrier of Lebanon, today signed an agreement to join SkyTeam in 2012. MEA will be the alliance's second member from the Middle East - following Saudi Arabian Airlines' confirmed membership effective in 2012 - with the MENA region a strategic growth market for SkyTeam.
The joint venture between the UAE's C4 Advanced Solutions and EADS has won a contract worth more than $550 million for the first stage of the UAE's command and control systems (ECCS).
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced international scheduled traffic results for January showing an 8.2% increase in passenger traffic and 9.1% growth in air freight compared to January 2010 but has warned that events in the Middle East could lead to more trouble for the airline industry.
With the head of Egypt's civil aviation department Ahmed Shafik being appointed interim prime minister of the country there has been a reshuffle in ministerial responsibilities.
The General Civil Aviation Authority of United Arab Emirates (GCAA) today confirmed that a Grumman 21T (Grumman Goose amphibian) aircraft crashed yesterday evening (27 February 2011) in Al Ain Airport.
