Etihad Airways today announced the appointment of Captain Salah Awadh Alfarjalla Al Ameri as Vice President of Aviation Security and Cadet Pilot Development.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced today that it expects airlines to post a global profit of $2.5 billion in 2010 - which is a marked improvement on its March forecast of a $2.8 billion loss – with Middle Eastern carriers expected to post their first profit since 2005 of $100 million.
Arabsat-5B, which was launched by a Russian Proton M rocket from the Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan early this morning, successfully detached from the launch vehicle to then continue its suborbital trajectory flight into its targeted orbit.
Dubai Airports yesterday announced two initiatives that will significantly reduce noise and emissions both inside and outside of Dubai International Airport for the benefit of customers, surrounding communities and the environment.
Etihad Airways customers around the world will soon be able to fly to Budapest following the signing of a new codeshare agreement with Hungarian carrier, Malev Airlines.
Flydubai last night landed at its first Indian destination Lucknow, which is the capital of India's most populous state Uttar Pradesh, in the north east of the country.
Flydubai has completed its first full year in operation with almost one million passenger bookings and more than three quarters of a million passengers to date.
Safi Airways the international airline of Afghanistan has announced four executive management appointments as part of its strategic expansion plan for the region, and to increase the airline's competitiveness and cater to the rapid growth in the demand for air travel in the region.
Jordanian airline, Royal Falcon Airlines, has begun direct flights from Marka Airport, Amman to Abu Dhabi International Airport, twice weekly, from today.
Oman Air has announced a new partnership with Hertz,the world's largest general use car rental company, to provide members of its Sindbad Frequent Flyer Programme with access to special offers and best available rates in the airline's key destination markets.
Honeywell announced today that it will be analyzing the effects of ash ingestion in two of its TPE331 turboprop engines used to gather scientific data during recent volcanic eruptions and flights into the subsequent ash cloud over Europe.
Abu Dhabi based Emirates Advanced Investments (EAI) is close to beginning manufacture of a laser guidance system for 2.75 inch rockets, which are used by helicopter-based defence systems
Libyan air crash investigators say that there is no evidence so far that mechanical failure caused the crash of the new Airbus A330 that crashed on approach to Tripoli Airport on May 12.
Gulf Air today announced the launch of regular services to three new destinations - the Holy City of Medina in Saudi Arabia, Alexandria in Egypt and Aleppo in Syria all starting in June. F While in the past the airline has operated flights to Alexandria and Aleppo as part of its summer schedule, the airline has never flown to Medina before.
