Gulf Air is offering its passengers to Frankfurt a new special incentive - free rail travel to anywhere in Germany on arrival. The airline has also agreed discount rail connection tickets in London.
Saif Mohammad Al Suwaidi, Director General of the UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), has been elected Chairman of the Executive Council of the Arab Civil Aviation Commission (ACAC).
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) today released its monthly traffic report for Abu Dhabi International Airport, which shows the double-digit growth experienced since the start of 2010 is still holding strong.
Lockheed Martin has signed a $40 million foreign military sales contract to deliver Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATPs) to the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF). This is the second Sniper ATP purchase in a multi-year precision sensor modernisation programme to improve precision targeting, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capability of Royal Saudi Air Force F-15S aircraft.
Bahrain Airport Company has appointed Gordon Dewar - currently Managing Director of Edinburgh Airport - as its CEO. He will be taking up his new post at the beginning of July.
Dubai's first low cost airline, notched up its 15th destination last night when its inaugural flight to the ancient Egyptian city of Luxor took off from Dubai International Airport's Terminal 2.
Etihad Airways today won three awards for its First Class products and services at the Skytrax World Airline Awards in Hamburg, including the award for 'World's Best First Class'.
Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has coordinated a series of aircraft charters to New Orleans, USA through its offices worldwide - including its Dubai office - to help tackle the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
PCI Geomatics - a world leading developer of geo-imaging solutions - has appointed GISTEC as its Master Distributor for the Middle East, to promote and sell its Geomatica® software suite (including GeoImaging Tools) across the Middle East, particularly among the national mapping agencies and aerospace & defence industries.
DHL has expanded its air network with an Aerologic route linking the UAE to Asia and Europe. The move follows increased demand from the UAE business community to facilitate growing trade between the UAE and its largest trading partner, China.
Emirates and DHL have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a strategic security partnership to enhance air cargo security in the region. Through this partnership, Emirates Group Security and DHL Express will strengthen their collaboration in air cargo security, share best practices and information on security threats, and promote joint training and educational activities.
Kuwait Finance House (KFH) signed a deal with Turkish Airlines to lease three Airbus A320-200 aircraft for seven years, with ALAFCO financing the purchase and lease of the aircraft, in addition to managing the deal on behalf of KFH.
Hastie Group Limited - a leading international provider of technical services to the building and infrastructure sectors - has received the contract to provide the mechanical, electrical and plumbing services for the New Doha International Airport (NDIA) aircraft wash apron.
Emirates' A380 superjumbo will make a much-anticipated return to New York on 31st October, the airline has announced. The aircraft's reinstatement on one of Emirates' double daily JFK routes comes as the carrier reported a significant increase in revenue for the Americas in 2009-10, representing a year-on-year rise of 8.1%.
Air Arabia - the first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC) in the Middle East and North Africa - has been named 'Best Low-Cost Airline' at the Business Traveller Awards Middle East.
Gulf Aviation Academy (GAA) has been awarded the highly-accredited and internationally recognised European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Part-147, to provide Aircraft Engineering Type training, and to conduct examinations in conformance with global aviation benchmarks. The Academy successfully completed the rigorous accreditation process - which typically takes up to one year - in a record four months.
Qatar Airways has begun cargo operations using its brand new Boeing B777 Freighter, with the plane's first flight departing from Doha for Amsterdam early this morning.
Qatar Airways announced today that it has selected Thales to provide in-flight entertainment and communication systems for the airline's Boeing 787 aircraft.
The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has announced that average growth of UAE air traffic movements in the first four months of 2010 was 11.5%, with a total of 205, 700 air traffic movements, compared with 184, 700 during the same period last year.
According to the latest International Air Transport Association (IATA) Premium Traffic Monitor for March 2010, demand for business and first-class seats continued to rise strongly as growth in air travel has been boosted by the economic recovery.
Reuters reports that a local Pamir Airways plane with 38 passengers and five crew on board, including six foreigners, crashed in Afghanistan's inaccessible, mountainous Hindu Kush region near Kabul on Monday.
Saudi Arabian Airlines - Saudi Arabia's national airline - has become the newest operator of the Airbus A330, after taking delivery of its first long range Airbus aircraft in almost 30 years.
Royal Jet today announced the launch of its '100 Club' for private jet travellers. With this new corporate relationship programme, companies can now take advantage of even more attractive benefits.
