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.
Representatives from Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) today highlighted the importance of meeting current and future market demand through airport development and investment in training at the Middle East Business Aviation Conference (MEBAC) 2010 in Abu Dhabi.
Etihad Airways has signed a service agreement with MASDAR, the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, to purchase carbon credits for the airline's voluntary offset programme.
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has announced the appointment of Khawla Salem Al Badi as the airline's Head of Business Strategy Development in its Information Technology (IT) department.
Turkish Airlines is to open services to Alexandria from June 7. It already operates to Cairo and will be making use of the new Egyptian airport at the North African country's second city
Qatar Airways is pushing forward its plans to be the first airline to be operating with 100% synthetic jet fuel and the company believes 2014 is a reasonable timeframe for the development of that fuel.
Emirates airline has stepped up its preparations to launch flights to Prague - home to the famous Charles Bridge - by taking its message to the Czech capital's historic centre, that a non-stop flight to Dubai is just six weeks away.
CTC Aviation Executive Jet Services Limited, the private jet management division of CTC Aviation Group plc, announced today a 49% increase in business activity.
Rizon Jet has signed a significant block hour charter agreement for an initial four-month period to place one of its Challenger 605 aircraft with Prime Aviation in Kazakhstan.
Etihad Airways customers around the world will soon be able to fly to two of Greece's leading holiday destinations as well as Romania and Bulgaria for the first time, following the signing of a new codeshare agreement with Olympic Air.
Investigators are continuing to search the wreckage of the brand new Airbus A330-200 of Afriqiyah Airways which crashed on its final approach to Tripoli yesterday morning.
Dates have now been confirmed for the fourth edition of the AVEX International Airshow, which will take place from November 7th – 10th 2010 at the Sharm El Sheikh International Airport in Egypt.
French and Dutch air crash investigators are on their way to join in the investigation into the crash of an Airbus A330-200 operated by Afriqiyah Airways close to Tripoli Airport in Libya this morning.
Recognised as the aviation industry's launch pad for cabin interiors innovations, this year's Aircraft Interiors Expo which starts in Hamburg next Tuesday is expecting to see a range of new products and services being unveiled – their ultimate aim is to make flying more comfortable and more energy efficient while also taking care of airlines' bottom lines.
