Pegasus Airlines, Turkey's leading low-cost carrier is launching new direct flights from Birmingham in the UK to the Turkish holiday destination of Antalya on 2nd May 2010.
The 2009 customer satisfaction survey for Gulf Air has been made public today and has shown the airline's overall satisfaction ratings increase by 8% from 2008 and its cabin crew rated as excellent.
Egypt's civil aviation minister, Air Marshall Ahmed Shafik was full of praise for two of the Egypt Air business that have won international recognition.
The new pipeline to supply aviation fuel to New Doha International Airport from Mesaieed refinery will become operational by the end of this year according to Mohamed al-Sobai, vice-chairman and managing director of Qatar's Woqod .
The UAE's Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA and the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC), signed an MOU in Montreal, Canada, under which the GCAA with the Academy of Technical Training (ATT) and the Gulf Centre for Aviation Studies (GCAS), will offer training courses and grants to AFCAC countries over the next two years for “developing specialised human resources in the civil aviation field.
Oman Air has raised its authorised capital by 67%, to a total of RO500 million ($1.3 billion), and chief executive Peter Hill has warned that the airline faces another tough financial year.
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) announced today that it has executed a deal with Emirates for the purchase/leaseback of eight GE90-115B engines to support the carrier's Boeing wide body fleet.
Pilatus Aircraft has recorded its highest ever operating income and record deliveries as well as celebrating its biggest ever order for PC-21 military trainers from the UAE
Fokker regional jets could be back on the procurement for airlines across the region if the Dutch owners get the expected go-ahead in the next few months.
Kuwait's premium service airline, Wataniya Airways, has announced it will start regular services to the Italian capital Rome on May 31st and to the Egyptian city of Alexandria on June 1st.
Associated Air Center (AAC) - the completions business owned by Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has delivered two Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) as well as its 13th Airbus Corporate Jet (ACJ). These deliveries represent AAC's 17th and 18th BBJ completions since becoming a BBJ-Approved Completion and Service Center in 2001.
Boeing announced today that all test requirements were successfully met during the 787 Dreamliner's ultimate load wing and fuselage bending test. This follows a thorough analysis of the results from a test on the 787 static test airframe
Etihad Crystal Cargo - a division of Etihad Airways - has announced it will launch a weekly service from its hub at Abu Dhabi International Airport to N'djamena, the capital of the Republic of Chad.
The UAE is in mourning following the tragic death of Sheikh Ahmed bin Zayed al-Nahyan the 41-year-old head of Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund, ADIA, and the younger brother of Abu Dhabi's ruler.
