flydubai, Dubai's first low cost airline, celebrated its eighth inaugural flight in less than six months last night when the airline's first flight to Sudan touched down at Khartoum International Airport.
BAE Systems is displaying an Avro Business Jet (ABJ) for the first time at the Dubai Air Show - the aircraft type has been ordered by the Abu Dhabi royal flight as a presidential aircraft.
For the third time in as many years, Royal Jet - the Abu Dhabi headquartered international luxury executive flight services company - has won the coveted World Travel Award for the World's Leading Private Jet Charter.
Dubai-based Empire Aviation Group (EAG) will use the Dubai Air Show next week to announce its position as the region's largest corporate fleet operator – this is just two years after the company first launched its business at the Dubai Airshow 2007.
The "Aviation Asset Management in the Middle East" summit will take place this Thursday 12th November 2009 in Dubai, and will be chaired by Ahmed Al Haddabi, Senior Vice President Operations, ADAC.
Etihad Airways - the national airline of the UAE - has taken the top award at this year's World Travel Awards (WTA), being voted World's Leading Airline by more than 180,000 travel industry professionals from over 175 countries.
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) received the 'New Airport Development' award, during a Gala Dinner that took place at the prestigious Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation Awards for Excellence (CAPA) in Beijing, China.
Saudi Arabian military procurement staff will be at the Dubai Airshow next week and high on the nation's shopping list will be a potential purchase of six P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft from Boeing worth a reported US$1.3 billion.
Oman Air is to continue its expansion into tourist routes as part of its strategy to develop a niche in order to compete with the region's cash-rich major carriers Emirates, Etihad and Qatar.
Middle East Airlines - MEA - could be the next of the region's airlines to move from Government-owned into private hands following a path carved out by Royal Jordanian and soon Kuwait Airways
Bahrain's national football team departed today on a specially operated Gulf Air flight from Bahrain to Wellington to play next Saturday's decisive game against New Zealand which if they win, will secure them a place in the 2010 World Cup Finals in South Africa.
Turkish Airlines has signed a contract for the purchase of three additional Airbus A330-300 aircraft, bringing the total number of A330-300s ordered by the company to ten.
Emirates airline posted a net profit of Dhs 752 million (US$205 million), for the first six months of its current financial year ending 30th September 2009. This represents a 165 percent improvement compared to Dhs 284 million (US$77 million) net profits for the same period in 2008.
The new dedicated freighter variant of the successful A330 Family took to the skies yesterday during a four hour maiden flight over Toulouse. This milestone marks the start of a 180 hour flight-test and certification campaign, and paves the way for first delivery of the type to launch operator, Etihad Crystal Cargo, in the summer of 2010.
Dubai airline, Emirates, has announced plans for a major attack on business in the Asia Pacific area with additional capacity to Bangkok, Sydney, Manila and Jakarta.
Wataniya Airways, Kuwait's first premium full-service airline, has marked another milestone in its history by adding a new daily service to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Operations commenced, with a daily flight operating from Sheikh Saad Terminal, on 1st November.
Etihad Airways customers around the world will soon be able to fly to a host of new regional airports within the UK, following the signing of a new codeshare agreement with Flybe, the biggest regional airline in Europe.
Royal Jordanian will continue to rigorously control costs despite the company turning last year's losses into an operating profit, chief executive Hussein Dabbas said in Amman today
Royal Jordanian chief executive Hussein Dabbas has called on the Jordanian government to consult with airlines before making decisions on Open Skies agreements.
Sharjah-based Aerostar Asset Management will announce the formation of the "A-Team" at the Dubai Airshow (November 15-19) which is how the engine management company is marketing its alliance with Air India.
