Boeing's B787 delays to Royal Jordanian means the Amman-based airline is heading for an expensive cabin refurbishment programme to enable it to remain competitive in terms of cabin comfort with other Middle Eastern airlines.
Royal Jordanian is to adopt the full Amadeus Altéa Customer Management and ecommerce suite of solutions following the signing of a ten-year agreement. The investment is part of Royal Jordanian's drive for modernisation and growth in the Middle East, and through its membership of the oneworld Alliance.
Esterline CMC Electronics' new 10.4 inch Class 2 PilotView Electronic Flight Bag, launched at NBAA last year and selected by Boeing for its Next-Generation 737s and BBJs, will be installed on N-G 737s starting in the third quarter of 2010. The Class 2 EFB system will be available on production airplanes and for retrofit.
Gulf Air's new winter timetable is introduced this week and the Bahrain airline says it is boosting Bahrain's credentials as the fastest hub in the region with reduced business travel time and immediate connectivity to key destinations.
Abu Dhabi International Airport announced its traffic figures for the first three quarters of 2009 at the ACI World Annual General Assembly (WAGA) - which opened in Kuala Lumpur today - demonstrating continued and steady passenger growth at 7.5%, over the same period last year.
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has been voted the airline with the region's best treasury team by the Association of Corporate Treasurers Middle East (ACTME).
Gulf Air's chief executive Samer Majali has been re-elected as a member of the Board of Governors of International Air Transport Association (IATA) - the global airline industry's representative body.
Mohamed Abubaker Al Farea, Vice President, Corporate Safety, Security and Quality, Etihad Airways, has been announced as Conference Chairman for the Aviation Asset Management in the Middle East Conference.
Oman Air launched its new non-stop service between Muscat, capital of Oman, and the Maldives this week. The new flights to Malé will depart Muscat Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, returning the same day.
Saudi Arabian Airlines has taken delivery of its first A320 directly bought from Airbus at a delivery ceremony in Toulouse today with His Excellency Engineer Khalid Al Molhem, Director General of Saudi Arabian Airlines, and Airbus President and CEO, Tom Enders.
Etihad Airways took the top marketing honour at this year's Middle East Business Achievement Awards, which were announced in Dubai yesterday during the Leaders in Dubai Business Forum.
Qatar and UK executive charter operator Rizon is to take two new aircraft on its Qatari AOC and is progressing with completion of its FBOs in both centres.
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum President of Dubai's Department of Civil Aviation, has made an on-site inspection of the additional exhibition facilities for next month's Dubai Airshow, erected due to unprecedented demand.
The brightest aviation experts, leading airlines and airport authorities gathered yesterday evening at the W Doha Hotels & Resorts for the Leaders in Aviation Award Ceremony.
Qatar Airways continued its expansion into India with the launch of its second route within two weeks – to the idyllic beach holiday destination of Goa.
The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), yesterday announced its preliminary report on the fatal accident of Boeing 707 Cargo airplane on 21st October 2009.
Qatar Airways is "very interested" in buying Bombardier Inc's CSeries jetliners - but needs to address commercial issues before making an order - the airline's chief executive Akbar al-Baker told Reuters on Sunday at the Doha Aviation Summit.
