Privately owned low-cost carrier Norwegian will increase its four-days-a week timetable for flights from Scandinavia to Dubai to a daily service during the winter season 2009-10, Gulf News has reported.
Sikorsky has introduced a new functionality for the S-92 helicopter to provide offshore oil operators with an automated approach that reduces cockpit workload and allows safer operations under challenging weather and operating conditions.
Air France KLM is to introduce an A380 superjumbo on its Dubai route to compensate for reducing its flight frequency to the Emirate as part of a number of recently released changes to its Winter schedule.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced today that it has presented its proposals for December's climate change talks to the UN Secretary General's Summit on Climate Change in New York.
Skytrax Research has confirmed Qatar Airways' certification as a world 5-Star Airline for the 2009/2010 ranking period, repeating it's earlier quality ranking success within this exclusive group of airlines.
UAE low-cost carrier Fly Dubai's delayed launch of its service connecting smaller Indian cities with the Middle East was due - according to a report in the Indian Express - to strong lobbying by Indian carriers and opposition by India's political parties.
Swiss International Air Lines has revealed the results of its latest customer survey that shows the new cabin on its A330-300s is a real hit, including on the Zurich-Dubai-Muscat route.
According to Airbus' latest Global Market Forecast, some 25,000 new passenger and freighter aircraft valued at US$3.1 trillion will be delivered from 2009 to 2028
International Air Charter (IAC) - one of the world's largest independent private jet charter brokers and consultants - has announced that demand for chartered jet services in the Middle East is expected to peak during Eid Al Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan. IAC has revealed that it has accordingly bolstered its fleet to accommodate the expected surge in demand, which has been the trend over the past several years.
A report by aviation data providers OAG, reveals that the Middle East saw both flights and capacity for travel to and from the region increase by 13% and 14% respectively last month.
SAS Scandinavian Airlines, the combined multinational airline of Denmark, Sweden and Norway, is ready to expand in the Middle East and to Asia by using Dubai as its regional hub said the newly appointed manager for the UAE, Albert Henschel.
Iran's Army Air Force will display a number of different types of operational aircraft in an air show next week, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Wednesday
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) today announced a revised global financial forecast predicting airline losses totaling US$11 billion in 2009. This is US$2 billion worse than the previously projected US$9 billion loss due to rising fuel prices and exceptionally weak yields. Industry revenues for the year are expected to fall by US$80 billion (15%) to US$455 billion compared with 2008 levels.
Etihad Airways, has welcomed the 100th cadet pilot to its flight training programme. Shareefa Al Bloushi, from Abu Dhabi, is a member of Etihad's tenth group of cadets which recently started the 18 month training programme at the Horizon Flight Academy in Al Ain. She is also the sixth female Emirati cadet pilot to join the programme, and eighth female overall.
Royal Jordanian and Siberia airlines (S7) signed a free sale codeshare agreement, where S7 will place its code on RJ flights operated on Amman-Domodedovo route. The agreement was effective as of yesterday, September 15.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) today announced a revised global financial forecast predicting airline losses totaling US$11 billion in 2009.
Oman Air's ambitions to compete on the long haul premium market took another step forward today when the Muscat based airline took delivery of its first A330-200 widebody jet.
Thales has delivered the first of seven TopSeries IFE systems onboard Oman Air's new A330 aircraft. Thales says this TopSeries system configuration is the most capability-rich platform, flying with features such as live landscape camera, satellite TV, duty free shopping and ordering, passenger surveys, food and beverage services, cached websites, a personal electronic device interface and much more.
A new budget airline formed by Egyptian Travco Group and the United Arab Emirates' Air Arabia hopes to begin operating by the end of 2009 from as many as five Egyptian airports, the head of Travco said.
Dubai Airports' traffic forecast for Dubai International Airport and Dubai World Central-Al Maktoum International projects a 13.6% international passenger traffic growth in 2010.
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) has announced the roll out of free Wi-Fi and Internet access throughout Abu Dhabi International Airport. Fifty new walk-up kiosks are now fully operational in the newly opened Terminal 3, following the success of 15 walk-up kiosks that were launched in Terminal 1 last year.
