ROUTES09: A senior Etihad official has urged governments not to pull up the shutters to counter the financial crisis and to press ahead with liberalisation of airline markets.
ROUTES09: Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) has been named as the host organisation for the 18th World Routes Development Forum, which will be held in Abu Dhabi, 2012.
Routes 09: Airport and tourism authorities around the world have no choice but to work hand-in-hand to develop their cities as major destinations, says Sayed Mohammed Mehdi, director of marketing and promotion at Bahrain International Airport.
ROUTES09: Dubai Airport is in talks to welcome a foreign airline to become the anchor-carrier at the new Al-Maktoum International airport - part of the Dubai World Central complex
Low-cost carrier Bahrain Air plans to conclude the purchase of three Airbus planes this year but has scrapped plans to buy a fourth one, reports Reuters.
ROUTES 2009 - Abu Dhabi Airport said today that is has completed the roll out of free Wi-Fi and internet access with 50 new walk-up kiosks fully operational in the newly opened Terminal 3, following the success of 15 walk-up kiosks which were launched in Terminal 1 last year.
Royal Air Maroc has announced a five-year electronic charting service contract with Jeppesen which will help the airline make the transition from using standard paper navigation charts to adopting tailored, digital information in the cockpit.
ROUTES 09: Oman Air has unveiled its programme of new European routes and is launching three key new European destinations and is introducing brand new Economy, Business and First Class cabins to its non-stop daily London Heathrow - Muscat route.
Oman Air, has stepped in to help a group of secondary school students achieve their dreams of taking part in the F1 in Schools World Championship Finals 2009, to be held in London from 15-17th September.
Emirates Airline - the Middle East's largest airline - has announced the construction of an Emirates Lounge at Birmingham Airport on the occasion of the airport's 70th anniversary celebrations.
The Middle East is continuing to lead the aerospace world out of the downturn, according to a new survey released today by international legal practice Norton Rose Group.
Donbassaero Airlines Company has launched the Donetsk-Dubai route with plans to start flights from October 2009 for the winter season, the Kyiv Post has reported.
Air Arabia - MENA's largest low-cost carrier - and the hospitality firm Travco Group, announced today the signing of a joint venture agreement to launch a new low-cost carrier based in Egypt.
A top Russian official has confirmed that a contract to supply MiG-31 fighter jets to Syria exists, but work on the aircraft had been frozen, reported the daily Kommersant.
Project Phoenix has announced the delivery of the first high-specification Phoenix CRJ No 1 (Serial No 7211) to a Macau-based businessman. The delivery took place on August 24 at the Flying Colours Corporation completion facility in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
Farnborough International Limited (FIL), co-organiser of the inaugural Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS), has announced that 60% of the event's exhibition space has already been sold.
Air India Express' new route launch between Abu Dhabi and the Indian city of Amritsar increases Abu Dhabi's already strong connectivity to the Indian subcontinent and is set to better serve the large Indian expatriate community in the Emirate.
According to a report by AFP Serbia has confirmed that Iraq wants to recover aircraft that were sent to the country while it was still part of Yugoslavia for servicing some 20 years ago.
F&E Aerospace – organiser of the Dubai Air Show – has confirmed that a business jet designed to fly executives at twice the speed of today's aircraft will be displayed at this year's Dubai Airshow.
