Kuwait-based Jazeera Airways plans to open a second hub next year somewhere in the Middle East after recently pulling out of Dubai International Airport, its new chief executive said, reported The National.
Long-distance budget carrier AirAsia X considers low-cost airlines based in the Gulf to be its allies, not rivals, as it prepares to launch flights in October between Malaysia and the UAE, the company's chief said on Wednesday.
Gulf Air has announced that it will start Baghdad services on September 1 and additionally it will add the holy city of Najaf and Erbil, in Northern Iraq, by the end of September 2009.
Kuwaiti premium carrier, Wataniya Airways, has posted its results for the first half of 2009. The company reported a loss of KD5.9m ($20.6m), which is attributed to the company only beginning flight operations in January.
The UAE Armed Forces has requested up to US$526 million (Dh1.93bn) worth of Hellfire missiles and related equipment and services from US-based contractors, an extension for a series of UAE missile deals, reported The National.
By Steve Nichols. DubaiSat-1 was successfully launched into space on July 29 from Baikonour in Kazakhstan, reports the Emirates Institution for Advanced Science & Technology (EIAST).
Etihad Airways is to boosting its Indian flying programme with the addition of Hyderabad to its expanding global network. Services are set to start in November and will operate four times a week.
Thai Airways will restart flights to UAE capital after a six-year halt with flights between Bangkok and Abu Dhabi International Airport starting on October 26, reported The National.
Etihad Airways has enjoyed its busiest month ever with more than 616,000 passengers flying onboard the Abu Dhabi-based airline's flights during July, a nine per cent increase on passenger numbers for July 2008.
Budget flights from Abu Dhabi could be on the way after the UAE capital emerged as the front-runner to be the Middle Eastern hub for Malaysian no-frils carrier AirAsia X, reported The National.
Major challenges and issues, from airspace congestion and safety of ATC operations will come under the microscope at the Air Traffic Control (ATC) Optimisation Summit Middle East 2009; a four day summit, made up of a two day conference and two days of interactive workshops.
Etihad Airways has enjoyed its busiest month ever with more than 616,000 passengers flying onboard the Abu Dhabi-based airline's flights during July, a 9% increase on passenger numbers for July 2008.
Qatar Airways chief Akbar Al Baker says his Doha-headquartered airline has raised the bar by investing while others cut back and believes that the slump that has affected the world airline industry is short-term.
The new chief executive of Gulf Air should cut costs to reduce the losses of Bahrain's state-owned carrier, but laying off nationals in large numbers remains off-limits, members of parliament said on Monday, reported Reuters.
Qatar Airways has begun the soft-launch of its on-demand charter division, Qatar Executive, with the introduction of two newly delivered Challenger 605 business jets.
Gulf Air could modify some of its aircraft after airlines were ordered to replace speed sensors on Airbus A330 and A340 jets linked to the loss of an Air France flight, reported the Gulf Daily News.
A joint venture between two construction firms from Germany and the UAE says it has been awarded a contract to build a 21,600 square metre composites plant at Al Ain's aerospace cluster, reported The National.
Royal Jordanian and DHL Global Forwarding have signed an agreement that sees the Jordanian flag-carrier become the preferred carrier for the logistics company.
DAE Capital, the aircraft leasing and financial business arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), has delivered the first Boeing 737-800 Next-Generation aircraft to Garuda the national flag carrier of Indonesia.
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) today announced that Ukraine's leading international carrier, Ukraine International Airlines (UIA), will commence the first direct service from Abu Dhabi to the Ukrainian capital of Kiev.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced international scheduled traffic results for June showing passenger demand declining 7.2% compared to the same month in the previous year, while freight demand was down 16.5%. International passenger load factors stood at 75.3%, down from 77.6% recorded in June 2008.
Middle Eastern and African military forces will be a target for export sales of a new model of helicopter produced through a joint venture between Korea's KAI and the European Eurocopter giant.
