Ram Menen, Senior Divisional Vice President of Emirates Sky Cargo, was presented with a prestigious Hall of Fame award at the Middle East Logistics Awards yesterday.
Flydubai's service to Chandigarh, India has run into problems before the first flight has even taken off. Due to start the scheduled service on July 23 the Indian Air Force has refused to grant permission for the no-frills carrier to land at the airport during night.
Saudi Arabia's advisory Shura Council recommended yesterday an initial public offering for flag carrier Saudi Arabian Airlines, instead of selling off its units piecemeal in a privatisation effort, reported Reuters.
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways has signed a MoU with Cyprus Airways which it says will pave the way for a codeshare agreement between the two carriers.
SITA, an aviation IT company, said the Arab Air Carriers Organisation is endorsing its newly-developed software that accurately measures carbon emissions from aircraft operations, reported the Khaleej Times.
Bjorn Naf, CEO of Gulf Air was the guest speaker at London's prestigious Aviation Club on Wednesday where he talked about the long-term strategic plan for Bahraini carrier Gulf Air
The 11 member airlines of the Arab Air Carriers Organisation (AACO) will become the first users of SITA's new Aircraft Emissions Manager when the system becomes available in October. Four global airlines - one from the Middle East - is currently testing the solution.
Aviation Lease And Finance Company (ALAFCO) has delivered nine aircraft so far this year to four customers as planned, said company chief Ahmad Alzabin.
After successfully providing security for Saudi Arabia's northern borders, EADS Defence & Security has been named as prime contractor for the entire border security programme for all of the Kingdom.
Dubai's low cost airline Flydubai, has agreed a deal to finance four Boeing 737-800 aircraft (worth US$320m), with GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS). The sale and leaseback agreement covers aircraft due to be delivered to flydubai from Boeing throughout the remainder of 2009, with two expected in July, one in October and one in December.
FlyDubai has signed a deal with GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) for the sale and leaseback of four Boeing 737-800 narrowbody airliners worth $320 million.
Emirates has increased its services to Asia with additional services to Colombo and Male from its Dubai hub. The capacity increase also signals the return of Emirates' Male – Colombo route.
Emirates, along with Pakistan International Airlines and Boeing finished a relief project to ensure medical relief was delivered to Pakistan. Following the recent fighting in the region 3 million Pakistanis have been made homeless and Boeing facilitated the donation of goods from Direct Relief International.
Cessna has, announced an agreement with the Turkish SSM (Undersecretariat for Defence Industries of the Ministry of National Defence) for 46 new 182 Turbo Skylane single-engine piston aircraft.
Aramex has announced a regional cargo agreement with Air Arabia. Under the terms of the agreement, Aramex will have access to Air Arabia's cargo facility in Sharjah International airport to operate a sorting hub for express shipments.
An A310-300 operated by Yemenia (Yemen Airways) with more than 150 people on board has crashed into the Indian Ocean near the Comoro Islands this morning. The aircraft was operating a scheduled service, flight number IY626, from Sana'a (Yemen) to Moroni (Comoro Islands).
Emirates Airlines has joined Boeing and PIA in launching a relief project to bring essential medical supplies to a tumultuous region of Pakistan where nearly three million Pakistanis have been made homeless due to recent fighting.
The first two of Saudi Arabia's 72 Eurofighter Typhoons have successfully arrived in Riyadh, less than two weeks after a formal roll-out ceremony was held in the UK.
Airbus subsidiary Tasc Aviation and Germany's Softec have signed a partnership agreement that they say will greatly help air carriers with passenger revenue accounting tasks from its new base in Dubai
UPS has announced a new joint venture headquartered in Dubai to coordinate management and growth of UPS express package, freight forwarding and contract logistics services across the Middle East, Turkey and portions of Central Asia.
