Jazeera Airways has launched four new routes from Kuwait and Bahrain, and increased frequencies from Dubai and other points in the airline's network as it continues to grow its network and fleet this morning at the Arabian Travel Market.
Pakistani carrier Shaheen Air has announced the launch of twice-weekly service to Muscat from Peshawar. The services are scheduled to start from May 17 and will operate on Sundays and Thursdays.
Syrian Pearl Airlines officially received its first aircraft a BAe 146-300 with 96 seats on Sunday and started commercial operations yesterday. The new airline is the first private Syrian company to offer scheduled flights.
Algeria has begun delivering military equipment to Mali as part of strengthened military cooperation between the neighboring countries, Agence France Presse reported.
Passenger traffic through Dubai International Airport is still on the rise and the hub was "still in positive growth territory", said chief executive Paul Griffiths.
Saudi Arabia will invest more than $12.3 billion (46bn Saudi riyals) to overhaul its airports until 2020. And is setting up a new company to manage its 27 hubs according to a senior civil aviation authority official the Gulf Times reported.
Following a poor first quarter Royal Jordanian's net loss has almost doubled to $12 million (JD8.5m) compared to a loss of $6.2m (JD4.4m) for the same period last year.
Wataniya Airways announced today the expansion of its route network to include daily flights to Amman. This is one of the most popular destinations for travellers from Kuwait and will help to provide additional seating capacity in time for the busy summer schedule.
Passengers have been 'brainwashed' into thinking that air travel is cheap and airlines both network and low cost carriers need to review the way they operate and think innovatively if they are to survive - that was the key message to come from a panel session at the Aviation Outlook Conference in Abu Dhabi .
The Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO) ihas announced the date of its 42nd Annual General Meeting - under the Patronage of HRH Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Premier, Minister of Defense & Aviation and the Inspector Genera - at Jeddah Hilton Hotel in Saudi Arabia on 17-19 October 2009.
Luxury executive jet company Royal Jet will join airlines from around the Middle East in supporting the Arabian Travel Market which opens at Dubai International Convention and Exhibitrion Centre on May 5 and runs until May 8. Royal Jet is the only private aviation company exhibiting at ATM and as a major stakeholder in the development of Abu Dhabi has partnered with Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority.
Middle Eastern buyers of Cessna's Citation Columbus are in-line to receive their share of $50million in deposit refunds as the US planemaker suspends its largest jet programme.
Emirates has begun using a second cockpit laptop to crosscheck flight crews' data calculations for take offs following the A340-500 tailstrike at Melbourne in March.
Airline alliances hinder free competition, and protectionism borne of the 'credit crunch' is making things worse. This is the message from Emirates Airlines as it struggles against the alleged tactics of the Star Alliance, SkyTeam and oneworld. Ian Sheppard reports.
Sharjah-based no-frills airline Air Arabia has launched its Air Arabia Maroc subsidiary at Casablanca airport, the airline announced yesterday. Operations are scheduled to start on May 6 with an inaugural service to London Stansted in the UK.
As virtually every worldwide economic graph heads downward and countries grapple with shrinking economies, the ripples have reached even the booming Gulf states. Alan Dron looks at the changing face of the air freight world.
Celebrating performance excellence in the logistics sector, the 2009 Middle East Logistics Awards will present 24 awards in various categories at a gala ceremony on Tuesday 30th June, 2009.
Air India Express is to start flights tomorrow (April 30) from Abu Dhabi to Tiruchirapally and then onto Chennai on Thursdays and Saturdays using Boeing 737-800 aircraft in a single economy class configuration.
