Swine flu could have a significant impact on air traffic, warned IATA as it reported load factors for airlines last month on average fell 5.4% year-on-year as passenger demand continued to fall.
The developer of Queen Alia International Airport in Jordan is negotiating with the government over a plan to expand the airport's overall footprint from 86,000 sq. m to 100,000 sq. m reported the Jordan Times.
FlyDubai is one of seven airlines that will receive Boeing's new 737 Boeing Sky Interior from late 2010. It features what the planemaker said is soft, blue sky-like overhead lighting.
Investigators into the crash of the Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport have highlighted problems with the aircraft's radio-altimeter
Turkey wants to acquire Russia's next generation S-400 Triumph surface to air missile system, NATO codename SA-21 Growler, according to Rosonboronexport senior official Anatoly Aksyonov, news agency RIA Novosti reported.
Bahrain-based executive charter business Rizon is adding to its facilities having started work on a brand new business aviation FBO and hangar facility at Doha Airport. The new facility, similar to the size of its UK headquarters at London Biggin Hill now under construction, is scheduled for opening in early 2010.
With four aircraft now flying at BAE Systems' Warton aerodrome, and with the first four Royal Saudi Air Force pilots having completed training at RAF Coningsby, the Saudi Eurofighter Typhoon programme is gathering pace. A formal handover of the first aircraft is expected in the UK during June 2009. Jon Lake reports.
Bahraini operator Rizon has started work on a new FBO and hangar facility at Doha Airport. The new facility, similar to the size of its UK headquarters at London Biggin Hill now under construction, is scheduled for opening in early 2010.
AgustaWestland has unveiled a full-scale mock-up of the TUHP 149 helicopter at the IDEF show in Istanbul. The TUHP 149 is the AgustaWestland candidate for the Turkish Utility Helicopter Programme (TUHP).
Emirates SkyCargo has begun assisting the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) with the transport of humanitarian relief for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Sri Lanka.
Nova Airways, the Sudanese regional low-cost carrier that evolved from the country's leading travel agency has increased its fleet with a second Bombardier CRJ200 ER.
Following a two year evaluation of Comsoft's ADS-B sensor the UAE's GCAA has selected the German surveillance company to provide three operational ADS-B ground stations.
Dubai International said it expects its passenger traffic to rise following the launch of services by two new airlines, the addition of a new destinations and an increase in frequency of existing services, in the second quarter of 2009.
Yemen's Felix Airways has launched regional flights from Aden and Al-Rayan airports to the UAE emirate of Sharjah. Currently, the carrier flies twice a week to Sharjah, but it would like to increase the number of flights to the destination in the near future, said Mohammed Abdullah Al-Erashah, executive director of Felix Airways.
Dr Fadhil Safar, Kuwait's Minister of State for the Municipality and for Public Works, said the country needs a second airport in order to cope with the increasing number of travellers.
Chairman and CEO of Kuwait's ALAFCO, Ahmad Alzabin, announced that the operating profit of the company during the first half of its current fiscal year reached KD6.2m ($21.2m) million, and that ALAFCO earned a net profit of KD3.2m ($11m). The company's assets reached KD317m ($1 billion) and shareholders equity reached KD88.6 million ($303m) during the quarter.
Al Jaber Engineering and Contracting has been awarded a Dh4.3 billion ($1.17bn) contract to build Dubai International Airport's Concourse 3, according to COO Fatima Obaid Al Jaber.
Major improvements to two Gulf nations' air transport capability are on the way, with both opting for packages of Boeing C-17 Globemaster IIIs and Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules. Alan Dron reports.
Gulf Air has placed a $270 million U.S order for CFM56-5B engines to power 15 new Airbus A320 family aircraft scheduled for delivery between late 2009 and 2013.
The world's airlines have scheduled 6% fewer flights for April 2009 compared with the same month last year, with a 3% drop in seat capacity, but according to the latest statistics from OAG the Middle East is bucking the trend.
Project Phoenix, the Dubai-based Bombardier CRJ-200 executive VIP conversion specialist, has brought in a well known industry specialist to boost its sales team.
