Iraq and its national carrier Iraq Airways will pay $300million to Kuwait Airways in compensation for Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait almost two decades ago, an Iraqi government spokesman said yesterday.
Dubai International Airport has posted its traffic figures for 2008, and that again in 2008 it remained the centre of Middle Eastern aviation with steady growth in passenger and cargo figures.
Cyprus Airways has signed a five year power-by-the-hour contract with A J Walter Aviation, the aircraft support specialist. The contract is for eleven aircraft, nine A320's and two A319's and includes inventory management of the airline's surplus stock.
Abu Dhabi based Empire Aviation Group has joined with Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC), to supply and operate Cessna 208 Grand Caravan planes between the UAE and major TDIC destinations in the emirate.
A major aircraft trading company is seeing a sustained demand for executive jets, as buyers take advantage of competitive prices for new and used executive aircraft.
Kuwait's newest full-service carrier Wataniya Airways received its first Airbus A320 today following the aircraft's maiden flight from Toulouse to Kuwait.
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways has received approval from the UAE's GCAA) for its Airbus A319 and A320 types, to operate in Category III B (CAT III B) low visibility conditions at Abu Dhabi International Airport.
Abu Dhabi International Airport's new Terminal 3 is set to be fully operational in the next few weeks, says Abu Dhabi Airports Company in a statement released on Sunday.
In spite of global recession, the price war among airlines has boosted travel activity in Kuwait City according to PNJ Kumar, general manager of Caesars Travels reported the Arab Times.
The Yemen Post has reported today that a Russian helicopter fired at a Yemeni fishing boat, injuring one of the four crew members. The boat was reported to have been outside of Yemeni waters in the Arabian Sea, according to Yemeni media.
Work on a new Saudi Arabian airport in Al-Ula, located close to the world famous historical site Madain Saleh, is progressing well and will be completed next year, according to Hani Jamalullail, director of engineering at Saudi's General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA).
VIP charter operator Comlux, whose A318 Elite was the centrepiece of the MEBA airshow in Dubai in November, has taken delivery today of its second new Airbus A318 Elite.
Lufthansa Technik who in November announced a massive deal with Saudi Arabia's NAS, has reorganised its international maintenance business, and has bundled it under Lufthansa Technik Maintenance International (LTMI).
Royal Jordanian Airlines has begun operating scheduled daily flights into Iraq. In addition to freighter services into Baghdad, it is also operating passenger flights using B737-200 and Embraer 175/195 aircraft into Baghdad, Basra, EBL and ISU.
Lebanon's Daily Star reported today that Middle East Airlines (MEA) chairman Mohammad Hout has said the time is not ripe to sell the airline's shares in 2009 due to the unfavourable market conditions.
An agreement signed between the Lebanese Canadian Bank and MEA (Middle East Airlines will help MEA expand its fleet by part funding the purchase of a new Airbus 330-200 airplane. The value of the loan is believed to be $65million.
