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The Emirates Group has marked its 23rd consecutive year of profit with a record performance of AED 5.9 billion (US$ 1.6 billion) net profit, despite a challenging business climate. The 2010-11 Annual Report of the Emirates Group - comprising Emirates Airline, dnata and their subsidiary companies – was released in Dubai today at a news conference hosted by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum,…
Oman Air Cargo is participating at Transport Logistic 2011, Munich, the world´s largest trade fair for logistics, mobility, IT and supply chain management. The event takes place from 10th to 13th May 2011 and is hosted by Munich International Trade Fairs. The new Munich Trade Fair Centre, where the event is being held, is expecting more than 1,880 exhibitors from 59 countries, 44% of whom are drawn from…
Qatar Airways Cargo has expanded its dedicated freighter routes with new services to Kuwait. Freighter operations to Kuwait are served with an Airbus A300 freighter on the route boosting Qatar Airways Cargo capacity in the airline’s home region – the Gulf. The new dedicated freighter route to the capital Kuwait City complements the existing freighter services in the Gulf to Riyadh, Dubai and Bahrain and will…
Oman Air, The National Carrier of the Sultanate of Oman restarted its services between Salalah and Dubai on Wednesday 4th May 2011. Salalah flights will operate twice a week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays. To celebrate the resumption of the flights between Salalah and Dubai, a ceremony was organised at Salalah Airport under the auspices of H.E. Sheikh Abdullah bin Saif Al Mahrouqi, the Deputy Governor of…
Emirates, the Official Airline of the 2011 Arabian Travel Market (ATM), has welcomed His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai to their iconic stand on the first day of the highly anticipated event. His Highness was officially welcomed by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates Airline and Group who gave a personal tour…
Qatar Airways has announced its corporate jet division, Qatar Executive, will add three new Bombardier aircraft to its fleet starting from later this month. Forging ahead to meet the growing demand for business jet services from the Middle East and globally, the carrier has swiftly taken measures to increase its fleet capacity to cater to the surge in private travel in the region and worldwide. In the two…
Shanghai welcomed its first scheduled Airbus A380 service on Wednesday afternoon, when Emirates flight EK302 from Dubai arrived at Shanghai Pudong International Airport. Shanghai has became the third destination in China for Emirates’ A380, following on from the launch of services to Beijing and Hong Kong in 2010. “This historic moment was made possible through the support and hard work of a number of…
Doha, QATAR – Qatar Airways’ Premium Terminal at Doha International Airport topped polls at the Skytrax World Airport Awards, where it was honoured with the highest accolade ‘Best Premium Service Airport’ in its category. The award ranks the Five Star carrier’s Premium Terminal as the best in the world’s top three terminals by the respected aviation industry audit, Skytrax. The award further cements the…
Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker participated in the opening ceremony for a new state-of-the-art global training facility for GE engines used in the aviation, oil and gas industries. Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP) and international engine manufacturer GE collaborated to build the world-class facility to train technicians on a range of GE engines. QSTP is located in Qatar…
Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of the Dubai-based Emirates airline, was honoured by the cargo industry in London and Toronto this week when it received three prestigious awards. At the UK’s Cargo Airline of the Year Awards, the carrier received two prizes - Best Airline to the Middle East for a 23rd consecutive year - while a Lifetime Achievement award was presented to Ram Menen, Emirates’ Divisional…
Pulau Joyo, the luxury private island in Indonesian Riau Archipelago officially opened today. Located close toSingapore, Pulau Joyo is ideally suited for those seeking a relaxing and tranquil escape from the daily grind. Fringed by white sand beaches that shelve gently into the clear blue sea, Pulau Joyo is an idyllic, Robinson Crusoe-like island. However, “castaways” need not worry as every imaginable…
Oman Air Racing driver Ahmad Al Harthy claimed a stunning victory this weekend, coming first in round three of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB Championship at Donington Park. In doing so, he became the first-ever Omani to take the top podium position in international motor racing. He also drove brilliantly to take second place in round four and is now placed second in the overall Pro-Am 1 class driver rankings.…
Turkish Airlines and Amadeus, a leading travel technology partner and transaction processor for the global travel and tourism industry, have signed a 3-year full content agreement that guarantees all travel agents worldwide, outside Turkey, access to the full range of the carriers’ fares, inventory and schedules. “We are delighted about this new agreement that boosts our relationship with Amadeus and allows…
Oman Air has announced that 2010 was the most successful year to date for its Desert Operations, carried out on behalf of Petroleum Development of Oman (PDO). In 2010, Oman Air operated 693 flights, carrying 110,000 passengers between the three desert airports of Fahud, Marmul and Qarn Alam and Muscat. Up to 500 passengers per day flew between two or more of the destinations, with Oman Air operating an…
Effective 1st May, flydubai, Dubai's budget carrier, will start operating flights to Jeddah, and Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. With these two additional routes, the airline will be serving a total of five cities in Saudi Arabia. All flights will be operating with Boeing 737-800 equipment.
Bahrain airline, Gulf Air, has announced the launch of two new services: Copenhagen, Denmark on the first of July and Nairobi, Kenya on July 5th, 2011 at a rate four times a week.
Nile Air, the Egypt based airline has started regular international flights from Cairo to Saudi Arabia. The first flight left Cairo International Airport today, and will arrive at Qassim in Saudi Arabia, shortly.
UAE plans to invest $ 500 million dirhams ($ 136 million) in the aviation sector by the year 2020, in order to diversify its investment in infrastructure. Mohammed Al-Shehhi, undersecretary of the Ministry of Economy UAE announced at a press conference: "The UAE plans to invest 500 million dirhams in the aviation sector to the year 2020. He said in a press conference in Abu Dhabi: The share of non-oil…
