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Gulf Air is considering legal action in response to Regional Paraguaya Airlines new livery, which is virtually the same as their gold and white design. Regional Paraguaya, which is based in Asuncion, has new markings very similar to Gulf Air’s, with the same color scheme, purple diagonal stripe, and golden falcon on the tail. Regional Paraguaya is a charter airline that began services last July. Gulf Air…
Flydubai said their talks with Indian aviation authorities continue, dismissing reports that there is a stalemate. According to reports from India, the Indian Air Force (IAF) denied the budget carrier flydubai permission to land in Chandigarh at night. IAF controls this hub and no civilian planes are allowed to land. A flydubai flight was expected to arrive in Chandigarh at about 11 pm, which is past the IAF…
The Saudi Arabian Airlines Jet which had two tires burst on landing in Mumbai returned safely to Jeddah on Sunday. Saudia’s vice president for public relations explained the pilot believes the tire burst was caused by debris hitting the tires. Abdullah Alajhar said ongoing renovations and bad weather may have also contributed to the accident. After a complete check of the aircraft, it left for Jeddah on…
A Saudi Arabian flight landing in Mumbai had a close shave when two tires burst, causing the plane to skid. The landing occurred during inclement weather at the International Airport in Sahar on Saturday. Passengers were deplaned but then had to wait six hours for their luggage to arrive. One of the passengers explained “We were told, after a three hour wait on the runway, that we had to wait another six…
Air Arabia and Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) launched a new online ticket payment system for Air Arabia customers. Payments for Air Arabia tickets can now be made using DIB’s Al Islami online banking services from the comfort of one’s own home. DIB previously signed an agreement with Air Arabia to provide a ticket payment facility for Air Arabia customers, and now the bank is enabling payments through their…
The number of outbound tourists traveling on round trip tickets increased to 80%, indicating travelers are returning to Dubai. Travel agents said 20% of travelers are departing on one way tickets because seats are not available. Those who travel on round trip tickets must wait ten days for the return trip departure date to be confirmed by the travel agent. According to Dubai based travel agents and tour…
Emirates Airlines announced it added flight services to West Asia to meet an expected increase in demand. Four flights to Colombo and five flights were added to Malee bringing its services to Sri Lanka and Maldives to 18 and 14 flights respectively. Flights from Dubai to Malee, and Columbo to Dubai will operate on an A330 every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The A330 is configured with 12 first class, 42…
Flydubai secured a $320 million agreement with GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) to finance to finance four Boeing 737-800 aircraft. Under the terms of the sale and leaseback agreement two aircraft will be delivered in July, one in October, and one in December. Newly named President and CEO of GECAS said “This is a major achievement, the product of excellent work between our two teams – we wish flydubai every…
Etihad Airways first flight from Abu Dhabi to Chicago will depart on 2 September. Chicago is the third largest city in the United States. There will initially be three flights a week but starting on 1 October, flights will be daily. The new route is aimed at boosting Etihad’s North American presence. The new flight service will operate on an Airbus A340-500 wide body aircraft with a capacity for 240…
The new charter airline Elite Aviation, the first carrier to connect Abu Dhabi with Berlin, will next week announce new routes between Abu Dhabi and Europe. Previously Emirates Airlines have attempted to launch services between the UAE and Germany but have been stopped because of aviation rights rules. Elite Aviation formed a partnership with the German airline Blue Wings to get around these rules. Elite…
Dubai’s first low cost carrier, has seen their flight bookings soar to 6,000 during the first 24 hours from Monday night. Twenty four per cent of all flight bookings were for flights arriving in Dubai. Flydubai CEO said “for bookings to have reached more than 6,000 between midnight on Sunday and Midnight last night is quite incredible.” Ghaith Al Ghaith said a flydubai sale began on Sunday, 21 June at 23:59…
Stefan Pichler has been named the new chief executive officer of Jazeera Airways board. He will be responsible for the airline’s operational performance. Stefan joined Jazeera Airways on 21 June after an impressive career with many leading brands including Nike, Thomas Cook, Lufthansa, and Virgin Blue. As chief executive officer of Thomas Cook, Stefan transformed the national tour operator into the second…
Emirates Airlines disclosed its expected delivery date for Airbus A380s, shortly after the carriers CEO indicated there would be delays. Emirates is the biggest customer for Airbus A380s with 58 orders. Head of the airlines operations for France and Benelux countries said they are scheduled to receive six A380s in 2010, five in 2011, twelve in 2012, and eleven in 2013. They have so far received five A380s…
Dubai’s first low cost carrier flydubai will begin their first flights to India with the launch of flight services to the northern city of Lucknow on 13 July 2009. On 14 July flydubai will begin flights in the south of the country in Coimbatore, and on 23 July flight service to the north western city of Chandigarh begin. Flydubai CEO said there is a large population of Indian expatriates living in the UAE…
Etihad Airway’s new fleet of 35 Boeing 787-9 aircraft will be powered by the GEnx-1B engine. The GE90-115B engine will power its ten new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. Delivery of the 787-9 aircraft will start in 2015 but delivery of the 777 aircraft will begin next year. Etihad Airways CEO James Hogan said “The GEnx and GE90 engines not only have strong environmental credentials, but also are among two of the…
Waha Capital, the holding company backed by the Abu Dhabi government, has agreed to buy a 50% stake in Aerventure from the parent company Aercap. Aerventure is a Dutch aircraft finance company with assets worth US 2.4 billion (Dh8.8bn). Aercap is based in Amsterdam and listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Under the agreement, Waha and Aercap will both invest $1 billion into the venture. Currently Waha has…
Civil Aviation General Authority chairman said Qatar Airways increased their Turkish flight services by 18 flights per week. Abdulaziz al Nuaimi said the increase was agreed to at a meeting with the Turkish Director General of Civil Aviation, Dr. Ali Arinduru in Ankara. Qatar news agency reported the aviation chief also agreed to add four air cargo flights and the air transport agreement between Qatar and…
Qatar Airways announced on Sunday at the Paris Air Show they will increase their flight service to Paris, France to twice daily beginning on 25 October. Qatar Airways area manager for France said currently they fly 11 times a week to France, and the additional services will provide more connectivity to destinations in South Asia, Far East, and the Middle East. Eric Didier said they are adding more flight…
