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April 26 - The Shoura Council on Sunday announced that a new international airport outside of Makkah will be established soon. The decision came after the annual report of the General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) was revealed at the eighth ordinary session of the Shoura Council presided over by Chairman Abdullah Al-Asheikh. The Secretary-General of the Council Mohammed Al-Ghamdi added that the decision…
April 26 - The aviation industry is showing signs of improvement as airport operators are considering investment plans for this year, said Ara Fernazian, Group Exhibition Director of Reed Exhibitions Middle East, the organisers of the 10th Airport Show in Dubai. The three-day show was inaugurated by Shaikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Chairman of Dubai…
April 26- The Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) has reported a 26.1 per cent increase in duty free sales in the first quarter of 2010. The announcement was made yesterday at the Airport Show 2010 in Dubai. ADAC said that this shows that consumer confidence in Abu Dhabi’s travel retail sector is returning after the global financial crisis that hit last year. Speaking on the occasion, ADAC’s Huraiz Almur Bin…
April 26 - More construction work is expected for the Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA), Jordan, this year, it was revealed in the annual report issued by the Airport International Group (AIG). Even though 2009 was the year of the global financial meltdown, QAIA recorded a 6.5 per cent rise in passenger traffic, to 4,770,000 people, with 20 airlines expanding or adding new services. “QAIA is building on…
April 25- has signed an agreement with global engineering group Cavotec MSL. The signing ceremony took place at Bahrain Airport Company's event hall, on their premises in Muharraq. The contract allows for the introduction of Cavotec's technology of complete ground support equipment which includes the pre-conditioned air system (PCAir), 400 Hz power supply, portable water supply and blue water supply…
April 24- Najaf Airport reopened on Thursday following a two-week closure of the facility in the wake of Al-Qaeda threats. "The head of Iraq's civil aviation and the ministry of transport decided from today to reopen the airport to internal and international flights, after all security measures were taken to prevent Al-Qaeda attacking the Shiite shrines with aircraft," Provincial Councillor Khaled al-Jashami…
April 23- Bahrain International Airport reopened its runway after the tyres of a Gulf Air aircraft were damaged thus resulting in the airport’s closure for two hours and thirty minutes. Emergency measures were put in place and the passengers were transported to the terminal. Inbound flights were briefly diverted to neighbouring airports. Flights, said officials at the airport, were diverted to Doha…
April 22- Dubai airport officials are looking to revise the master plan for Al Maktoum International Airport, thus changing the design, cost and completion date of what is said to be the world’s largest airport. The airport in Jebel Ali, said officials, will have five runways and will handle 160 million passengers a year. Speaking on the sidelines of the orientation ceremony of the Airport Show 2010 (starts on…
The Foreign Minister of UAE, Shaikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has announced in the Federal National Council that the Emirates will review its visa-on-arrival policy to citizens of 34 countries. "The review of this issue will benefit the UAE and many other countries… and provides an opportunity to reconsider the political and consular procedures and demand provision of beforehand visas,” he said. The…
April 22- The Managing Director of Iran Airports Company (IAC), Mohsen Esmaeeli, has said the Iran’s going to enhance airport-related cooperation with Syria, which forms an integral part of his organization’s agenda. "Tehran is prepared to make available its technical might for building airports and related equipment to Damascus," added Esmaeeli during a meeting with Syrian Deputy Transportation Minister, Mahmoud…
April 22- Scores of stranded passengers finally managed to catch a flight home after the airspace across Europe was reopened after a week-long suspension. Airlines across the world were forced to suspend their flights after a volcano in Iceland eruption causing a massive ash cloud to form over most of the continent. On Tuesday, the British authorities announced that the country’s airspace was open followed by…
April 22- The tenth Airport Show is all set to begin from April 25, 2010. The show is the only one of its kind in the region that focuses on airport construction, operations, technology and services -- all opportunities worth AED235 billion (US$64 billion). The show will run till April 27 at the Dubai Airport Expo under the patronage of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA). This year, there are more than…
April 21- The President of Emirates Airline, Tim Clark, said on Tuesday that 20 per cent of the airline's fleet is still grounded in Dubai as more flights were cancelled. "All the German flights that were going off this morning have had to be rerouted to Vienna and Zurich," Clark said. Flights to Hamburg, Munich, Frankfurt and Dusseldorf had to be flown to Vienna or Zurich. However, Emirates will not increase…
April 21-Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) has registered a 13.8 per cent increase in passenger traffic, according to the figures released for the first quarter as compared to the same period last year. Abu Dhabi International Airport has also witnessed an 22.2 per cent increase in cargo. Meanwhile, the top top city destinations from Abu Dhabi in the first quarter were Bangkok, London, Doha, Manila and Bahrain;…
April 21- Dubai airport will waive up to Dh1 million in revenues earned from the aircraft parking fees for the first five days of volcanic eruption flight cancellations, said the Dubai International Airport on Tuesday. Parking is free for the first three hours of landing, after which Dh300 is charged for the first charging hour and then Dh550 per each additional hour. "We will be granting airlines exemption from…
April 19- Air traffic at the Kuwait International Airport is back to normal after planes were temporarily grounded because of unstable weather conditions on Saturday, said an airport official. The airport's Director of Operations Essam Al-Zamel said that arrivals and departures were halted from 7:30am to 8:15am and all incoming planes were diverted to Saudi Arabia’s Dammam International Airport. Two Kuwait…
April 15- The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), Dubai, has launched an electronic audit system called Q-Pulse that will enhance safety and security measures at the airport. The announcement was made at a launching ceremony yesterday where various representatives from the aviation sector were present. Speaking on the occasion, Ismaeil Al Balooshi, Safety Director of GCAA explained: “As the first regulator…
April 15- Dubai Airport Freezone new investments grew an impressive 55 percent in the first quarter of 2010 compared to the same period last year. Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Airport Freezone, said expansion was led by 16 European and American companies who have increased their activities in the region as they search for new markets. He said “This strong 55 percent growth in investments…
