Airline News
Etihad Airways and Flybuys Join Forces In World First Loyalty Partnership
21 Oct 2015
Global Loyalty Company, the loyalty division of Etihad Airways, and flybuys, one of Australia’s most popular loyalty programs, today launched an innovative partnership which enables flybuys members to turn everyday shopping into international flights with the World’s Leading Airline1.
flybuys members will be able to collect flybuys points when booking Etihad Airways flights and enjoy exclusive access to airfare deals to more than 100 destinations worldwide.
In a world first,... Read More
Emirates SkyCargo fleet increases to 15
01 Oct 2015
Emirates operates 30,000 cargo-only flights with Boeing 777 Freighters
1 October, 2015
Dubai: Emirates Skycargo, the freight division of Emirates airline, has increased its fleet to 15 dedicated cargo aircraft, the airline said on Wednesday.
Emirates SkyCargo has received its newest Boeing 777 Freighter, meaning it now operates two Boeing 747-400 Freighters and 13 Boeing 777 Freighters, according to an emailed statement. The new aircraft has helped the freight division... Read More
Abu Dhabi Aviation and Aerospace Week 2016 announced
22 Sep 2015
Three aviation events to take place from March 8-10, 2016
22 September, 2015
WAM
Abu Dhabi: In cooperation with Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority, and as part of the Abu Dhabi Aviation and Aerospace Week launched last week, Abu Dhabi Airports on Sunday announced the dates and highlights of its three key events taking place in March 2016. These will be: Abu Dhabi Air Expo 2016, Middle East Aviation Career Conference & Exhibition, and Abu Dhabi Heli Expo 2016.... Read More
DWC cargo traffic continues to climb
02 Sep 2015
2 Sept., 2015
Dubai: Dubai World Central (DWC) said on Tuesday that cargo volumes at Al Maktoum International continued to rise sharply during the first half of 2015. Simultaneously the airport has been named the 19th top cargo airport worldwide from the 20th earlier this year.
According to a statement from Dubai Airport, freight volumes increased by 42 per cent in the first half of 2015 to 443,012 tonnes, up from the 311,365 tonnes achieved in the same period last year. It... Read More
Emirates’ passenger numbers rise 6 per cent this summer
31 Aug 2015
Increasing demand among Gulf travellers leads to summer passenger increase for airline
31 August 2015
Dubai
Emirates is seeing an increase in the number of passengers flying with the airline this summer, partially driven by demand on routes to and from neighbouring Arab Gulf countries.
Passenger numbers are up 6 per cent during summer compared to the same period in 2014, Emirates Divisional Senior Vice President Shaikh Majid Al Mualla said in a statement issued by... Read More
Flydubai announces flights to Astana
31 Aug 2015
The new announcement will raise the number of flights to Kazakhstan to four per week
31 August, 2015
Dubai: Flydubai is launching flight to Kazakhstan’s capital of Astana, the budget carrier said in a statement on Monday.
The airline will offer four flights per week to Astana starting October 26, 2015. Flydubai said it will be the first Dubai-based carrier to serve this route.
Astana becomes the ninth destination in flydubai’s network in Central Asia and the... Read More
Dubai-Kazakhstan air links to get a whole lot stronger
31 Aug 2015
Flydubai, Kazakhstan’s Air Astana to fly eight times a week between Dubai and the Kazakh capital, Almaty
31, August 2015
Dubai: Air travel between Dubai, the region’s financial capital, and the Astana, the capital of Central Asian country Kazakhstan will soon be a lot easier with launch of eight new weekly flights from October.
Kazakhstan’s national airline Air Astana announced on Monday it will re-launch direct flights between the two cities from October 25 this year.... Read More
Abu Dhabi airport’s new Midfield Terminal project 55% complete – official
30 Aug 2015
The new Midfield Terminal Building will have the capacity to handle 30 million passengers a year when ready
Abu Dhabi Airports has confirmed that work on its new Dhs 10.8bn Midfield Terminal Building is progressing on schedule and that the project is currently 55 per cent complete.
The announcement came as the process of de-propping the massive 20,000 tonne roof of the building began, a statement said.
The supporting structure for the central curved roof consists of 18... Read More
UAE 1st in Air Transport Infrastructure
28 May 2015
May 28, 2015
DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates has ranked first globally in Quality of Air Transport Infrastructure, according to a major annual report by the Swiss-based International Institute for Management Development, IMD. The World Competitiveness Yearbook 2015, released on Wednesday ranks the UAE first in Quality of Air Transport Infrastructure, outweighing Singapore, the US, the UK, France and Germany.
Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive of... Read More
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