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IATA: MidEast paassenger demand up
The International Air Transport Association has said that Middle Eastern carriers saw the highest passenger demand increase among the regions at 14.3%, compared to 18.2% in September. Capacity of the region's airlines had outpaced the growth in demand by climbing 15.3% in October.
Royal Jordanian plays down merger talk
Royal Jordanian Airlines' new president and chief executive, Hussein Dabbas has said that reports of merger plans with another airline within two years, have taken certain remarks out of context, Aviation International News website has reported. The airline, while enjoying its 'OneWorld' alliance grouping, 'is open to suggestions.' if a stronger alliance is needed in the Middle East or other markets, Dabbas said.
Qatar slams Boeing over delivery delays
Akbar Al Baker, CEO of Qatar Airways has told the BBC that aircraft orders made to Boeing could be cancelled if delivery commitments have not been met, the Peninsula has reported. 'I am not playing with words...I want my aircraft earlier...We gave them an ultimatum to accept the conditions because they have been continuously delaying the delivery,' Al Baker told the Stephen Sackur, host of the BBC's HardTalk show.
Emirates boss says airline will not be affected by debt crisis
The president of Emirates Airlines said The Dubai business community was 'shocked' by the debt crisis which has struck the emirate, Emirates Airline President Tim Clark told the Sunday Telegraph newspaper. 'We are all a bit shocked by what's happened and the global fall-out of the past 24 hours,' he said. 'But Dubai will navigate itself out of this, as will we. I am confident that the airline will not be affected by this.'
Avia Trust to expand aircraft support facility
Avia Trust, an aircraft support services firm based in Dubai Airport Freezone, plans to expand its facility by 100% with another warehouse and office to meet increased business and customer requirements, Gulf News has reported. 'I am confident that 2010 will be an even better and profitable year,' Mahmoud Amini, Avia Trust's general manager told the daily. The firm is engaged in aircraft support services, supplying aircraft parts, leasing, repairing and support for aircraft.
UK firm wins Kuwait airport design contract
Kuwait's ministry of public works has awarded UK-based Foster & Partners a KD19m ($66.7m) contract to design the country's new airport passenger terminal, Bloomberg has reported. The new KD213m terminal, scheduled for completion by November 2016, will have an annual capacity of 13 million passengers, taking the emirate's total capacity to 20 million.
Emirates increases Middle East flights
Emirates Airline has announced plans to launch three more flights per week to Amman, Jordan beginning December 1. The Dubai-based carrier is also adding an extra flight to Doha, Qatar from the same date, bringing the airline's total number of flights per week to Middle Eastern destinations from 197 to 201.
Oman Air launches new three-class service from Heathrow
Oman Air has launched a new three-class service aboard its new A330-300 aircraft on its flagship Muscat - London Heathrow route. The new service features new first class, business class and economy class cabins. The first class cabin has just six seats and offers the longest lie-flat bed available on any commercial airliner, the carrier said.
Saudi Flight Academy buys 20 training aircraft
The Saudi Aviation Flight Academy (SAFA) signed a contract for the purchase of 20 Diamond training aircraft and 12 flight simulator systems, Saudi Gazette has reported. The contract is part of the SR300 million allocated to fund SAFA, of which SR60m is destined for training aircraft.
Flydubai to fly to Nepal
Low-cost carrier Flydubai has announced that it will launch flights to Nepal from December 15. The route will be the carrier's eleventh overall. Last week the carrier announced that it will begin double daily service to Bahrain from December 13.
Emirates' A380 to fly to Paris one month early
Emirates Airline has announced that it will serve Paris with the A380 superjumbo from 29th December, one month earlier than planned. The airline had previously announced that the aircraft would head to Paris Charles de Gaulle from 1st February next year, but an operational review, coupled with demand on the route, has led to an earlier introduction, the carrier said. The 489-seat aircraft will be incorporated into Emirates' double daily flights to Paris. It will initially service three of the morning departures from Dubai, becoming daily from 17th January 2010.
Qatar Airways increases Stockholm route
Qatar Airways has said it has will expand its Doha-Stockholm route to a daily service and will deploy a wide body Airbus A330 from March 28, 2010. The carrier has been operating a 110-seat Airbus A319 on the Stockholm route since the Swedish service was launched in November 2007. The twin-aisle A330s will offer more than twice the current A319 seating capacity-up to 260 seats with 24 in business and 236 in economy.
Gulf Air to focus on shorter routes
Samer Majali, CEO of Gulf Air, has said the carrier plans to shift its order book from wide-body to narrow-body planes and regional jets, as it realigns its network to focus on shorter routes, Reuters has reported. The airline will cancel 15 routes and open 20 new ones as part of a new strategy to increase traffic in the Middle East, he said. Gulf Air has up to 20 Boeing 787s on order, as well as 15 Airbus A320s and 20 Airbus A330s, a wide-body aircraft.
Emirates to fly to Tokyo
Emirates Airline has announced plans to launch services to its second destination in Japan with flights to Tokyo beginning March 28, 2010. The carrier, which currently flies daily to Osaka, will fly non-stop to Tokyo five times a week on every Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Tokyo will be Emirates' 102nd international destination.
New charter airline to launch in UAE
A new charter company based in the UAE emirate of Fujairah was launched yesterday to link the East Coast of the country to Abu Dhabi. Abulhoul Aviation will start operations in January with a Cessna 206 Station Air and will gradually increase its assets and destinations to include GCC countries. The aircraft will use floats to land on water and other places that don't have runways.
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