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Air Arabia launches ticket, visa offer
Air Arabia, Sharjah's budget carrier, has announced the launch of a special summer promotion, which offers roundtrip tickets to Sharjah, from any of the 46 destinations the airline currently serves, along with a one-month UAE tourist visa for just Dhs975, inclusive of surcharges and exclusive of airport taxes. The offer is valid for travel to Sharjah between June 15 and July 31 and return travel from Sharjah between July 16 and September 10, the airline has said.
United Arab Emirates: Thursday, July 02 - 2009 at 12:17

Emirates ups Sri Lanka, Maldives flights
Emirates Airlines has launched additional services to Colombo and the Maldives from Dubai. The UAE's national carrier will add four flights to Colombo and five to the Maldives, bringing its total frequency to 18 flights per week to Sri Lanka and 14 flights per week to the Maldives.
United Arab Emirates: Thursday, July 02 - 2009 at 09:58

Etihad launches online 'tour'
Etihad Airways has launched a new online 'micro-site', showcasing its in-flight and ground experience. Among the highlights is a detailed demonstration of Etihad's recently launched first class suite, which includes facilities such as a 23-inch television screen; personal wardrobe; an extra-large seat that extends to a fully-flat, 80.5 inch bed; and screen doors which slide shut for total privacy. The site is currently available for use in three language options, English, French and German, with Arabic to follow soon.
United Arab Emirates: Thursday, July 02 - 2009 at 09:55

Alafco delivers nine planes
Kuwait's Aviation Lease and Finance (Alafco), has said that it has delivered nine out of 20 new aircraft to its customers during the first half of 2009. Two A320-200 aircraft were delivered to Wataniya Airways; two A320-200 aircraft were delivered to Indian low cost carrier Go Airlines; three A320-200 aircraft were delivered to Kuwait-based AREF Investment Group and two B737-900ER aircraft were delivered to Turkish operator Sky Airlines. The firm is now prepared to take delivery of eleven new A320-200 aircraft during the second half of 2009, of which six are to be delivered to Saudi Arabian Airlines, one to Kuwait's Wataniya Airways and four to Pantheon Airways in Greece.
Kuwait: Thursday, July 02 - 2009 at 09:38

Flydubai inks Boeing finance deal
Flydubai said today it has secured $320m in financing from GE Capital Aviation Services for the purchase of four Boeing 737s, reported The National. The four aircraft will be delivered between now and December to help meet the needs of the airline's expansion plans.
United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, July 01 - 2009 at 16:36

Middle East airlines post Q1 profit
A new report by the the International Air Transport Association (IATA) says Middle East airlines managed to post a $291m profit in the first quarter of this year, while carriers outside the region suffered a $3bn drop in revenue in the same period due to falling demand. The slight profit the region posted in Q1 is well below the $1.69bn it registered during the corresponding period last year, IATA noted.
Middle East: Wednesday, July 01 - 2009 at 16:06

Crashed Yemenia plane had sparked EU probe
The Airbus plane that crashed off the Indian Ocean archipelago of Comoros was the same aircraft that sparked an EU inquiry two years ago into Yemenia airline's safety record, Reuters has reported, citing an unnamed EU Commission official. 'The concern was (about) incomplete reporting procedure and incomplete follow-up,' he told the news service. Meanwhile, EU Transport Commissioner Antonio Tajani said Yemenia had passed the necessary checks to avoid a ban on operating in the 27-nation bloc, but that EU experts would ask it to explain what had happened in the Comoros accident.
Yemen: Wednesday, July 01 - 2009 at 09:11

Global airline industry lost $3bn in Q1
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said that weak travel demand and lower freight volumes in the global recession has led to more than $3bn in losses for the world's airlines in the first quarter of 2009. Maintaining its estimate for full-year losses of $9bn, IATA warned that the 30% increase in oil and jet fuel prices since early May would squeeze airline cash flows further in coming months. 'Airlines have not yet felt the full impact of this oil price rise,' it said.
Middle East: Wednesday, July 01 - 2009 at 09:01

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