Aviation

Air Arabia buys two A320
Air Arabia has purchased two Airbus A320 aircraft, expanding the company's fleet size to 13. The purchase is apart from its earlier announcement of buying 49 Airbus A320s during last year's Dubai Air Show. Air Arabia's entire fleet is made up of A320s, which simplifies operations and brings down cost for the airline company.
United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, March 26 - 2008 at 14:00

ME passengers ok in-flight calls
A survey by YouGovSiraj shows regional travelers will use in-flight mobile phones. Regional business (47%) and leisure (43%) travelers like complete freedom to use their mobile phones on board, under 20% would rather they were switched off. About 3,844 regular flyers from across the region responded to the survey in November 2007.
United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, March 26 - 2008 at 13:21

SAA enhances Emirates code share
South African Airways (SAA) has increased its flight schedules from Dubai to South Africa through a code share agreement with Emirates to cover daily flights from Dubai to Cape Town. The service seeks to cater business and travel between Dubai and Cape Town as South Africa prepares to host the Soccer World Cup Tournament on the African continent in 2010.
United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, March 26 - 2008 at 10:09

ADAC to open airport in April
Abu Dhabi international airport's Terminal-3 is expected to cost Dhs1bn, according to the Abu Dhabi Airports Company, cited Gulf News. The terminal is due for completion this summer and will partly open in April. Adac is upgrading the 1982-built airport to handle more than 40 million passengers and 2.5 million tonnes of cargo annually for a redevelopment cost of $6.8bn, which included 'inflation costs'.
United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, March 26 - 2008 at 07:11

Oman Air renews Sabre Travel
Sabre Travel Network Middle East has renewed its distribution agreement with Oman Air, which will allow Oman Air to promote and support Sabre as its preferred global distribution system through joint sales and marketing activities in Oman and beyond. The agreement also gives Oman Air an option to expand its check-in services to its customers through its existing agreement with Sabre.
Oman: Tuesday, March 25 - 2008 at 08:31

UIB to buy 5 more aircrafts
Bahrain-based investment firm United International Bank (UIB) and Novus Aviation have geared up its aricraft acquisition to $400m, said news reports. The partnership has signed a letter of intent with the Royal Bank of Scotland for investment in five aircraft through Falak Investments Ltd. Falak, a joint venture between UIB and Novus, was set up to invest in a diversified portfolio of aircraft leased to major airlines.
Bahrain: Monday, March 24 - 2008 at 10:12

Palm Aviation on DWC facility
Dubai World Central Aviation City has signed a deal with Palm Aviation to set up the project's first fixed-base operation (FBO) ground handling facility, said news reports. Palm Aviation will provide extension of its global flight support operations centre from Dubai Airport Free Zone to DWC Aviation City.
United Arab Emirates: Monday, March 24 - 2008 at 08:49

Emirates launches inflight mobile phone service
Emirates has become the first airline in the world to commercially launch an inflight mobile telephone service, the company announced in a statement. The airline will be investing about $27m to fit its fleet with the AeroMobile system, which is designed to ensure that passenger mobile phones operate at their absolute minimum power, thereby allowing their safe use on the aircraft.
United Arab Emirates: Sunday, March 23 - 2008 at 08:06

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