Aviation

India's Jet-Lite to launch in Gulf
India's Jet Airways is in final negotiations with the countries in the GCC to launch its no-frills Jet-Lite operations in the sector, reported Gulf News. Abraham Joseph, the airline's senior general manager for Gulf, Middle East and North Africa, said Jet-Lite will not be a low fare airline, but rather it will be something 'in-between'.
Thursday, April 24 - 2008 at 08:36

Royal Jordanian traffic up
Royal Jordanian Airlines have reported March passenger figures up 24% on the same period last year. Figures for the first three months show an average 17% increase.
Jordan: Wednesday, April 23 - 2008 at 15:32

Qatar Airways adds Kozhikode route
Qatar Airways plans to operate scheduled flights to the southwest Indian coastal city of Kozhikode - the airline's third gateway in the state of Kerala - beginning June 15. Formerly known as Calicut, the city is Kerala's third largest with a population of almost 500,000. The airline will operate daily non-stop services between Doha and Kozhikode using an Airbus A320. The carrier already serves Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala and a further six cities across India.
Qatar: Wednesday, April 23 - 2008 at 09:25

Emirates plans 450-plane fleet by 2020
The head of Emirates Airlines said yesterday that the carrier will have more than 450 aircraft in its fleet by 2020, reported Gulf News. Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Group, said the airline plans to increase its fleet size from 115 now to 200 by 2012 to support its widening route network and increase service frequencies. Emirates currently has 243 planes on order with a total estimated value of $60bn. It is scheduled to take delivery of 22 planes this year.
United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, April 23 - 2008 at 07:12 |

Lufthansa launches Dubai-Munich service
Lufthansa German Airlines will fly six times a week from Dubai to Munich from May 1 to October 28th, 2008 on its A319 Business Executive Jet service in an all Business class configuration. Everyday except Wednesdays, the LH 639 flight will depart Dubai at 7:45am and arrive in Munich at 12:10pm and everyday except Tuesdays the LH638 will depart Munich at 21:30 pm and arrive in Dubai at 5:30am next morning. This adds to Lufthansa's existing daily flight from Dubai to Frankfurt onboard the Boeing 747.
United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, April 22 - 2008 at 13:22 |

Dubai seeks planes for budget airline
Dubai's Civil Aviation Authority is in talks with Airbus and Boeing about buying planes for the budget airline that Emirates is proposing to set up, said Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, president of the authority and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Group. Airbus Middle East President Habib Fekih said the new airline may acquire between 50 and 70 aircraft in the next five years. The budget carrier is expected to start operations within one year, reported Gulf News.
United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, April 22 - 2008 at 07:12 |

Nasair arrives in Abu Dhabi
Saudi Arabia's first low-cost carrier, Nasair has arrived in Abu Dhabi on its inaugural flight to the emirate from Riyadh. Nasair also flew its inaugural Abu Dhabi-Jeddah route on Sunday. The airline is flying four times a week between Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia: Monday, April 21 - 2008 at 14:32 |

Etihad flies more to Egypt
Etihad Airways is increasing its number of weekly flights to a number of key destinations within the GCC, Middle East, Europe and India from this summer. Flights to Cairo will increase to 12 times a week. Etihad will operate a total of 728 weekly flights out of Abu Dhabi this summer, 47% higher than last year.
United Arab Emirates: Monday, April 21 - 2008 at 10:57 |

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