Assembly of Saudia Airlines’ first A330 Regional is well underway at the Airbus Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Toulouse, France. The aircraft is the first of 20 A330-300 Regional that will join the airline’s fleet, making Saudia Airlines the first carrier in the world to operate the new A330-300 Regional. The aircraft is now in … Read more
Oman Air has chosen SmartKargo, providers of air cargo management solution, to power their cargo sales and operations, beginning June 2016. SmartKargo is the only cargo platform that is 100% Cloud-based, which delivers a range of benefits for users, including electronic airway bill, highly flexible pricing and ratemaking which increases cargo sales, quick completion of … Read more
Oman Air has announced a second daily service between Heathrow and Muscat from 12 April 2016. The new service will be operated by an A330 aircraft. Oman Air is the national airline of Oman. Based on the grounds of Muscat International Airport in Seeb, Muscat it operates scheduled domestic and international passenger services, as well as regional air taxi and charter flights. Its … Read more
Etihad Cargo has taken delivery of a new Boeing 777 freighter which will enable the freight arm of Etihad Airways to continue its expansion plans into 2016. The aircraft becomes the 11th freighter in the fleet and will enter commercial service on 1st March 2016. Etihad Cargo announced it would take delivery of the two … Read more
Emirates will launch a daily service from Dubai to Yangon (RGN) in Myanmar and Hanoi (HAN) in Vietnam, starting August 3, 2016. Utilising a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft in a three-class configuration, this new route will strengthen Emirates’ network of destinations in Southeast Asia, offer a new flight option to passengers travelling between Hanoi and Yangon, and … Read more
Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments Royal Jordanian will inaugurate a new regular route from Amman to the Chinese city of Guangzhou, also known as Canton, starting March 21, 2016, with three weekly flights. Guangzhou will be Royal Jordanian second Chinese destination and the fifth in the Far East. The others are: Hong Kong, Bangkok, Kuala … Read more
Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments The Royal Jordanian Airlines announced the successful closure of its US$ 275,000,000 dual conventional and Islamic secured syndicated facility. The syndicate comprised of seven banks based in Jordan, UAE and Qatar; they are Mashreq Bank, Arab Bank plc, Al Khalij Commercial Bank (Al Khaliji) Q.S.C, Dubai Islamic Bank, and … Read more
Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments Air Arabia has added another European destination to its route network with the addition of direct flights between Sharjah and Sarajevo starting from March 18, 2016. Sarajevo is the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina and is home to more than half a million people. The historic city, which … Read more
Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments The third Boeing 787-900 Dreamliner took off for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, today to join the fleet of Saudia, the national carrier of Saudi Arabia. This is the fourth new aircraft delivered by Boeing to Saudia within two weeks, with the Dreamliner being the third of a total of eight … Read more
flydubai today reported profits of AED 100.7 (USD 27.4 million) for 2015 following a stronger second half-year which saw increased numbers of passengers travel across its network. Total revenue for the full year was AED 4.9 billion (USD 1.33 billion), an increase of 11% compared to 2014. The overall yield, in terms of fils per … Read more