Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Republic of New Zealand signed, at the headquarters of the General Authority of Civil Aviation in Riyadh, a bilateral agreement that sets the comprehensive regulatory framework for air operations between both countries. The agreement stipulates the regulatory framework between Saudi Arabia and … Read more
Oman Air has chosen Air France Industries KLM Engineering and Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) to provide flight hour support for the CFM56-7 power plants that equip the airline’s Boeing 737NG aircraft. The long term contract was formally signed in Amstelveen, The Netherlands, by Oman Air CEO Paul Gregorowitsch and Ton Dortmans, Executive Vice President KLM … Read more
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), today announced the appointment of Craig Thomas as General Manager for the United States. Mr. Thomas, the first General Manager for the United States in the airline’s history, will be based in New York where he will be responsible for all commercial activity for … Read more
Emirates has announced that it will start its first non-stop service from Dubai to Auckland on 1 March 2016, bringing many of its 38 European destinations and cities within just one-stop range of New Zealand through direct connections in Dubai. The new service will be in addition to the airline’s existing flights, meaning that Emirates … Read more
Boeing and Saudia, Saudi Arabia’s national airline, today celebrated the triple delivery of two Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners and a 777-300ER (Extended Range). A third Dreamliner will be delivered to Saudia within the next week. The airline ordered eight 787-9s in 2010. Saudia is no stranger to such large deliveries. In December 1999, Boeing delivered three … Read more
ATR and Iran’s national flag carrier Iran Air signed in Teheran a deal for the introduction of 40 newest generation ATR 72-600s. The agreement includes firm orders for 20 aircraft plus 20 options, and is valued at one billion euros. The signature of the deal follows the commercial discussions held in the last days in … Read more
Iran officials have signed two agreements with Airbus covering new aircraft orders and a comprehensive civil aviation co-operation package. The agreements were signed at the Élysée Palace, Paris, during Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s official visit to France with French President François Hollande. Iran Air has signed an agreement with Airbus for the acquisition of the … Read more
Emirates has reaffirmed its commitment to Sri Lanka by introducing an additional daily service between Dubai and Colombo. Effective 1st August 2016, the airline will operate five daily flights between Dubai and Colombo every day except Wednesdays when it will operate four flights. The additional frequency will enhance the weekly services on the route to … Read more
Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments Saudia Airlines is set to receive three new widebody aircraft. The Saudi flag carrier announced it will receive a total of three aircraft on February 2nd. Two of them will be the airline’s first Boeing 787-9s and the third a Boeing 777-300ER, the 10th Boeing 777 in the airline’s … Read more
As part of its fleet renewal strategy, Gulf Air has announced a firm order of 29 A320neo Family. The new order includes 17 A321neo and 12 A320neo of which 10 A320neo have been confirmed in 2012. The contract was signed today at the Bahrain International Airshow between Mr. Maher Salman Al Musallam, A/Chief Executive Officer, … Read more