Thai launches codeshare with Oman Air

Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman has announced a new code share agreement with Thai Airways for flights between Muscat and the Thai capital Bangkok. On the new agreement, Oman Air’s Chief Operating Officer, Abdulrahaman Al-Busaidy, expressed his delight to have entered into the agreement with THAI saying: “Thai Airways International … Read more

The second daily Emirates A380 service to Perth will commence on 1 August

Emirates will commence a second daily A380 service from Dubai to Perth on 1st August this year, replacing the current 777-300ER aircraft operating on EK424/EK425. The second daily A380 service to Perth follows Emirates’ recent announcement that its flagship A380 aircraft will serve more destinations in 2016. For East-bound destinations, this includes a new two-class … Read more

Emirates brings A380 service to Washington

Emirates today announced that it plans to upgrade its Dubai – Washington D.C. service, with the introduction of its flagship Airbus A380 on the route beginning 1st February. Replacing the existing Boeing 777-300ER used on this route, the A380 will serve the strong customer demand and restore route capacity following United Airlines’ planned withdrawal from … Read more

Emirates expands Switzerland operation

Emirates announced today the expansion of its operation in Switzerland with the addition of a second daily service to Geneva effective 1st June 2016. The second daily flight will double capacity on the route and represents an overall increase of 26% for Emirates in Switzerland. The new flight will be operated by a state-of-the-art Boeing … Read more

Emirates upgauges its service to Zambia and Zimbabwe

Emirates is set to increase capacity on its Zambia and Zimbabwe route with the deployment of a larger Boeing 777-300ER aircraft from 1 February 2016. The Boeing 777-300ER will replace the current Airbus A340-300 and offer an additional 97 Economy Class seats per flight. The aircraft will have eight private suites in First Class, 42 … Read more

Etihad continues to optimise its United States network

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, continues to optimise its United States network with equipment changes on two key markets in 2016. Currently the UAE’s national carrier operates leased Jet Airways Boeing 777-300ER aircraft for its daily flight to and from San Francisco. These aircraft will be replaced with Etihad Airways … Read more

Gulf Air signs new technology agreement with Sabre to streamline operations

Sabre Corporation has signed a new technology agreement with Bahrain’s national carrier, Gulf Air, to provide its AirCentre Flight Plan Manager solution to streamline the airline’s operations. For the past eight years, Gulf Air has been using AirCentre Flight Plan Manager to achieve significant cost savings whilst enabling key flight planning decisions.  Under the renewed … Read more

Emirates to launch daily service to Cebu and Clark in the Philippines

Emirates will launch a daily circular service from Dubai to Cebu and Clark in the Philippines, starting March 30, 2016. Utilising a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, this new route will strengthen international connectivity to two of the Philippines’ fastest-growing international hubs. The island of Cebu lies in Visayas, one of the three principal geographical divisions of … Read more

flynas launches new service between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi

Marking an important milestone in its planned growth strategy, the Saudi Arabian national carrier flynas today inaugurated its new service connecting Riyadh and Abu Dhabi with non-stop flights operating five days per week. Highlighting flynas’ success in strategically expanding its footprint in key markets across the region, the launch of the new service makes Abu … Read more