Oman Air has signed a Letter of Intent with Cargolux to enable the freight specialist to use Oman Air’s facilities in Muscat, Salalah and Sohar. The agreement includes the launch, on 15th April, of Cargolux’s full freighter services from Luxembourg to India via Oman. The formal signing of the agreement will take place when the … Read more
Dubai-based flydubai today announced the addition of a third destination in Bangladesh. The airline will commence direct flights between Dubai and Sylhet on 01 April 2015. The service will begin with five flights a week and will increase to daily starting 04 May 2015. Commenting on the new announcement, Ghaith Al Ghaith, Chief Executive Officer at … Read more
flydubai, in its fifth year of operation, announced its Annual Results for 2014 and reported a net profit of AED 250 million (USD 68 million) an increase of 12.3% compared to 2013 with total revenue of AED 4.4 billion (USD 1.2 billion) for the 12-month period, ending 31 December. Last year saw flydubai, in support … Read more
RUAG Dornier 228 aircraft is ideal for scenic flights to complement growing tourism sector.
Emirates announced that it will launch a new daily service to the island of Bali in Indonesia, from 3rd June 2015. One of the most popular islands in Indonesia with spectacular mountains and picturesque beaches, Bali is a leading tourist destination which welcomed more than 3.7 million foreign tourist arrivals in 2014. Emirates’ new service will … Read more
The national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman will fly from Muscat to Singapore and Goa from the 29th of March and to Dhaka as from August 2015. The Chief Executive of Oman Air, Paul Gregorowitsch announced the new routes, saying: “We are delighted to be opening up new routes to Singapore, Goa and Dhaka, … Read more
Etihad Airways announced the appointment of John Friel as its new General Manager in South Africa. Based at the airline’s offices in Johannesburg, John is responsible for leading Etihad Airways’ commercial operations in South Africa as it continues to grow its presence and operations across the region. John, a 16-year veteran in the travel sector, … Read more
Dubai-based flydubai announced the launch of flights to Ahwaz, Hamadan, Esfahan, Shiraz and Tabriz in Iran. The announcement will see flydubai’s Iranian network grow to seven points, adding to the launch of flights to Tehran and Mashhad in 2014. Flights to Shiraz, Esfahan and Ahwaz will commence on 8, 11 and 14 of March respectively. Hamadan … Read more
The Emirates Group has announced two appointments to its senior management team for key operational functions. Saeed Mohammed has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer, Emirates Flight Catering. He will be succeeded by Yousuf Mohammad Ali, who has been appointed as Senior Vice President Procurement & Logistics for Emirates Airline and Group Services. His Highness … Read more
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain will, effective from 23rd January, increase its Bahrain-Larnaca service to six weekly services, consisting of three direct weekly operations and three weekly operations via Kuwait International Airport. Gulf Air’s enhanced Bahrain-Larnaca service will have three direct weekly flights operating on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays alongside three weekly … Read more