Etihad Airways receives first Airbus A380

At a ceremony in Abu Dhabi, Etihad Airways, one of the world’s leading airlines, welcomed the first of its ten new Airbus A380 aircraft. Etihad Airways is the thirteenth airline to operate the A380, and the aircraft is the 150th A380 delivered by Airbus. The delivery is set to boost capacity on several of Etihad’s … Read more

Emirates announces A380 service to Perth

Airline’s first scheduled A380 service to Western Australia to launch on 1 May 2015. The airline has announced that it will up-gauge one of its three daily services between Dubai and Perth to its flagship aircraft, demonstrating the growth of Perth as a global destination. The change from a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft will see an … Read more

Oman Air’s new Muscat-Jakarta service takes to the skies

Oman Air’s first flight from its home base of Muscat to the Indonesian capital of Jakarta took off on Friday 12 December. The new service will operate four flights per week and will offer convenient connections at Muscat to many destinations throughout Oman Air’s rapidly-expanding network. Furthermore, the new route will utilise Oman Air’s new … Read more

Emirates set to double flights to Barcelona

Emirates has announced plans to offer a double daily service to Barcelona, less than three years after its initial launch to the city.   From 2nd May 2015 Emirates will add a further 3724 seats per week to Barcelona increasing overall capacity by 51 percent. The extra service will be operated by a Boeing 777-200LR … Read more

Royal Jordanian starts serving North America with Boeing 787

Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments Royal Jordanian started operating its new 787 to North American destinations, after it completed the introduction of the first five 787s to the fleet, replacing the Airbus 340s that were used on these routes. On Dec. 1, 2014, the airline’s 787 landed in Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport and … Read more

Emirates Dar es Salaam service becomes double daily

Emirates has announced that Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s principal port and commercial city, will become a double daily operation from 1 January 2015. Emirates currently operates 12 flights a week between Dubai and Dar es Salaam and with the addition of two extra flights on 1 January, Dar es Salaam will join Nairobi as the … Read more

Etihad appointed Shane O’Hare as SVP Marketing

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has announced the appointment of Shane O’Hare as its Senior Vice President, Marketing. Mr O’Hare brings an unrivalled mix of experience in airline marketing and management, having held a range of senior executive positions in the Gulf and internationally. Most recently, he served as the … Read more

Emirates overhauls its first Airbus A380

The first A380 delivered to Emirates completes a 3C-Check, the largest maintenance check on any aircraft. Watch the entire process captured on camera. Emirates Engineering marked another milestone when the team performed its first 3C-Check on an A380, a major overhaul that restores the airline’s first A380 aircraft to near pristine condition. In a round-the-clock … Read more