Dubai-based flydubai is celebrating further expansion to its footprint across Central and Southeast Europe with the inauguration of routes to Bratislava, Prague, Sarajevo, Sofia and Zagreb. The addition of these new destinations brings the total number of routes launched so far this year to 23, the most routes launched in one year since flydubai began … Read more
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 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
Chennai, flydubai eighth destination in India, will be served from 31 March 2015, bringing the total number of weekly flights to the market to 29.
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
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 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 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
Gulf Air announced the increase of its direct services to Trivandrum International Airport following a successful first year of operations.
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