Middle East

KLM and Gulf Air Announce New Codeshare Partnership

KLM and Gulf Air, the national airline of the Kingdom of Bahrain, have signed a codeshare partnership, for travel commencing from 27 October 2019.

Oman Air and Lufthansa Announce Expanded Codeshare

Oman Air continues its expansion across Europe by adding five popular cities to the list of codeshare destinations with Lufthansa, Europe’s largest airline.

SalamAir Adds Bahrain to its GCC Route Network

As part of its regional network expansion, Sultanate’s fastest-growing airline SalamAir has added a new direct service from Muscat to Bahrain.

Etihad and Air Arabia to Launch Abu Dhabi’s First Low-cost Airline

Etihad Aviation Group and Air Arabia announced the signing of an agreement to launch ‘Air Arabia Abu Dhabi’, the capital’s first low-cost carrier.

flydubai Introduces Split Scimitar Winglets on its Boeing 737-800 Fleet

flydubai has announced the completion of the first Split Scimitar Winglets installation on its fleet of Next-Generation Boeing 737-800 aircraft

flydubai Narrows First-half Loss

flydubai reported Dh196.7 million in losses for the first half of 2019 as it was “significantly impacted” by the grounding of its Boeing 737 MAX fleet.

Saudi Arabian Airlines Takes Delivery of its First Boeing 787-10

In addition to the Boeing 787-10, Saudi Arabian Airlines operates 13 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner airplanes and 33 Boeing 777-300ER jets.

BOC Aviation Delivers an Airbus A350 Aircraft to Qatar Airways

BOC Aviation announced that it has concluded a purchase-and-leaseback transaction with Qatar Airways for three new Airbus A350-900 aircraft.

Gulf Air and Etihad Airways Add Four Destinations to Existing Codeshare Agreement

Gulf Air and Etihad Airways have added four airports in the United States of America to the list of cities served by the existing codeshare agreement.

Gulf Air Takes Delivery of Its Seventh Boeing 787-9

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, received its seventh Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner at Dulles International Airport in Washington DC.