An aircraft carrying 137 passengers, operated by South African carrier 1Time Airlines, was evacuated after a technical fault caused a small fire on board at OR Tambo International Airport in South ...
Baghdad International Airport yesterday saw one of the first passenger planes to fly into the Iraqi capital direct from Western Europe since the Gulf War, and in the process opening a potential new...
Emirates, the Middle East’s largest carrier, today reported a four-fold increase in first-half net profit. Profit for the period rose to 3.4 billion U.A.E. dirhams ($925 million), from AED752 millio...
Airberlin has announced it will launch the first-ever non-stop flight between Dubai and the German capital, Berlin. The new route will launch on 4 November. Joachim Hunold, Chief Executive Officer...
Irish low cost carrier Ryanair flew out of Belfast City for the last time on Sunday after a public inquiry into a proposed runway was further delayed. All services from the destination, including L...
The European Commission is expected to turn down the Maltese government’s proposal to inject €100 million into Air Malta’s shareholding capital. The Maltese government now has no option but to go f...
Estonian Air has reaffirmed an order with Bombardier for three CRJ900s with options for two more. This new agreement replaces a firm order for three CRJ900s announced on March 10, 2008 as part of a ...
Iberia has posted consolidated net profit of €74 million ($103 million), from a €16 million deficit for the same period last year. Revenues increased by 15.8% to €1.35 billion. Operating expenses ro...
Ryanair has just posted a half-year profit of £393m fuelled by a 12 per cent hike in average fares and a 22% increase in ancillary revenues. In addition the airline saw a 10 per cent increase in pa...
Graham Lake, director general of Canso (the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation) says over capacity can be avoided in the Middle East at a keynote address as the Doha Aviation Summit. “Yes, we ...
Mohammad Hout chairman of Middle East Airlines (MEA) has warned that the unrestrained and unregulated open sky policy in Lebanon could affect the profitability of the national carrier. Although Hout s...
Singapore Airlines is planning to double the number of A380 aircraft flying between Sydney and Singapore. The move will add 140,000 seats a year on the route. The A380s will replace one of the daily B...
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