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INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT - AVIATION & AIRLINES
![]() Etihad, Airbus negotiating A380 delivery date
Posted on 12/03/2010
Etihad Airways, the state carrier of Abu Dhabi, is in talks about delaying receipt of Airbus A380 superjumbos while bringing other deliveries forward as it seeks to post a profit by the end of next year.
Etihad will add three new Airbus A330 jetliners this year, CEO James Hogan said yesterday in an interview. Delivery of 10 A380s has been pushed back to 2013 from late in 2012 and the carrier will continue to review the handover schedule as it awaits a production update from Airbus.
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 Emirates Airlines reports 12 months of growth at ITB
Posted on 10/03/2010
More aircraft, more flights, new lounges and new recruits - these are just some of the developments the international airline of the UAE will share with the world's largest travel trade show this week in Berlin. Going into ITB 2010, compared to ITB in March 2009, Emirates' fleet of modern aircraft has grown from 131 to 145, while the number of A380s received has doubled from four to eight.
Two new destinations are up and running; Durban and Luanda, while Tokyo, Amsterdam, Prague, Madrid and
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 Emirates to start Senegal flights
Posted on 09/03/2010
Emirates will begin operations to Dakar, the capital city of Senegal, starting from September 1 this year, the carrier said yesterday in a statement.
The route would be the airline's 106th international destination from Dubai. Emirates will operate non-stop flights to Dakar five times a week, using Airbus A340-300 aircraft on the route. The launch of services to the West African nation closely follows Emirates' new route announcements to Tokyo, Amsterdam, Prague and Madrid, also launching in
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 Etihad and ANA codeshare comes into force
Posted on 05/03/2010
Etihad Airways' focus on the Japanese market continues this week, as a codeshare with ANA comes into service.
The Etihad Airways and ANA codeshare offers customers from all over the world the opportunity to fly to five major Japanese destinations, Tokyo, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka and Osaka.
The new deal will also give air travellers in Japan greater and easier access to the Abu Dhabi-based airline's network of 60 destinations.
The codeshare sees ANA place its two-letter ‘NH' code on the
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 AMES inaugurates new engine nacelle repair facility in Dubai
Posted on 03/03/2010
Aerostructures Middle East Services (AMES) formally inaugurated its new facility in Dubai yesterday, bringing highly competitive jet engine nacelle repair capabilities to airline operators throughout the Middle East region.
The new facility was inaugurated at a grand ceremony attended by Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Chairman Dubai World, HE Alain Azouaou, Ambassador of France among other dignitaries from Air France Industries KLM Engineering '&' Maintenance, Aircelle of the Safran Group,
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 flydubai doubles GCC network to four destinations
Posted on 02/03/2010
flydubai, Dubai's first low cost airline, has announced a brace of GCC routes to kick off what is set to be a very busy year of route announcements for the carrier.
Kuwait City and Muscat will bring flydubai's network to thirteen routes and with a double daily service operating to both cities the flights are sure to be popular with both business and leisure travellers. The flights to Muscat will begin on Sunday, March 28th, and Kuwait on Tuesday, March 30th.
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 Emirates opens lounge in Mumbai
Posted on 26/02/2010
Passengers from Mumbai can now enjoy Emirates' trademark service on the ground, as well as in the air, following the airline's inauguration of its first dedicated passenger lounge in the Indian subcontinent at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport.
This Emirates lounge is the first to be opened by an international carrier in India.
Offering passengers the latest in convenience, comfort and luxury whilst on the move, the lounge will cater to all Emirates First and Business Class passengers
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![]() New on-board health monitor system to be introduced
Posted on 26/02/2010
Etihad Airways will install new state-of-the-art technology on its long and ultra long haul aircraft which can monitor the condition of passengers who display signs of sickness that might require immediate medical attention.
The "Tempus IC" system allows cabin crew to gather vital information about a passenger's health quickly and efficiently. The data covers a wide range of the passenger's ‘vital signs' including blood pressure and an electrocardiogram. It also allows the crew to take photo
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 Emirates swamped with cabin crew applications
Posted on 22/02/2010
The allure of life at 40,000 feet shows no sign of abating with Emirates airline recently enjoying one of its highest turnouts for a cabin crew recruitment day in Europe.
Close to 400 candidates came forward in Madrid for the airline's latest recruitment push in Spain, while around 10,000 applications are received globally each month.
Emirates has visited Spain on many previous occasions and recruits throughout Europe and elsewhere around the globe on a regular basis. Nearly 11,000 cabin
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 Countdown to Emirates' Tokyo launch begins
Posted on 20/02/2010
The countdown to the launch of Emirates' non-stop flights to Tokyo began on Thursday in Japan's capital city with the award-winning international airline hosting a road show for over 450 travel industry professionals.
Richard Jewsbury, Emirates' Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations, Far East '&' Australasia, welcomed the guests at the road show, saying: "Just over seven years ago, Emirates became the first airline to link Japan with the Gulf region, since that date expanding direct
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 Air Arabia announces annual net profit of Dh452 million
Posted on 14/02/2010
Air Arabia (PJSC), the Middle East and North Africa's first and largest low-cost carrier, announced today its financial results for the 12 months ending December 31, 2009, demonstrating continued profitability and very high levels of efficiency during an enormously challenging period for airlines worldwide.
Air Arabia's net profit for the 12 months ending December 31, 2009, stood at Dh452 million, sustaining 2008 strong performance of Dh454 million (excluding exceptional items). For the
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![]() Etihad secures additional flights to Australia
Posted on 12/02/2010
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has secured seven additional weekly flight frequencies from its Abu Dhabi home-base to Australia.
The additional flights were awarded following bilateral negotiations between the UAE and Australian Government in Canberra this week.
The seven flights can be operated to any gateway in Australia which includes Etihad's current destinations of Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne.
A further seven weekly flights have been granted to
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 Arabic speaking robot travels on board Emirates flight
Posted on 09/02/2010
Ibn Sina, the Arabic speaking humanoid robot, recently thrilled other passengers as Emirates Airlines flight EK817 was transporting one of the world's most advanced robots from Dubai to Riyadh.
A first for Emirates, Ibn Sina the robot, travelled as a First Class passenger on the flight accompanied by Dr Nikolaos Mavridis, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the United Arab Emirates University College of Information Technology in Al Ain where the machine was developed, along with two of
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![]() Abu Dhabi Aviation lifts earnings
Posted on 08/02/2010
Abu Dhabi Aviation rebounded strongly from last year's loss of a key local helicopter contract as it reported a 20.8 per cent jump in its annual earnings on higher-margin foreign leases of aircraft.
The company, which is the largest helicopter operator in the Middle East and holds stakes in other aviation firms, underwent a restructuring programme, including making redundant 140 staff – or 15 per cent of its workforce – last year after Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company took a large part of
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 FAA praises GCAA in maintaining high level of safety
Posted on 03/02/2010
A high-level delegation from the Federal Aviation Administration of U.S. (FAA) visited the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) in Dubai to discuss the latest developments of civil aviation sector.
The FAA delegation was represented by David Grizzle, the chief counsel and deputy administrator for the FAA, accompanied by Roy Barnett, senior representative of the Middle East office. The GCAA was presented by Dr. Ahmed Sheikh, Director of Legal Affairs, Ismail Al Balooshi, Director of Safety
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