Ghaith Al Ghaith describes how flydubai became the Middle East’s largest short-haul airline in just five years.
The Dubai-based carrier is preparing for its ‘busiest’ week of 2014.
Emirates set to be first airline to fly the A380 to Perth next summer
The Abu Dhabi-based airline is expanding its US network as it looks to tap into the growing business and trade links between the US and the UAE.
The handover of Airbus’ first mainly carbon-composite jet was originally scheduled for December 13.
The low-cost carrier is launching new routes to Zagreb, Sarajevo and Sofia.
Airbus’ finance director aired the possibility of cancelling the world’s largest airliner project due to poor sales.
The two airlines will share services on 49 routes, more than double the previous number, state-owned SAA said in a statement today.
ICD is already the majority shareholder of DAE, holding 55 per cent.
The new Airbus A350 was scheduled for delivery on Saturday, December 13.
The industry’s net profit is expected to rise to $25 billion in 2015, from an estimated $19.9 billion in 2014.
The 6,000 square metre terminal is scheduled to be completed in Q4 2015 and will host major operators such as Jet Aviation, XJet and Jetex.
Initially launching as a twice-weekly service, a third service will be introduced in January.
The three-times-weekly service will begin operating from November 2015.
The private jet operator aims to operate a fleet of 20 aircraft by 2020.
The facility, situated in Dubai World Central, is scheduled to be completed by 2015, the company said.
The company aims to create at least 600 jobs when it opens a second plant in 2017.
The aircraft descended from 39,000 to 10,000 feet in five minutes before landing safely in Perth.
Around 30 per cent of all BBJs in service are operated by Middle East customers.
European manufacturer’s ACJ330 Summit targets governments and VIPs
The first commercial service will be deployed on the route to Frankfurt from January 2015.
The airline had initially planned to deploy the jumbo jet to the Thai capital from January 2015.
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New route marks first connection between UAE and German city
In the first 10 months of this year, traffic climbed 6.1 per cent to 58.41 million.
The airline will continue to sponsor the club’s shirts until the 2019/2020 season.
This month sees the Dubai airline start three services in Eastern Europe
Houston will also join the airline’s superjumbo network this week
Indian low-cost airline spots budget travel opportunities to Bengaluru and Kozikhode
The move will result in a net reduction of Airbus Group’s stake from 46.3 per cent to 42.1 per cent.