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The Egyptian revolution of 25th of January was the event that raised Egyptian hopes, yet the country has since witness a decrease in economic growth and the travel industry has been hit hard. With many businesses still recovering, EgyptAir, the country’s flag carrier established in 1931 is no exception.

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GENEVA – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) Airline Industry Forecast 2013-2017 shows that international freight volumes are expected to grow 17 percent over the next five years. 
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NEW YORK -  While all signs point to a second golden age for the U.S. commercial aircraft industry, there are several headwinds that may impact this resurgent trajectory, according to a new report launched today by PwC US in conjunction with The Manufacturing Institute titled, Aviation's second golden age: Can the US aircraft industry maintain leadership? 

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GENEVA – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released the IATA Airline Industry Forecast 2013-2017 showing that airlines expect to see a 31 percent increase in passenger numbers between 2012 and 2017. 
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Bahrain Air filed for voluntary liquidation after being placed in “an impossible situation”, chief executive officer Richard Nuttall has stated in his first interview about the situation.
 
“We had a good operation and were locally very much airline of choice for a number of destinations,” he commented during an exclusive chat with TheAviationWriter.com. Read More »»»

Next-generation technology to improve capacity, efficiency and reduce operating expenses is the key to a sustainable future for Middle East aviation says Anthony Azar, director High Growth Regions EMEA, Honeywell Aerospace based in Dubai.

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As the world is becoming a small village all the human efforts have to join hands and emerge with new effective programs to assist the persons of special needs. Saudi Arabia is very fast growing country with an average age span of 70 years. Saudi Airlines have been  providing services to passengers of special needs since 1992. There are approximately 1,500,000 citizens requiring special needs and a total of 28 domestic airports in Saudi Arabia, hence the air transportation of passengers of special needs is vital.

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Some years ago when one of the writers of this article was Group Marketing/Commercial Director of Ryanair, he was asked at an airline conference, by the director of a very large and successful European carrier, to give him advice on how to start a LCC. His answer was short “Do Not!” the Director was somewhat taken aback.

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By  Robert E. Breiling*
The emerging and Middle Eastern business turbine aircraft market, jets and turboprops, is growing as is their accident/incident involvement. Although relatively few accidents have occurred to  date involving the Middle East in comparison to the world market, this market should learn  from history and what has occurred in other parts of the world.

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By Oussama Salah

Wednesday, June 8, 2011, It flared up again, the accusations and arguments and counter arguments in the IATA AGM in Singapore. Mr. Giovanni Bsignani the outgoing Director General of IATA called for an end of the dispute between Gulf carriers and European/North American carriers in a civilized manner. Read More »»»
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Aviation & Airline News of the Region
Emirates to Launch Second Service to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Thursday, September 11, 2014
DUBAI - Emirates, the Dubai based airline announced the start of a second five times weekly service to Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, starting from 26th October, in addition to the current daily service. Read More »»»
Emirates to Launch Twice Daily Airbus A380 Service to Mauritius
Thursday, July 3, 2014
DUBAI - Emirates, announced it will increase the flight service to serve Mauritius with a twice daily Airbus A380  starting 1st December this year. Read More »»»
Jazeera Airways Group Lease two Airbus A320 Aircraft to TAP Portugal
Sunday, June 22, 2014
KUWAIT, Jazeera Airways Group announced today,  Sahaab Aircraft Leasing, a fully-owned subsidiary have placed two Airbus A320 aircraft on long-term leases with TAP Portugal airlines. Read More »»»
Emirates Group Security Receives TAPA Air Cargo Security Standard Certifications
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
DUBAI - Emirates Group Security received the TAPA (Transported Asset Protection Association) Air Cargo Security Standard (TACSS) certifications for its cargo facilities. 
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Dubai World Central Launches Office Space for the SMEs
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
DUBAI - Dubai World Central, (DWC), has announced it is offering office space at its business park free zone, targeting the small and medium enterprises (SME) sector. Read More »»»
Saudia Cargo Launches a Pharmaceuticals Transportation Service
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
JEDDAH - Saudia Cargo have launched on May 15th a service for the transportation of temperature-controlled pharmaceuticals, named Pharma.2.World Active. Read More »»»
Qatar Airways Start All Operations at Hamad International Airport
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
DOHA, Qatar – Qatar Airways today started full operations at Hamad International Airport (HIA), at 09:00 local time. With the first Qatar Airways commercial flight QR1113 from Bahrain arriving at HIA at 09:10 local time, all operations for all airlines have now been transferred to HIA. Read More »»»
IATA Report: Middle Eastern Carriers Air Cargo Demand and Capacity Increase Over 8 Percent
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
GENEVA – the International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets in April showing demand (measured in freight tonne kilometers or FTKs) was 3.2 percent above previous year levels. Read More »»»
Jazeera Airways to Take Delivery of an Airbus A320 Aircraft
Sunday, May 25, 2014
KUWAIT CITY – Jazeera Airways Group today announced it will take delivery of a brand new Airbus A320 aircraft on May 28 from the manufacturer’s facility in Hamburg, Germany, bringing the group’s fleet to 15 fully-owned aircraft.
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Emirates SkyCargo Launches Freighter Service to Mexico City and Atlanta
Monday, May 19, 2014
DUBAI - Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, has added Mexico City and Atlanta to its flight schedule, the once-a-week service to Mexico City starts in Dubai with a stop en route to Frankfurt, while on the way back the flight makes a scheduled stop in Houston and Copenhagen before heading back to Dubai. Read More »»»
Jazeera Airways Release March 2014 Operation Performance Figures
Sunday, May 18, 2014
KUWAIT - Jazeera Airways released March 2014 operations performance report today, marking an increase in flown passengers on routes serving Amman, Jeddah, and Bahrain, and an on-time performance of 95.95 percent, as tracked by US-based OTP tracker, FlightStats. Read More »»»
Etihad Airways to Establish Etihad Flight College and Acquire Horizon Flight Academy Fixed Wing Assets
Sunday, May 18, 2014
Etihad Airways announced today it is establishing the Etihad Flight College, a flight training facility in the United Arab Emirates , the Abu Dhabi based airline currently employs over 1,600 pilots. Read More »»»
Qatar Airways Launches 7th Saudi Arabian Destination - Al Ahsa
Saturday, May 17, 2014
AL-AHSA, Saudi Arabia – Qatar Airways has launched its seventh destination to Saudi Arabia by adding the city of Al Ahsa. Read More »»»
Etihad Airways Relocate Qatar Operations to the New Hamad International Airport
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Etihad Airways announced the airline’s four daily passenger flights from Abu Dhabi to Doha will now operate from the new Hamad International Airport (HIA) from 14 May. Read More »»»
Emirates to Operate Twice Daily Flight Service to the Seychelles
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
DUBAI, Emirates, announced it will increase flight service to the Seychelles to twice daily later this year. The introduction of two more flights per week on the route into the Seychelles will increase the current 12 scheduled flights to fourteen starting 28th of October this year. Read More »»»
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VANCOUVER - Cathay Pacific flights on June 9 mark the airlines' 20 years flight operations between Toronto and Hong Kong.  Read More »»»
LOS ANGELES,  – Today Air Lease Corporation (NYSE: AL) announced twelve-year lease agreements with EVA Air (Taiwan) for two new Boeing 777-300ER widebody aircraft, scheduled for delivery in the second half of 2015 and first half of 2016.  Read More »»»
GENEVA - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the appointment, effective from June 9, of Glyn Hughes as the association’s next global head of cargo.  Read More »»»
LONDON – Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), a technology provider to the travel and tourism industry, announced CityJet has signed a long-term technology agreement. Read More »»»
BOC Aviation Pte. Ltd. (“BOC Aviation”) a fuly owned subsidiary of Bank of China, announced that Iberia, the Spanish carrier, took delivery of all 12 Airbus aircraft, eight new A330-300 and four new A320 aircraft. Read More »»»
 
Air Force News
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced the first AW101 for the Italian Air Force, designated the HH-101A “CAESAR”, made its maiden flight at AgustaWestland’s Yeovil facility in the UK today. Read More »»»
SEATTLE - Boeing's [NYSE: BA] P-8A Poseidon program will enter full production, following a $2.4 billion contract award from the U.S. Navy for 16 additional aircraft covering maritime patrol capabilities, the order, which will take the total fleet to 53. Read More »»»
LONG BEACH, Calif. - Boeing [NYSE: BA] today delivered Kuwait's first C-17 Globemaster III airlifter with custom livery, an aircraft to cover Kuwait Air Force role in military and civilian operations, humanitarian aid and disaster relief. Read More »»»