The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has announced that the average aviation activity in the country rose from 1,238 flights at the end of 2020 to 1,538 flights in September 2021, an increase of some 24.5 percent.

The world's airlines made a joint pledge Monday to reach "net zero" CO2 by 2050, as the aviation industry ramps up efforts to curb its contribution to global warming. The new commitment comes 12 years after the IATA unveiled its first plan to reduce CO2 emissions.

Together, the airlines are making millions of reward seats available for frequent flyers to access more than 100 destinations.

The 5th edition of the AVSEC Global Symposium, which started on Sunday in Dubai, brought together globally recognized security experts, local and international government officials.

With $126 billion in losses, airline industry recently confirmed that 2020 was the worst year on record for the struggling aviation sector.

The airline reported an overall loss of $4.1 billion for the year to March 31, double the figure for the same period the year before due to the coronavirus travel downturn. Qatar is among several governments that have stepped in to support their national carriers through the coronavirus shutdown, which...

Several airports in the region have announced plans to expand their airports to meet the expected growth in travel demand.

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Ltd, the global aviation services company, has announced that it has received an ESG Risk Rating score of 14.1 which was assessed by Sustainalytics to be ‘Low Risk’ category. This follows the publication in June 2021 of DAE’s inaugural Environmental, Social, and Governance Report.

Flights between Sharjah and Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam to start from Sep 14

The airline will operate two weekly flights from September 30

Boeing has already lost $20 billion in fines, lost orders, and other costs, due to these two crashes, both of which involved the 737 Max aircraft. Not the least of these was the $2.5-billion fine levied on it by the US Department of Justice in January this year.

The airport City Central Park is designed as a botanical garden.

The new national airline is a joint venture between ANIF and Air Arabia.

A technical team has landed in Kabul to discuss the resumption of airport operations after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, according to a source. "While no final agreement has been reached regarding providing technical assistance, Qatar's technical team has initiated this discussion based on the other side's request. Talks are...

The UAE and Qatar have been instrumental staging posts for evacuation flights for Western countries' citizens as well as Afghan interpreters, journalists and others

The global aviation industry has been booming for the last few decades now. But the unprecedented growth in jets flying round-the-clock has come at a big cost to the environment.

Saudi Arabia has developed cultural, heritage tourism projects in more than 25 tourist destinations and eyes 100 million tourists by 2030.

Long-term growth of the Middle East global commercial fleet is forecast to be 4.2% CAGR A survey suggests that MRO demand to recover in 2022 Recent forecasts by the consultancy Oliver Wyman predict that the Middle East global commercial fleet is forecast to have long-term growth of 4.2 percent CAGR,...

With a fleet of more than 70 aircraft, the transaction could value company at $10 billion Vista was founded by Swiss billionaire Thomas Flohr with just three planes in 2004 The Dubai-based private jet company, Vista Global Holding Ltd., might go public through a merger with a Special Purpose Acquisition...

  The deal will see the implementation of quality performance evaluation services for GACA’s internal audit department The move will look to activate aspects of partnership and cooperation between the two parties Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation and the Saudi Institute of Internal Auditors signed a cooperation agreement...

New technologies recommended to reassure passengers of lasting safety There is talk of issuing a Vaccine Passport to boost global aviation   The aviation industry leaders participating in the Airport Show at the World Trade Centre, Dubai, have urged the civil aviation authorities around the world, global agencies, airlines and...

3-day exhibition attended by 95 exhibitors from 21 countries 50 percent improvement in the global passenger Kms likely by mid-2021 Three-day Airport Show, the world’s largest B2B airport industry exhibition, begins in Dubai on May 24 generating an overwhelming response in its new physical and digital format. The show was...

Since the launch of their codeshare flights, Emirates, flydubai have flown 500,000 passengers Both the airlines have implemented extensive biosafety measures   Emirates and flydubai will reintroduce flights for travelers across their combined network which is expected to fly to 168 destinations by the end of May. Since the revival of...

Scores of people are feared dead after an Iranian commercial aircraft crashed into a mountain in southern Iran valley on Sunday, reported a semi-official news agency in Tehran. Though rescue work is still on, till the writing of this report, but it was presumed that all 66 passengers on board...