Year: 2019

Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, has announced its winter schedule and network plan will come into effect on September 29, with new weekly freighter services marking an increased presence in the United States of America and other strategic global cargo markets. Leading Etihad Cargo’s annual refresh is the enhancement of…

DHL-Ethiopian Airlines Logistics Services – a joint venture formed between DHL Global Forwarding and Ethiopian Airlines – is scaling its operations in Ethiopia. The company has named Berhanu Kassa as General Manager. Previously director of logistics services at Ethiopian Airlines, Berhanu takes over the leadership of the joint venture company from Pramod Bagalwadi, CEO, DHL…

Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), the leading technology provider to the travel industry, announced the signing of a long-term agreement with Magnum Travel Services, a travel management company fully owned by World Travel Services, one of the leading and most well-established travel companies in the Kingdom of Bahrain.   Through the renewed partnership, Magnum will extend its use…

SriLankan Engineering, the aircraft Maintenance-Repair-Organisation (MRO) of SriLankan Airlines, welcomed a new airline customer – Air Seychelles – for which it carried out an ‘A-check’ on an Airbus A320 aircraft in its specialized A320/A321 hangar at the National Carrier’s main hub at Bandaranaike International Airport. SriLankan Engineering has positioned itself as an emerging MRO in…

In just less than 5 months, over 65,000 passengers to and from Riyadh have experienced the new Emirates Boeing 777-300ER ‘Gamechanger’ aircraft since it launched on 14 April. Today, Emirates showcased the aircraft’s interiors in Riyadh, including its highly anticipated new First Class private suites. The tours were led by Marwan Al Marri, Emirates’ District…

Wego, the largest online travel market in the Middle East and North Africa, has revealed the results of its study of more than one million bookings for flights in the first half of 2019, which showed the best months and days suitable for travel at the lowest cost. The timing and destination of the trip…

MOSCOW — Dubai-based flydubai is marking the fifth anniversary of its first flight to Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport (VKO). In the last five years, more than 450,000 passengers have flown with flydubai on this route. The airline expanded its service to the capital of Russia following four years of operations to several other Russian destinations. Russia has…

SHARM AL-SHEIKH — EgyptAir, a member of Star Alliance in collaboration with Rixos Seagate, the international luxury lifestyle resort hosted top level managers from Saudi travel agencies to a familiarization visit to the beautiful ultra all-inclusive resort by the splendid shores of the Red Sea. Located within proximity to both the international airport and the center…

Maldives goes on Guiness World Record for the most people freediving simultaneously, with 520 participants on Tuesday, 1 October 2019. The small island nation renowned for its breathtaking natural beauty and luxury hospitality broke the world record previously held by Italy; ‘La Scuola del Mare 2’ (Verona), in Torri del Benaco, Verona with 280 people.…

Oman Air’s football team has won the Aviation Football Cup 2019, held in Barcelona Spain from 2 – 6 October, by defeating Ekaterinburg, a Russian team, 3-1 in the final match of the 14-team tournament. Oman Air’s Chief Executive Officer, Abdulaziz Al Raisi, was delighted with the win, noting that this is the third time…