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Budget carriers seek longer routes as local markets saturate

Budget airlines are increasingly adding longer flights to their networks as they seek new destinations beyond the traditional, short-haul markets. This month, flydubai announced plans to fly to Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, from November. It will be one of the few destinations it serves that are six hours or more away from its Dubai hub. The route also marks a growing trend among low cost air...

Solar Impulse 2 takes off for Abu Dhabi in final leg of round-the-world journey

Solar impulse 2 has taken off for the final time on its historic round-the-world trip using nothing but the power of the sun. Piloted by the project’s co-founder, Bertrand Piccard, Solar impulse 2 left Cairo at 3am UAE time and is expected to arrive in Al Bateen Airport in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. Mr Piccard, who initiated the project 12 years ago, said Egypt was where he f...

FAS sees growth with tourist heli tours

Falcon Aviation Services, which operates sightseeing helicopter tours from its certified helipad at Dubai's flagship Atlantis The Palm resort, says uptake for the service rose 20% last year. Falcon, which operates the service in partnership with Alpha Tours using a seven seater, EC130 helicopter, said it's also aiming for a 20% rise in bookings this year. At the same time, the company,...

Volga-Dnepr Gulf welcomes back Iron Maiden Ed Force One

On 27th of June Air Atlanta-Icelandic Boeing 747-400 aircraft customized for Iron Maiden Rock Band “Ed Force One” arrived at Volga-Dnepr Gulf (VD Gulf) hangar to for C-check and reapplication of new livery after completion of the band’s “The Book of Souls World Tour”. For the last four months “Ed Force One” flew all over the world and landed in more tha...

Flydubai partners with Booking.com to launch hotel booking services

Low-cost airline flydubai said on Monday that it has partnered with online travel agent Booking.com to add hotel booking services to its website. Powered by Booking.com, Hotels.flydubai.com features more than 954,000 hotels worldwide. Passengers can read other guests’ reviews and book rooms with a range of payment options. “With this website, we are able to offer our passengers e...

Emirates chief sees scant benefit from EU-level aviation deals

The chief of Dubai-based airline Emirates [EMIRA.UL] expressed doubts on Monday that an EU-level aviation agreement with the United Arab Emirates would improve on the existing deals the Gulf country has with most EU countries. In June European member states gave the executive European Commission a mandate to pursue air traffic agreements with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, Turkey and co...

Fortress Investment Group becomes new customer of Volga-Dnepr Gulf

Volga-Dnepr Gulf (UAE) FZC has signed a contract with WWTAI AirOpCO 1 Bermuda LTD to provide maintenance services on the customer’s Boeing 747-400 aircraft. The scope of work to be performed in Volga-Dnepr Gulf’s Sharjah hangar will include required checks and inspections up to C-check, implementation of open airworthiness directives and complete undercarr...

Etihad to help take your supercar on holiday

The downside of going on holiday for an extended period of time is missing those life essentials back home. That could be sleeping in the comfort of your own bed, or the love and affection of the family pet. For some, however, it is the feeling of being behind the wheel of your own car. And that is understandable when your "pet" happens to be a luxury supercar by the likes of Ferra...

Hamad International Airport Duty Free Gets Upgrade

The sun-drenched beauty of the South of France has been recreated in Doha by Qatar Duty Free and Dior with the unveiling of an exquisite wall of beautiful pink roses at Hamad International Airport (HIA). The 180 square metre animated Dior Les Parfums installation, inspired by the Rose de Mai – the signature bouquet of Dior’s new fragrance La Colle Noire – will...

Emirates celebrates A380 touchdowns in Los Angeles and Vienna

Emirates has celebrated the launch of two new Airbus A380 services on the same day - to Los Angeles and Vienna. The LA flight marked its second daily A380 service, meaning that the Dubai carrier now serves nearly 1,000 passengers travelling to the US city each day. For the LA journey, the A380 was decked out in specially-designed Dodgers branding - the airline having agreed a sponsorship dea...

Emirates completes 33 aircraft makeovers in 12 months

The Emirates Aircraft Appearance Centre, the world’s largest aircraft painting facility owned by an airline, has completely stripped and repainted 33 aircraft last year, or 13% of its fleet. During the year, Emirates gave a fresh coat of paint to three Airbus A380s and 22 Boeing 777s, in addition to eight aircraft that were retired as a part of the airline’s strategy to operate a yo...

UAE Space Agency and Lockheed Martin Partner to Train the Next Generation of UAE National Space Talent

Global technology leader Lockheed Martin announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the UAE Space Agency to launch a comprehensive dual-track space training program for students and early career professionals in space fundamentals. In line with the UAE’s national vision, the program was developed as part of Lockheed Martin’s growing collaboration with the...