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KLM Dreamliner touches down in Abu Dhabi

KLM's first Dreamliner has touched down in Abu Dhabi after its inaugural flight left Amsterdam this week. The aircraft will operate between Abu Dhabi International Airport and Amsterdam Schiphol Airport on seven direct flights a week, and will be the first route served by the new Dreamliner. “We are delighted to introduce the KLM Dreamliner to the Abu Dhabi and Bahrain ro...

Etihad Airways helps host UAE Innovation Week

Etihad Airways will be hosting a series of events and activities to showcase its approach to innovation in technology and sustainability during the UAE Innovation Week being held between November 22-28. The nationwide Innovation Week was announced by Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum as part of the UAE’s National Innovation Strategy launched in October 2014. The week-lo...

Etihad Airways welcomes first A380 flights to New York

Etihad Airways has welcomed the highly-anticipated arrival of its Airbus A380 service at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. The arrival marked the US debut of the airline’s exclusive A380 service, including The Residence by Etihad, the only commercially available three-room suite in the sky. The A380 now serves guests travelling on one of the airline’s two da...

Masdar student taps Abu Dhabi’s mangroves for food and fuel

Students at the Masdar Institute are helping the country’s oil and gas sector tap the fuel potential of Abu Dhabi’s mangroves. Mohamed Rashid Al Ghailani, 23, of Oman, is a postgraduate student taking part in the institute’s integrated seawater energy and agriculture system (Iseas) project. “Iseas is a system where we produce food as well as biofuels and other marketa...

White paper profiles Middle Eastern private jet owner

A new white paper from global wealth intelligence authority Wealth-X and the international business aviation consultancy reveals keen insights about ultra-high-net worth (UHNW) Middle Eastern private jet owners, reports Barbara Saunders The report profiles the UHNW Middle Eastern jet owner, their preferences and the business aviation opportunity in the region. There are 5,975 UHNW individual...

Flydubai extende partnership with Joramco

Flydubai has signed a long-term contract with Joramco, which will provide the carrier with airframe maintenance solutions for its 50 Next-Generation Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The contract lasts until December 2017, extending a partnership initiated in 2013, and will include C checks, EIS (Entry Into Service) and lease hand backs for the entire fleet. “Joramco has provided exce...

Formula 1 Cars land in Abu Dhabi

Formula 1 cars have started to arrive at Abu Dhabi International Airport, in preparation of this weekend's race. Many flights of the eight scheduled flights have landed from Brazil, where the previous race had been held. The Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will take place next weekend at Yas Island, marking the final race of the 2015 Formula 1 season.

Arbil closure cancels Emirates, Qatar Airways flights

Arbil airport closure due to Russian military airstrikes in neighbouring Syria prompts move. Emirates and Qatar Airways are cancelling flights to Arbil in Iraqi Kurdistan this week after Iraq’s Civil Aviation Authority (ICAA) closed the region's airports due to a military campaign in neighbouring Syria. The ICAA said late on Sunday it was suspending flights to Arbil and Sulaimaniya...

Etihad Airways Engineering receives Part21J Design Organisation Approval

Etihad Airways Engineering, the Middle East’s leading aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider, has become the first organisation in the Middle East to be granted an extended Part21J Design Organisation Approval (DOA) by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to undertake major cabin design and modification. With the new approval Etihad Airways Engineering is entitled...

Emirates signs ATP deal

Emirates and the ATP have elevated their partnership announcing Emirates as the Premier Partner of the ATP World Tour from 2016. The five-year agreement represents the biggest sponsorship deal in the history of the ATP. As Official Airline and Premier Partner of the ATP World Tour, Emirates will benefit from global marketing rights delivering a presence via the Tour’s iconic net...

Etihad Airways and the Masdar Institute sign agreement to develop fog prediction system

Etihad Airways and the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, an independent, research-driven graduate-level university focused on advanced energy and sustainable technologieshave signed a research agreement to develop a fog prediction and monitoring system to enhance guest experience and serve the needs of the aviation sector. The system will provide Etihad Airways’ Operations with...

UAE signs airlines deal with Australia

Australia announced at the weekend a deal with the UAE that will significantly boost flight numbers between the two nations, a move that is expected to increase tourism and possibly reduce ticket prices. The bilateral agreement allows Emirates in Dubai and Etihad Airways in Abu Dhabi to operate an extra 14 flights a week to Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, bringing the total num...