Business | Aviation
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Sunday Mar 24
Jazeera Airways eyes stake in Kuwait Airways
Government to sell 35 per cent stake in the airline to a strategic partner
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Sunday Mar 24
Airbus-Boeing battle shifts to Indonesia
Lion Air’s €18.4 billion order last week for 234 medium-haul Airbus jets may be a game-changer
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Sunday Mar 24
Sky is the limit as South Asia budget airlines bet big on growth
Lion Air launches its first service in Malaysia, barging onto AirAsia’s home turf
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Saturday Mar 23
Former Heathrow chief appointed CEO of Abu Dhabi Airports Company
Tony Douglas is former CEO of Abu Dhabi Ports Company
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Saturday Mar 23
Boeing to slash up to 2,300 jobs in Seattle area
Cuts to primarily affect work in post-assembly modification activities on the 787
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Thursday Mar 21
GCAA holds strategic meeting with statistics body
Agenda items include ways of improving cooperation between two organisations
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Thursday Mar 21
Airbus signs MoU on aircraft financing with Abu Dhabi partner
Increasing cooperation to support aircraft deliveries and airline customers
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Thursday Mar 21
Qatar Airways launches 2 new Iraq routes
Flights to Basra are due to begin on June 3 with Sulaymaniyah starting on August 20
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Thursday Mar 21
Jet Airways expected to finalise deal with Etihad next week
National carrier to buy 24% stake in India’s leading airline
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Thursday Mar 21
DWC Business Park to be unveiled at Airport Show
Range of choices from single shared desks to sprawling 15,000 sqm offices
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Wednesday Mar 20
Middle East airlines profit outlook up
Middle Eastern carriers expected to post profit of $1.4b this year
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Wednesday Mar 20
Flydubai doubles Russia, Ukraine network
Additional operations bring airline’s network to 18 points in the CIS region
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Wednesday Mar 20
Etihad alliance partners report strong results
Success is attributed to increased passenger traffic resulting from alliances
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Tuesday Mar 19
Boeing signs $15.6b order with Ryanair
Irish airline aims to become Europe’s dominant low-cost carrier
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Tuesday Mar 19
Boeing engineers ratify labour deal
Ends possibility of a strike that could have cut production
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Tuesday Mar 19
Budget airlines’ cost advantage falls
Difference has narrowed by nearly a third over six years
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Tuesday Mar 19
Indian aviation sector reviving, says Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh
In order to boost international air travel, government has liberalised grant of traffic rights to Indian carriers
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Tuesday Mar 19
Dreamliner’s return in weeks a ‘best-case scenario’
Boeing’s biggest Dreamliner customer still uncertain when flights will restart
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Monday Mar 18
Air Arabia approves 7% cash dividend
Sharjah-based airline reported a net profit of Dh425 million
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Monday Mar 18
flydubai touches down at Sri Lanka’s new airport
Carrier to start scheduled operations to its second destination in Sri Lanka on May 21
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Monday Mar 18
Airbus wins landmark Lion Air order
Order could top 200 jets worth $20 billion at list prices
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Monday Mar 18
Iberia strike called off after deal
Workers accepted proposals to reduce the number of jobs cuts to 3,100,
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Saturday Mar 16
Abu Dhabi named best airport in the Middle East
Airport also had biggest overall improvement in Airport Service Quality satisfaction results
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Friday Mar 15
Price war intensifies in Indian aviation market
Experts feel it could be suicidal for the industry in the long run
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Thursday Mar 14
SkyCargo strengthens its cool chain service
Specialises temperature-sensitive products
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Gold buying loses its sheen in UAE
Local trade braces for subdued month as buyers wait for gold prices to slip further
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Mideast investors prefer to keep money home
They scrutinise wealth managers more and are actively overseeing their assets
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Cyprus returns to holiday island mode
The government has since put the priority on tourism, long a major money earner, as an anchor for the economy
