Business | Aviation
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Saturday May 4
Dubai World Central to create new centre for global aviation
Dh120b mega aerotropolis will get a solid boost when passenger flights take off
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Saturday May 4
GCC invests Dh150b in airport development
Abu Dhabi is investing Dh25 billion in the redevelopment of Abu Dhabi International Airport
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Friday May 3
The first-ever manned solar plane takes off
Solar Impulse, piloted by Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard, left the runway in northern California
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Friday May 3
India plans Dh44.4b investment in airports
NRIs pledge to support economy if policies are aligned to help them
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Thursday May 2
Etihad Airways and Air France strengthen codeshare deal
Move follows strategic agreement signed between the carriers in October last year
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Thursday May 2
Qatar Airways’ 787 returns to service
Five Dreamliners were grounded earlier this year
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Wednesday May 1
Middle East carriers lead March passenger traffic growth: IATA
A 14.2 per cent rise in the capacity of region’s carriers boosted load factor one percentage point to 79.7 per cent
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Tuesday Apr 30
Emirates ups Southeast Asia capacity
While Bangkok will receive a second daily from October 27, 2013, Emirates will launch a fourth daily to Hong Kong
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Tuesday Apr 30
Etihad Airways chiefs join Jet Airways India board
Indian carrier will give a right of first refusal to UAE airline on further sale of shares
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Tuesday Apr 30
Boeing takes full-page ads in Japan papers
Despite Sunday’s flight, it could be at least a month before the entire fleet is back in the air
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Tuesday Apr 30
Virgin Galactic spaceship completes successful test flight
World’s first passenger spaceship 'SpaceShip Two' fires up its rocket motors, successfully completing a test flight over California’s Mojave Desert that breaks sound barrier.
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Monday Apr 29
Dubai airport March passenger traffic hits 5.8m
Fourth consecutive month with more than 5 million passengers as Emirates and flydubai launched Eastern European routes
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Sunday Apr 28
Dubai Airport Show to feature latest technologies
Exhibition takes place at Dubai World Trade Centre from May 6-8
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Sunday Apr 28
ANA tests modified Dreamliner after grounding
Airline and planemaker anxious to put damaging crisis behind them and reassure passengers jetliners are safe
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Sunday Apr 28
Sri Lanka to get 10 new Airbus aircraft, says official
It will get six new Airbus A330-300 and four new A350-900 aircraft
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Saturday Apr 27
UAE-UK trade pivotal in Emirates’ growth
The UK’s manufacturing sector is a critical ingredient in the carrier’s strategy for success
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Saturday Apr 27
Japan’s ANA to test modified Dreamliner
Sunday’s flight will have the company’s chairman and Boeing’s CEO on board
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Saturday Apr 27
Ethiopian Airlines becomes first to resume Dreamliner flights
The flight took off from Addis Ababa and headed to Nairobi
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Friday Apr 26
Japan allows airlines to resume 787 flights
Ministry gives official approval following a formal safety order from US Federal Aviation Administration
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Thursday Apr 25
Largest Emirates cadet pilots batch graduates
54 UAE national men and woman graduate as professional pilots following 30 months of theoretical study and practical training
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Thursday Apr 25
What of other Indian carriers post Jet-Etihad deal?
While Jet-Etihad deal poses huge threat to Air India, analysts don’t see IndiGo and SpiceJet exploring global alliances so soon
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Thursday Apr 25
Etihad Airways signs codeshare deal with Air Canada
Now operating three weekly services to Toronto, Etihad will now be able to gain access to multiple Canadian markets through Air Canada
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Thursday Apr 25
Austrian Airlines takes off with new long-haul cabin
Business class seats can be transformed into full-flat beds
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Thursday Apr 25
Cathay Pacific to fly weekly between Abu Dhabi and Riyadh
The new Riyadh service will commence May 4
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Thursday Apr 25
Aeroflot reports 66 percent profit slump
Net profit was well below a consensus forecast
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Mariner of the Seas in maiden call on Dubai
1,020-feet-long cruise ship en route to Singapore and China
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GCC, Mena oil exporters face growth decline
IMF projects their average GDP to fall from 5.7% in 2012 to 3.2% in 2013
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Profits hit by Eurozone crisis, Vodafone says
Vodafone’s businesses in Italy and Spain have been hit hard by the region’s sovereign debt crisis
