Business | Aviation
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Tuesday Feb 18
Over 1.5m passengers used Abu Dhabi airport in January
Passenger traffic grows by 14.5 per cent compared to January 2013
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Tuesday Feb 18
Runway repairs loom as DHL waits on passenger services
Changes in passenger services during the Dubai International runway repairs could impact DHL Express operations
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Tuesday Feb 18
Saudia to mark 50 years in Dubai
The national airline of Saudia Arabia, is set to celebrate 50 years of flights to Dubai on Wednesday
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Monday Feb 17
dnata increase aircraft maintenance portfolio
dnata will now provide aircraft line maintenance services to airlines operating flying to Dubai’s airports
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Monday Feb 17
Internet usage on the increase on OmanAir services
OmanAir is seeing an increase in the amount of passengers making use of its inflight phone and internet enabling services
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Monday Feb 17
Air Arabia posts profit rise for 2013
Air Arabia posted on Monday a net profit of Dh435 million for 2013
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Monday Feb 17
Geneva Airport reopens, hijacker arrested after Ethiopian Airlines plane forced to land
Flights at Geneva Airport in Switzerland have resumed following the arrest of the alleged hijacker of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET702
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Sunday Feb 16
Etihad in the spotlight over Jet deal
Airline says it is working with Indian government after stake sale comes under fresh scrutiny
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Sunday Feb 16
Etihad helps Air India with aircraft purchase
Indian airline is facing increasing financial pressure
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Sunday Feb 16
Greek budget surplus topped €1.5b in 2013
Athens hopes to utilise these savings in order to obtain assistance with its enormous debt
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Sunday Feb 16
2,214 air traffic movements daily in the UAE in January 2014
Dubai ranked first with 31,995 air traffic movements
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Sunday Feb 16
Richard Branson lashes out over Qantas intervention
Tycoon’s carrier in direct competition with troubled Australian national airline as it lobbies the government for state intervention
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Saturday Feb 15
Third annual Abu Dhabi Air Expo in line to see record attendance
Show to be held from February 25 to 27
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Friday Feb 14
US border checkpoint in UAE lures travellers vexed by wait
The US Air Line Pilots Association says convenience shouldn’t be the chief consideration after security, and that the United Arab Emirates agreement puts American jobs at risk
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Friday Feb 14
Dubai records 15.2% rise in passenger traffic in 2013
Sharjah and Abu Dhabi saw 12.4% and 12% jump in passenger traffic
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Friday Feb 14
RAK Airport targets low cost hub strategy
CEO: We are ideally designed for low cost operation
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Friday Feb 14
Airbus buys German lender to grow into its company bank
The lender will provide financing solutions to support the various businesses of the aerospace and defence group
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Thursday Feb 13
Emirates signs codeshare with Australia’s Jetstar
Passengers to gain access to 27 new routes and six new destinations
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Thursday Feb 13
More investment needed to solve air traffic problem
IATA officials says a solution needs to be found almost immediately
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Thursday Feb 13
Middle East airlines must consolidate to survive — IATA
Global trade association says consolidation is inevitable and is in the best interest of large and small carriers
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Thursday Feb 13
Norwegian Air orders new Dreamliners, targets fast expansion
Airline’s Q4 loss smaller than expected
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Thursday Feb 13
Embraer gets $2.94b order from India’s Air Costa
Air Costa is part of India’s LEPL Group, a diversified company with interests in property and infrastructure development
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Thursday Feb 13
Singapore Airshow event in pictures
Asia’s top aerospace and defence show opens with major global arms makers seeking to cash in on rising military spending.
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Wednesday Feb 12
Strata chief says quality products remain crucial to success
CEO says instilling pride by educating employees and gaining customer confidence are the measures that have brought immense benefits
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Wednesday Feb 12
Emirates to fly A380 from Scotland
Emirates will operate a once off Airbus A380 service from Glasgow
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But challenge of lack of secondary airports crimps airlines’ operational efficiency
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Expat inflow central to GCC’s aviation space
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