ME airlines top traffic growth for any regionMiddle East airlines experienced the strongest traffic growth for any region for March at 15.6 per cent year-over-year, with a 14.2 per cent rise in capacity that boosted load factor to 79.7 per cent, a report said. While a smalle More… |
Virgin plans commercial spaceship service in 2014A six-passenger spaceship owned by an offshoot of Virgin Group fired its rocket engine in flight for the first time on Monday, a key step toward the start of commercial service in about a year, Virgin owner Richard Branson said. T More… |
Dubai passenger traffic hits record 5.8mDubai International, the world’s second busiest international hub, registered a record 5.8 million passengers in March according to the monthly traffic report issued by Dubai Airports on Monday. The passenger traffic surge More… |
Dubai International 'world’s top A380 hub'With more scheduled A380 flights in 2012 than any other hub (7,259 flights), Dubai International, the fastest growing airport in 2012 (according to OAG statistics) and the second busiest airport for international passenger traffic (Airport More… |
Dubai World Central to launch passenger ops in OctDubai Airports has announced that Dubai World Central will open its doors to passengers on October 27, when launch carriers nasair and Wizz Air commence operations into Dubai’s second airport. Construction of Dubai World Cen More… |
Bahrain Shura approves law for airline safetyA new law designed to improve the safety of Bahrain's airline industry has been approved by the kingdom's Shura Council, a report said. It makes provisions for closer scrutiny during aircraft inspections and preventing pla More… |
Bahrain Shura approves law for airline safetyA new law designed to improve the safety of Bahrain's airline industry has been approved by the kingdom's Shura Council, a report said. It makes provisions for closer scrutiny during aircraft inspections and preventing pla More… |
Dubai International traffic numbers soarDubai International passenger numbers continued to soar in February with 5.08 million customers passing through the facility, up 11.4 per cent from the same period in 2012. Passenger numbers tot More… |
Dubai welcomes record 5.5m passengers in JanThe passenger traffic at Dubai International Airport surged 14.6 per cent in January to hit a record 5.56 million compared to 4.85 million during the same period last year mainly boosted by holidays and visitors to Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF). More… |
Air Arabia carries record passenger numbersAir Arabia, the largest low-cost carrier in the Mena region, today announced that it flew a record number of passengers in January as it carried almost half a million passengers. Latest statistics released by the airline show that More… |








