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Key posting at Gulf AirJeff Livings from Britain has been appointed vice-president technical at Gulf Air. “Jeff is an airline engineering and maintenance veteran with a proven track record for airline maintenance,” says chief operating officer Björn Näf. More… |
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$5bn profit forecast for airline industryThe International Air Transport Association (IATA) has forecast a $5 billion profit for airlines in 2007. In his keynote State of the Industry address at the IATA Annual General Meeting in Vancouver, Giovanni Bisignani, IATA director gener More… |
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Gulf Air 'golden handshake' offer for Bahraini, Omani staffBahraini and Omani employees of Gulf Air are being offered the opportunity to request an early retirement package. This opportunity opens today (June 4) and will be available until June 21, a statement said. A telephone informa More… |
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Virgin plans business-only US flightsVirgin Group founder Richard Branson plans business class-only flights with a fleet of up to 15 new planes. "In the next 12 to 18 months we will start a business-only airline," a Virgin spokesman said on Monday. "We'll serve New York initi More… |
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Kuwait Airways to buy 12 Boeing, 7 AirbusState-owned airline Kuwait Airways Corp. (KAC) plans to buy 12 Boeing 787 Dreamliners and seven Airbus A320s from a local firm that has standing orders for the aircraft, a newspaper said on Monday. Al-Watan newspaper said the airline would More… |
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Gulf Air launches integrity websiteIn an effort to foster work ethics and transparency in its systems and practices, Gulf Air has commissioned an independent integrity website. The comprehensive and confidential reporting website tool, Ethicspoint, will assist More… |
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Gulf Air says will not to sack staffGulf Air will not be sacking any staff under its recovery plan, a senior official has pledged. But it will be weeding out those who don't do their jobs, warned public relations manager Hisham Abu Al Fateh. The airline now has a cl More… |
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Emirates to fly 18 times a week to JohannesburgDubai-based Emirates will add four flights to its existing double-daily Johannesburg service, starting June 1. Emirates, one of the fastest-growing global airlines, will introduce its third daily flight to the South African capital city ev More… |
