Saudia, Middle East Airlines expand codeshare dealSaudi Arabian Airlines and Lebanon flag carrier Middle East Airlines-Air Liban have expanded their existing bilateral codeshare agreement, which will see both carriers adding their respective codes on flights between the two countries. More… |
Mideast airlines soar high as traffic rises 10.9pcMiddle East airlines had the strongest year-over-year demand growth in January at 10.9 per cent, helped by ongoing network and fleet expansion, the International Air Transport Association (Iata) has announced. Capacity rose 12.9 p More… |
US, Mideast airlines trade charges on subsidy claimUS and Middle East airline chiefs traded accusations on Monday over a campaign by major US carriers to restrict what they say is heavily subsidized competition from Gulf counterparts. In the United States, airlines are trying to p More… |
ME airlines log 8.7pc rise in passenger trafficMiddle Eastern airlines registered an 8.7 per cent growth in passenger demand in February, backed by economies well placed to withstand the plunge in oil revenues, a report said. While regionally-based carriers continued to gain m More… |
Mideast airlines record 9.2pc passenger growth in JulyAirlines in the Middle East recorded a strong growth of 9.2 per cent in passenger traffic in July, benefitting from the strength of regional economies and solid growth in business-related premium travel, an International Air Transport Associatio More… |
ME airline CEOs to address strategy summitChief executive officers (CEOs) of Emirates Airlines, Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways will address critical issues in aviation, travel and tourism at the upcoming World Routes Strategy Summit in Chicago. The summit, taking place More… |
Boeing sees $550bn airplane market in MideastAirlines in the Middle East will require 2,610 new airplanes over the next 20 years, worth an estimated $550 billion, said Boeing in a report, adding that one-third of that demand will replace today's fleets. Sixty-six per cen More… |
ME airlines see global high in passenger demandMiddle East airlines saw passenger demand expand by 10.9 per cent in April as against the same period of 2012, marking the strongest growth among all regions, according to a release by the International Air Transport Association (Iata). More… |
ME airlines see top passenger demand in FebMiddle East carriers saw year-on-year passenger growth demand expand by 10.6 per cent in February--the strongest among all the regions, said a report released by the International Air Transport Association (Iata). Capacity expansi More… |
Mideast air freight demand ‘fastest growing’Middle Eastern airlines posted the fastest-growing air freight demand in January globally, reporting an increase of 16.3 per cent over the same month in 2012, according to figures and analysis released by the International Air Transport Associat More… |