Etihad plans to cancel Boeing 777X ordersEtihad Airways may be on the brink of cancelling or deferring orders for Boeing's 777X jets, estimated to be worth billions of dollars, a report said. The order is for 25 777X jets, the largest and most efficient twin-engine carrier More… |
Flydubai cancels flights to Sri Lanka's second airportSri Lanka’s second international airport, Mattala International Airport, has been left without a single scheduled flight this year after its remaining carrier Flydubai suspended flights to the facility on June 8, said a report. More… |
Technical snag forces Cebu Pacific to cancel Dubai-Manila flightA Cebu Pacific Air flight bound to the Philippines from Dubai has been cancelled due to an unspecified technical issue, said a report. Flight 5J015 was scheduled to leave at 11.10pm on August 22, but was unable to fly “due t More… |
New Travelport technology resolves flight disruption issuesBeing stranded at an airport is an airline passenger’s worst nightmare. In the first six months of 2017, FlightStats shows that over one in four major airline flights within the Middle East and Africa (130,140 out of 599,150) suffered from More… |
UAE airlines suspend Doha flights from June 6UAE-based Emirates, Etihad Airways and flydubai have announced suspension of flights to and from Qatar from Tuesday (June 6), following a major diplomatic row within the GCC. The move follows UAE severing all diplomatic relations with Q More… |
Philippines Airlines to suspend Abu Dhabi-Manila flightsPhilippine Airlines (PAL) will be temporarily suspending all flights between Abu Dhabi and Manila from July, the company has announced. According to the airline, the temporary cancellation of the service is being carried out as PA More… |
Oman Air suspends Najaf serviceTo ensure safe flight operations, Oman Air has announced that its planned service between Muscat and Najaf, Iraq, will no longer be launched on September 15. All planned flights between the two cities from September 15 to October More… |
Qatar Airways cancels first A320neo over delaysQatar Airways has cancelled its first Airbus A320neo jet and remains at an impasse with the European planemaker over delays in deliveries caused by engine problems, its chief executive said on Friday. Akbar Al Baker said the carri More… |
Zika discourages many from Latin America travelThe rapidly spreading Zika virus is discouraging many Americans from traveling to Latin America and the Caribbean, with 41 per cent of those aware of the disease saying they are less likely to take such a trip, a Reuters/Ipsos poll shows. More… |
Iran cancels London oil conference over visasIran has cancelled a London conference where it was set to introduce new oil and gas contracts to investors, the Seda weekly reported citing a senior Iranian official who blamed a delay in getting visas. Postpo More… |