By Shereen Shabnam Falcon Aviation Services (FAS) is a reputable leader in the aviation market through the provision of innovative products and services and has become a name synonymous with safety, quality and reliable customer service. Its main operating base … Continue reading Soaring High – Falcon Aviation
New analytics solution offers a deeper understanding of airport operations and passenger flow to create a seamless traveler experience from drop-off to take off Genetec Inc. (“Genetec”), a leading technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and business intelligence solutions, today introduced Genetec Airport Sense™, part of the Genetec Airport Practice Group. This advanced operational analytics solution relies on data provided by an airport’s existing security infrastructure, including cameras, sensors, and various detection devices to produce actionable intelligence about airport security, operations, and passenger flow. By accessing and analyzing both structured and unstructured data from these untapped security information … Continue reading Genetec Announces Airport Sense—Taps Into Existing Security Cameras and Sensors to Provide Operational Insights
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for 2017 showing that demand (revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) for the year ended 31 December rose 7.6% compared to 2016. This was well above the 10-year average annual growth rate of 5.5%. While the rate of demand growth slowed to 6.2% in December 2017, compared to December 2016, this largely was owing to less favorable comparisons to the even stronger growth trend seen in the year-ago period. Full year 2017 capacity rose 6.3%, and load factor climbed 0.9 percentage point to a record calendar-year high of 81.4%. “2017 … Continue reading 2017 Marked by Strong Passenger Demand, Record Load Factor
Emirates will introduce a new non-stop service between Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) and Dubai from 1 June 2018, adding to its existing daily flight which operates with a stop in Athens, Greece. The new non-stop service will be operated … Continue reading Emirates Airline Logo Emirates to launch non-stop Dubai-Newark service with a second daily flight from 1 June
Aircraft Interiors Middle East and MRO Middle East to Open This Week The key players and decision makers from the airline industry will be in Dubai World Trade Centre later this week, when Aircraft Interiors Middle East and MRO Middle East, produced by Aviation Week Network and Tarsus F&E LLC Middle East, take place 23-24 January. With 320 exhibitors expected, the event is set to be the largest yet, spanning all sectors within both the aircraft interior and maintenance, repair and overhaul industries. With around 5000 attendees expected to attend the co-located shows across the two days, AIME and MRO … Continue reading AIRCRAFT INTERIORS AND MRO INNOVATIONS COMING TO THE MIDDLE EAST
Abu Dhabi International Airport has partnered with the Middle East’s leading parking technology and airport parking operator Mawgif (National Parking Company) to provide premium car spa and grooming services, now open in SkyPark Plaza opposite Terminal 3 building at the Capital’s airport. An airport first in the Middle East region, Mawgif will deliver a high-class range of car cleaning services both for the interior and exterior of any vehicle. Its facilities include express washes for people needing a quick clean when collecting passengers, to a full day superdeep clean, paint cut and polish “spa treatment” that is ideal for travelling … Continue reading Abu Dhabi International Airport Partners with Mawgif to Add Car Grooming to its Services
Lufthansa has revealed one of its best-kept secrets and unveiled the concept for its brand-new Business Class section. It will be available to Middle East passengers on regular routes for the first time in 2020, with the roll-out of the … Continue reading Lufthansa reveals the first secrets of its new Business Class
Air Arabia among those announcing expansion plans Air Arabia today unveiled plans to expand into new markets, as it signed a lease on six new Airbus A321neo long range aircrafts in a deal valued in excess of US$2.79 billion at current list prices. The new aircraft will be leased on an eight-year deal with US-based Air Lease Corporation (ALC). They will be added to the Sharjah-based airline’s existing fleet of 50 aircraft, based out of five regional hubs in the UAE’s Ras Al Khaimah and Sharjah as well as Morocco, Egypt and Jordan. Their eight-hour flying range will give the … Continue reading MORE DEALS UNVEILED ON DAY TWO OF DUBAI AIRSHOW
SITA will deliver the most advanced airport experience when the world’s largest airport opens in 2018 Istanbul New Airport, one of the world’s most ambitious airport projects, has appointed global IT provider SITA to bring the region’s most advanced airport … Continue reading SITA’s WORLD-CLASS TECH SOLUTIONS TO BRING ISTANBUL NEW AIRPORT TO LIFE
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