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Emirates welcomes 100th A380 to its fleet

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Celebrates milestone delivery in Hamburg, reaffirms commitment to A380 programme Emirates chairman highlights positive impact of Emirates’ A380 operations on aerospace manufacturing, aviation industries and consumer experience Emirates today celebrates the milestone delivery of its 100th Airbus A380 aircraft at a special ceremony with Airbus at the manufacturer’s delivery centre in Hamburg. His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, Emirates’ Chairman and Chief Executive officiated the ceremony. He was joined at the event by Sir Tim Clark, President Emirates Airline; Tom Enders, Airbus Chief Executive Officer; Dominic Horwood, Rolls-Royce, Director – Customer and Services; His Excellency Ali Al Ahmed, UAE … Continue reading Emirates welcomes 100th A380 to its fleet

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SITA CEO RALLIES AIRLINES AND AIRPORTS IN COMMUNITY FIGHT AGAINST CYBER THREATS

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The air transport industry has cybersecurity as a top priority with 95% of airlines and 96% of airports investing resources into major cybersecurity programs or pilots over the next three years. Yet research released today from global IT provider SITA … Continue reading SITA CEO RALLIES AIRLINES AND AIRPORTS IN COMMUNITY FIGHT AGAINST CYBER THREATS

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ETIHAD AIRWAYS TO LAUNCH FLIGHTS TO AZERBAIJAN

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Etihad Airways has announced plans to launch scheduled flights between Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, and Baku, the capital city of the Republic of Azerbaijan, effective 2 March 2018. The new route is being introduced to capitalise on the strong and growing demand for flights between the United Arab Emirates and Azerbaijan. The service will be operated three times a week using a 136-seat Airbus A320, configured with 16 seats in Business Class and 120 in Economy. Azerbaijan introduced a visa waiver programme for UAE nationals in November 2015 and expanded it to other GCC nations … Continue reading ETIHAD AIRWAYS TO LAUNCH FLIGHTS TO AZERBAIJAN

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Flying made Easy: Boom Supersonic

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Recently I ventured to the Dubai Future Foundation premises to meet with Blake Scholl, Boom Technology Founder and CEO. The company is creating supersonic passenger aircraft affordable for routine travel and ideal for long distance travel. Being a Fijian, getting home often becomes a journey over two days so new innovations that make air travel faster and smoother is always welcome. Blake mentions to us that Boom is backed by technology investors including 8VC, Caffeinated Capital, Lightbank, RRE and Y Combinator. Plus of course angels like Sam Altman and Paul Graham. He introduced Boom’s supersonic passenger airliner as well as … Continue reading Flying made Easy: Boom Supersonic

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JetSmarter entices travellers with new promotion

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JetSmarter has created a new class of air travel that is able to offer both custom charters and unused seats across thousands of flights.  By fundamentally rewiring the marketplace, JetSmarter has lowered the entry cost into the private aviation market. JetSmarter, the world’s leading private jet company launches new and exciting promotion this month of for non-members exclusively in Kuwait. The leading private jet company is offering complimentary* seats on one-way private-jet flights from Kuwait to Dubai that are scheduled to fly on 1 September, 15 September and 29 September. The exclusive offer is limited to residents in Kuwait who … Continue reading JetSmarter entices travellers with new promotion

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Luxury Travel gets a boost

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Regional carriers such as Emirates and Etihad Airways thrive on the luxury travel habits of GCC travellers and Amadeus, a leading provider of advanced technology solutions for the global travel industry reiterated this recently. According to Amadeus, Gulf carriers see exponential growth of first and business class passenger volumes. Between 2014 and 2015, first class passenger volumes for Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways on the top 10 origins and destinations between Europe and Asia Pacific increased 67%, whilst business class traffic increased by 47%. This staggering growth in premium classes was complemented by healthy overall growth, with a 7% … Continue reading Luxury Travel gets a boost

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GCC sets a new record for tourism in Britain

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The International Passenger Survey (IPS) data provided by the Office for National Statistics, show that the tourism figures for GCC has broken records as 723,773 visited and £1.59bn spent in Britain in 2015. Out of all visits to Britain from the GCC, the UAE recorded the highest volume with 347,000 visits in 2015, (up 34%) on 2014. Saudi Arabia followed with 147,000 visitors (2%) increase on 2014, Kuwait with 104,000 visitors (up 3%) on 2014 and Qatar with 76,000 visitors (25%) increase on 2014. In terms of spend; Saudi Arabia saw the biggest percentage increase in spend (52%) over 2014 – … Continue reading GCC sets a new record for tourism in Britain