Abu Dhabi Aviation & Aerospace Week

Abu Dhabi Air Expo 2018 Setting a New Stage for its 5th Edition Al Bateen Executive Airport, the first dedicated business aviation airport in the region, officially launched today the fifth edition of Abu Dhabi Air Expo in response to huge demand from key industry professionals to participate. Abu Dhabi Air Expo 2018 will be held from 26th to 28th February 2018, as part of Abu Dhabi Aviation and Aerospace Week, under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. The Abu Dhabi … Continue reading Abu Dhabi Aviation & Aerospace Week

ETIHAD AIRWAYS TO LAUNCH FLIGHTS TO AZERBAIJAN

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

Soaring the skies – Swiss International Air Lines

Swiss International Air Lines, the airline of Switzerland, renowned for its high quality services, is our perfect partner for travel to Europe. We love the quality service, attractive prices and the best fare offers available for destinations to Zurich and beyond.  Naturally, being a seasoned traveller, I love to assess what airlines offer and if the costs match up to their service offering to the end consumer. SWISS has lived up to the expectations and standard of services we are used to always for what they offer out of the Middle East. SWISS operates flights via its main hub, Zurich, … Continue reading Soaring the skies – Swiss International Air Lines

Finishing Touches: Greenline Interiors and Finaero sign JV agreement

It is always a delight to meet with Greenline Interiors team and catch up on their latest news and recently they partnered with Finaero Group to develop an engineering and manufacturing activity in the Middle East. The JV called “AIP-GREENLINE, Aviation Interiors” will primarly be for the refurbishment, design, engineering and manufacturing of aircraft cabin interiors in Middle East. Finaero Group, through its painting division, STTS, announced that it is investing in a 34 million USD project that will accommodate a wide body painting bay at the new DWC Al Maktoum International Airport, Dubai South. The new painting bays will … Continue reading Finishing Touches: Greenline Interiors and Finaero sign JV agreement

Flying made Easy: Boom Supersonic

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

ETIHAD AVIATION GROUP OPENS MULTI-PURPOSE SHARED SERVICES CENTRE IN BELGRADE

Facility to perform shared services functions, including Contact Centre and Loyalty Operations for EAP carriers “Centre of Excellence” allows EAP airlines to compete in a complex and competitive global market Provides new job opportunities for Serbian nationals and furthers economic growth in Serbia EAP Shared Services, part of Etihad Aviation Group, has opened a new global Shared Services centre, in Belgrade. The EAP Shared Services centre was officially opened today, Monday 13 March, by Aleksandar Vučić, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia; James Hogan, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Etihad Aviation Group, and Siniša Mali, Mayor … Continue reading ETIHAD AVIATION GROUP OPENS MULTI-PURPOSE SHARED SERVICES CENTRE IN BELGRADE