Oman Air finances two E175s
Oman Air has financed its purchase of two Embraer E175 worth $52mn with a loan from BankDhofar. Oman Air has five of the Brazilian jets on order and will be looking at other local banks to support the...
Oman Air has financed its purchase of two Embraer E175 worth $52mn with a loan from BankDhofar. Oman Air has five of the Brazilian jets on order and will be looking at other local banks to support the...
RwandAir plans to increase the frequency of flights to Nairobi from three times a day to five. It also plans to diversify routes to West Africa and Asia, as well as grow its fleet from seven to 18 air...
Qatar Airways is planning to fly to and from Entebbe International Airport in Uganda in November this year. Pritt Chibole, the commercial manager Qatar Airways said it chose to add Uganda to its netw...
Emirates has indicated it has not yet seen a downturn in business travel. Bookings remain strong despite other airlines reporting sales are down due to the worsening economic environment. "As yet, fin...
Saudi Airlines Cargo is expanding its main deck capacity to the USA out of Europe. The airline offers three 747 freighter flights per week to New York (JFK) and Houston (IAH) from their European hub i...
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has warned the poaching of Nigerian pilots and engineers to Europe and the Middle East will pose a real problem for domestic and African carriers in five...
Speaking at the New York’s Wings Club, James Hogan, CEO of Etihad Airways, berated the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) as simply a means to increase revenue. He said the EU ETS,...
Morocco's government has offered flag carrier Royal Air Maroc 1.6 billion dirhams ($193.3 million) to shore up its finances. The funds will be used to help the state-controlled airline cut its work...
Royal Jordanian has reported a first-half 2011 net loss of JOD39.2 million ($55.5 million), compared to the JOD7.7 million deficit in the year-ago period. Political and social unrest in the region, hi...
El Al Israel Airlines has reported a second-quarter net loss of $19.7 million, reversed from a $14.8 million net profit in the prior-year period. Quarterly costs rises were to blame which amounted to ...
AeroMechanical Services has signed a contract with a Middle Eastern Boeing 737 operator for the Automated Flight Information Reporting System (AFIRS) 220. The contract requires AMA to install the AFIR...
Peter Hill, CEO of Oman Air has indicated he wants compensation from Boeing for delays in delivering its 787 aircraft. The airline ordered six aircraft through Kuwait-based leasing firm Alafco and was...
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