Indian investment a possibility says Qatar
Akbar al-Baker, chief executive officer of Qatar Airways, says he will scrutinise the “fine print” of the Indian government’s decision to lift the cap on foreign direct investment in Indian carriers, ...
Akbar al-Baker, chief executive officer of Qatar Airways, says he will scrutinise the “fine print” of the Indian government’s decision to lift the cap on foreign direct investment in Indian carriers, ...
Start-up low cost African airline FastJet, run by EasyJet founder Sir Stelios, has announced its base will be in Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. FastJet will begin flights in November and will take deliver...
Etihad Airways is working to expand its network in South American carriers through commercial partnerships with airlines in the region. James Hogan, President and CEO of Etihad Airways, said: “Brazil ...
Nigeria's billionaire businessman, Barrister Jimoh Ibrahim, acquired Virgin Nigeria in April 2009 saddled with debts of $373 million to add to its N37 billion (about $250 million) purchase price. By t...
El Al Airlines is preparing to halt flights to Cairo due to low demand, and high security and operating costs. The news was conveyed to Israel's foreign minister in an open letter published in the Maa...
Southwest Airlines raised fares again yesterday – adding $10 per round trip on about 10% of its routes. Delta Air Lines, US Airways, JetBlue, American Airlines matched the increase on some routes whil...
Emirates Airline will begin daily flights to Algiers from March 2013. Algiers is the airline’s 22nd destination in Africa. H.H Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates...
Andre Viljoen has been appointed as CEO of Air Mauritius. Viljoen has been acting CEO since December 2010. Viljoen, who was CEO of South African Airways (SA) between 2001 and 2004, is a chartered acco...
Emirates launched its daily service to Washington DC from Dubai yesterday – its seventh US destination and 12th new route launched this year. Emirates currently flies to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), Seatt...
Rotana Jet will begin operations on September 19. The new domestic airline, which is owned by former chairman of Etihad Airways, Dr Shaikh Ahmed bin Saif Al Nahyan, will link Abu Dhabi and Fujairah. R...
Yemen airline, Felix Airways, is planning to replace its fleet of two Bombardier CRJ200s with Q400 NextGen turboprops for its domestic services and also acquire two Airbus aircraft – A319 or A320 – to...
EgyptAir resumed international flights on Friday after its flight attendants suspended a 12-hour strike pending negotiations. The airline had grounded international flights from Cairo on Friday from d...
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