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  • New Saudi budget carrier to start flights next month

    SAUDI ARABIA, 2017/09/02 Saudi Arabia's new budget carrier Flyadeal said Thursday it will start flying next month, as the kingdom seeks to expand air services to boost tourism in a radical overhaul of its oil-dependent economy. Flyadeal, a subsidiary of the national-owned Saudi Arabian Airlines corporation, will operate a fleet of eight Airbus A320ceo aircraft and initially fly domestic routes before expanding in the Middle East.
  • Qatar Airways transit business in jeopardy

    QATAR, 2017/08/28 Qatar Airways has made Doha a world hub in just a few years, but barring it from Gulf states' airspace threatens its position as a major transcontinental carrier, experts say. Along with its Gulf peers -- Dubai's Emirates Airlines and Abu Dhabi's Etihad -- Qatar's national carrier has captured a sizable portion of transit travel, capitalising on the Gulf's central geographic location.Experts say barring Qatar's national airline from Gulf states' airspace threatens its position as major transcontinental carrier.
  • Abu Dhabi says Gulf air embargo only applies to Qatar firms

    BAHRAIN, 2017/08/28 The air embargo imposed on Qatar only applies to airlines from Qatar or registered there, the United Arab Emirates Civil Aviation Authority said Tuesday.Embargo bans all Qatari aviation companies, aircraft registered in Qatar from landing or transiting through airspace of UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain. Saudi Arabia and Bahrain issued identical statements on the air embargo, which came into result at the same time as Riyadh, Abu Dhabi and Manama broke off relations with Qatar on June 5, accusing it of supporting "terrorism".
  • Emirates flights win exemption on US laptop ban

    UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, 2017/08/28 Emirates airline announced Wednesday that it had won an exemption from a US ban on passengers taking laptops and tablet computers on flights from its base in Dubai. Emirates is the third carrier after neighbouring Abu Dhabi's Etihad and Turkish Airlines to win a reprieve from the new US rules Emirates is the third carrier next neighbouring Abu Dhabi's Etihad and Turkish Airlines to win a reprieve from the new rules Washington imposed three months ago on direct flights from 10 airports in Turkey, the Middle East and North Africa.
  • First Qatar-Turkey refrigerated container route opens

    QATAR, 2017/08/27 The initial direct refrigerated container service between Qatar and Turkey has been launched by a company linked to the Qatari government, according to Anadolu Agency. Marine transport and logistics conglomerate Qatar Navigation (Milaha) said in a statement that it had arranged voyages on a route between Qatar's Hamad Port and the Turkish port of Izmir, Azertac reported.
  • Former deputy PM named Uzbekistan Airways head

    UZBEKISTAN, 2017/08/26 Uzbekistan’s former Deputy Prime Minister Ulugbek Rozukulov has been appointed the director general of the country’s national airline Uzbekistan Airways, a source in the airline’s management told Trend on August 24.
  • 迪拜国际机场7月客流量800万人次

    中东, 2017/08/25 迪拜国际机场近期发布,其7月份客流量达800万人次,同比增长5.9%。1-7月客流总量达4800万人次,同比增长6.2%。 其中,南非成为当月客流量增长最快地区,增长率达59%;其后为亚洲地区,增长率20%,特别是中国和泰国乘客增长迅速。 从意图地国家看,印度仍排名居首,乘客量达100万人次,其后为英国(61万人次)和沙特(57万人次)。从意图地城市看,排名靠前的分别为伦敦、科威特、孟买、曼谷、利雅得。 此外,迪拜国际机场7月货运量达21.3万吨,同比增长5%。
  • 7家公司争夺克拉克机场扩建项目

    菲律宾, 2017/08/24 7家公司将争取克拉克国际机场新的航站楼项目,其中包含3家中国企业,这可能是杜特尔特政府的第一个混合模式项目。 菲律宾基地转换署(BCDA)昨天启动了工程总承包EPC合同招标程序,虽然有超过30家公司参加了招标前会议,但只有7家本地和外国公司购买了招标文件,并将于10月底前提交投标文件。这7家公司是First Balfour 与Datem公司的联合体、Megawide与GMR公司的联合体、ToKwing建设公司、R-II建设公司还有青建集团、中国港湾和中国建设三家中国企业。 BCDA总裁兼首席执行官Vivencio B. Dizon告诉记者,招标文件符合全球标准,对投标的公司有严格要求,确保克拉克机场项目质量世界一流,所以我们邀请了世界银行国际金融公司(IFC)提供技术咨询。之所以称为本届政府首个混合模式项目,因为项目建设资金将由政府自有资金提供,随后的运营维护(O&M)将交由私营企业实施。 克拉克国际机场被认为是拥挤的尼诺阿基诺国际机场的补充,此造价125.5亿比索的项目估计将在2020年完成。此次招标的是一期项目,机场客流量将由现在的每年420万增加到1220万人次。
  • 缅甸国家航空计划新增中国成都航线

    缅甸, 2017/08/22 缅甸国家航空公司(MNA)首席执行官吴丹吞表示,缅甸国家航空公司计划扩大其国际航线网络,现时正准备新增缅甸至中国成都的航线。 报道称,缅甸国家航空公司是缅甸最早成立的航空公司之一,截至现时已执飞缅甸国内26个城市,还有5条国际航线,包含新加坡、中国香港、泰国曼谷、清迈还有印度的菩提伽耶。
  • Qatar launches new direct sea route to Pakistan

    PAKISTAN, 2017/08/15 Qatar has launched a new direct route between Hamad Port and Pakistan's port of Karachi, Qatar's national news agency (QNA) reported Monday. The new route, launched on Sunday, will boost trade between the two nations, and offer "fast and fasten" corridor for importers and exporters, with transit time of six days from Qatar to Karachi and eight days back, the statement said.