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  • Aluminium-Lithium Alloys Fight Back

    FRANCE, 2017/09/16 At the same time as it comes to the aviation industry, new technologies and manufacturing techniques have been mounting a silent revolution in the new generation of commercial twin-aisle aircraft: the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A350. Both these aircraft contain around 50% of CFRP composites, as opposed to their previous iterations where aluminium alloys had dominated. This explains why, at the same time as Boeing and Airbus introduced these two crafts several years ago, most experts thought that the next generation of planes would be made out of composites, a trend that would again expand to include smaller jets – but as turns out, they were wrong.

  • Airport redevelopment part of Bahrain’s wider infrastructure push

    BAHRAIN, 2017/09/06 The move is part of the $1.1bn Airport Modernisation Programme (AMP) launched in 2015 to develop a new 220,000-sq-metre passenger terminal and conduct renovation work at the airport, which was last upgraded in 1994. Bahrain’s Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications in June selected French technology company Thales and Switzerland’s telecoms services firm SITA as providers of Bahrain International Airport’s new security and operations management system. Due to be completed in 2020, the project is being funded by the Gulf Development Fund (GDF) and should allow the airport to handle roughly 14m passengers a year, up from 8m currently.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • East Africa: Etihad Airways Increases Frequency to Nigeria, Egypt

    EGYPT, 2017/07/16 Etihad Airways is adding year-round flights between its Abu Dhabi hub and both Cairo and Lagos later this year to cater to growing request to and from the United Arab Emirates. A new Saturday flight to Nigeria's commercial capital of Lagos, beginning December 2, 2017, adds to the weekend travel option, increasing frequency from four to five services each week, and offering better flexibility and convenience to local travellers. The early morning service from Abu Dhabi and return mid-morning flight departing Lagos will as well ensure convenient connections to and from Asia and the Indian Subcontinent. Popular feeder cities include Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai and Kuala Lumpur.

  • Expansion continues at Abu Dhabi’s ports

    UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, 2017/07/15 Plans to expand Abu Dhabi’s ports network are moving ahead as local cargo traffic holds steady despite the slowdown in world shipping volumes over the completed year. A series of recent announcements by government-owned operator Abu Dhabi Ports show its intent to boost capacity, introduce a new terminal operator and improve services for customers and nearby industrial tenants in the coming years. These efforts should help prepare Abu Dhabi for next increases in cargo traffic, particularly with the recent rebound in commodity prices and world trade, of which 90% is carried by international shipping.
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