The German airline will fly three times per week from Frankfurt to the UAE, with return fares starting from Dh2,235. Subject to government approval, the first Lufthansa flight will depart Germany for the UAE on June 7. Flights will continue between the destinations every second day. It is one of several recent announcements that suggest theRead More

Abu Dhabi Airports is supporting global efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic by ensuring the safe, secure and efficient transport of essential supplies and equipment through Abu Dhabi International Airport, in addition to facilitating a number of repatriation and humanitarian flights, says the airport. Abu Dhabi International Airport is the primary gateway to Abu DhabiRead More

Next year’s Avalon air show has been postponed owing to the coronavirus pandemic, with a new date proposed for late 2021. The event had been scheduled for 23-28 February 2021, but the organizer, AMDA Foundation, says the event will be pushed back several months, potentially to November. “After extensive consultation and review, it has becomeRead More

Slovenia’s government is lifting restrictions on passenger air transport in the country, having imposed a comprehensive ban in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. The government says it will ‘withdraw the measures’ on 12 May after deciding ‘not to extend’ the limitation. It says the decree prohibited provision of international air transport of passengers fromRead More

Singapore’s Changi airport will temporarily close Terminal 4 (T4) from 16 May, “in view of the small number of flights still operating in the terminal”. “The timing of [when T4 will resume operations] will depend on when air travel demand picks up and on the requirements of airlines seeking to relaunch flights at Changi airport,”Read More

Erickson Incorporated, a worldwide leading operator, maintainer, and manufacturer of utility aircraft, was awarded a contract with the United States Navy, Fleet Readiness Center Procurement Group, Patuxent River, Maryland. The kits, aircraft recovery, augmentation, components and engines (KRACEn) multiple award contract will provide aircraft maintenance services and support. Work includes modification kit build and installations;Read More

Emirates Group posted a profit of Dh1.7 billion ($ 456 million) for the financial year ended March 31, 2020, down 28 percent from last year. The Group’s revenue reached Dh104.0 billion ($ 28.3 billion), a decline of 5 per cent over last year’s results. The Group’s cash balance was Dh25.6 billion ($ 7.0 billion), upRead More

The aviation industry, which supports 65.5 million jobs around the world, including 10.5 million people employed at airports and by airlines, and contributes $2.7 trillion in world economic activity, will take three years to return to operational levels seen just before the Covid-19 pandemic broke out, global aviation bodies and leading airlines said. While twoRead More