iGA Istanbul Airport continues to address the need for trained and qualified human resources in aviation. iGA Istanbul Airport hosted a two-day symposium attended by senior executives from aviation institutions and airports around the world. With the vision of becoming a global centre in the field of aviation education, iGA Istanbul Airport hosted a two-dayRead More
Category Archives: Commercial Aviation
Flying Safest Mode of Transport: IATA’s Director General Commends 2023 Safety Achievements
IATA has said aviation continues to make progress on safety with several 2023 parameters showing “best-ever” results. There were no hull losses or fatal accidents involving passenger jet aircraft in 2023. However, there was a single fatal accident involving a turboprop aircraft, resulting in 72 fatalities. There were 37 million aircraft movements in 2023 (jetRead More
Abu Dhabi’s Gateway Grows: Etihad Launches Seasonal Flights to Antalya and Jaipur
Etihad Airways is set to broaden its reach by launching flights to Antalya in Turkey and Jaipur in India. Beginning 15 June, Etihad will operate three seasonal weekly flights between Abu Dhabi and Antalya. Operations to Jaipur will start 16 June with four weekly flights. “As we move forward, our enhanced summer schedule marks anRead More
Flydubai Expands European Network with Four New Direct Routes
Flydubai has launched four new services, growing its network in Europe to 43 destinations in 21 countries. Flydubai becomes the first UAE national carrier to operate direct flights to EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg from 02 August 2024. The announcement also marks the carrier’s first entry into the Baltic region with direct flights to Riga International Airport inRead More
Emirates and VFS Global Collaborate to Introduce Visa on Arrival for Indian Travelers
Emirates has partnered with VFS Global to introduce a pre-approved visa on arrival facility for Indian passport holders who have booked their travel with the airline. Fulfilled by Dubai Visa Processing Centre (DVPC) and issued as a 14-day single entry visa, the new initiative will enable Emirates customers to skip queues when arriving in Dubai.Read More
Royal Jordanian Ranks Top Five Globally for On-Time Performance in 2023
Royal Jordanian (RJ) has been ranked one of the top five airlines in the globe in best on-time performance (OTP) in 2023. The category in which RJ was named in the 5th place included international airlines that operate over a minimum of 30,000 flights annually. RJ is crowned with this high ranking by scoring anRead More
Saudia Reports 4% Increase in Flights and 77% Growth in Transit Flights
Saudia has continued its transformation in 2023 with the transportation of over 30 million guests, which marks a 21% increase compared to the previous year. It also reported the operation of more than 176.3 thousand flights, demonstrating a 4% increase. While transit flights witnessed a growth of 77% in 2023 compared to the year 2019.Read More
Gulf Carriers Soar in On-Time Performance Rankings with Oman Air taking World’s Best at 92.3%
Gulf carriers featured high in the rankings for top on-time performers among the world’s airlines in tables published by Cirium recently. In the top 10 listing for ‘Global Airlines’ Qatar Airways finished third with 85.11% . Saudia was 9th with 81.29% of on-time arrivals. Colombia’s Avianca was top with 86.73%. But Oman Air appeared toRead More
Emirates Takes Off with More Weekly Flights to Seoul to Meet Rising Demand
Emirates is ramping up its operations in Seoul with three additional weekly flights starting 19 February 2024. Emirates’ additional services will increase the capacity on flights between Dubai and Seoul by more than 1,000 additional seats per week, helping to alleviate the suppressed demand for international travel to one of the most popular East AsianRead More
flynas Reports Stellar Performance in 2023, Adds 19 Aircraft and Expands Network Across 10 Countries
flynas reported record results for its performance in 2023 compared to the previous year 2022. The airline took delivery of 19 new aircraft during 2023, upscaling fleet size to 64 aircraft, an increase of more than 35%, which enabled it to move forward with implementing its strategic plan for growth and expansion under the sloganRead More