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American provides Gulf Air's transatlantic feed, but a link -with oneworld is not yet on the agenda
$49.6 million (BD18.67 million) in non-operat
ing revenue. That included the net proceeds
from the sale of six Boei...
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 ...F..27 suffers from few of the
vendor problems which are sometimes experienced by
other aircraft, perhaps because Fokker maintains its
own "AOG" stocks of vendor-supplied spares, and—
according to Gulf Air—gives prompter delivery.
Professional opinion of Concorde in Gulf Air is one of
growing respect, technically and commercially. Everyone
we asked said that Concorde punctuality is little sh...
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 ...ute that the conflict will not hurt
their long-term ambitions. The region
has always boasted one of the world's
leading international airlines that sets
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Emirates
Gulf Air
Oman Air
Qatar Airways
Total
1999
4.78
5.75
0.63
1.03
12.19
2000
5.72
5.94
0.73
1.41
13.80
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2001
6.77
5.59
0.73
1.65
14.73
2002
8.50
5.46
0.85
2.48
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AIRLINE PROFILE: Number fifty-six by J. M. Ramsden
THE book they ought to have in the ship's library of Gulf Air's TriStars (turn left at the boutique in the lounge-bar) is Nevil Shute's novel based on the
Story of Freddie Bosworth, the ex-RAF pilot who brought
commercial aviation to the Gulf. The sto...
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Gulf Air is aiming to phase out its Airbus A340s
andBoeing 161s (above), as new Airbus A330-
200s are introduced. The first of up to 12 A330s
•will arrive in June
Brian McElligott, Gulf Air's new m...
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 ...rector (airline) Tim
Clark is similarly optimistic: "Assuming
the war is over and done with quickly,
2003 will be another bumper year."
The global alliances have the region
in their sights, with Gulf Air in talks to
join Star or Oneworld, while Qatar
Airways has long held ambitions to link
with Star. Emirates' view is that it is
doing well enough without the compli
cation of alliance mem...
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 ...s: hotels are
built and green golf courses laid in the
desert. The Gulf states also want to develop
duty-free areas outside the airport.
Now the war has ended and the big
rebuilding task begins, Gulf Air intends to be
a part of it. Services are starting to Iran and
Iraq; operations to Bandar Abbas and Shiraz
are imminent, and Tehran should be back on
the network this year, while flights t...
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 ...ulf Air is about to begin services into Iran and Iraq again, and has designs on much of the Far East,
including A ustralia
contracts were renegotiated. The results
were spectacular: between 1981 a...
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GULF AIR
The captain knows that the flight engineer is a specialist,
whereas he himself probably knows more than a P.3 does.
In any case, the P.3 gets frustrated as flight engineer—he
joined the a...
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 ...f Heathrow's terminals
two and three, should be welcomed
by the British Airports Authority,
since many international carriers re
main loath to quit the airport's cen
tral complex.
Four airlines—Gulf Air, Saudia,
Alia Royal Jordanian, and Kuwait
Airways—were included in the BAA's
original designs for the new terminal.
But the four carriers, who have
already come to an understanding to
f...
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 ...or deliv
ery in November next year,
and an option on a second
A300-600R for possible deliv
ery in 1990.
While Emirates Airlines
has gone from strength to
strength, its major local
competitor, Gulf Air, has been
under pressure. The airline
carried 2,589,697 passengers
last year, 10 per cent down on
1985, and made a $5 • 6 million
loss (compared with a profit of
$12-7 million in 1985)....
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 ...in
advanced discussions with these two
alliances, but dismisses industry specula
tion that the airline is close to a deal with
Star. Earlier this year Star confirmed that
it was negotiating with Gulf Air, but says
it has not ruled out the possibility of ally
ing with Emirates or Qatar Airways
instead. Although Hogan maintains there
is no rush to finalise an agreement, he said
last Decemb...
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Rising forces
Rapid growth in Gulf air transport has
spawned new carriers and put pressure
on others. Max Kingsley-Jones reports
The region 'sfour airlines operate from hubs in Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Doha, Dubai and Muscat
THE DE...
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The modernisation of Gulf Air's fleet freed capacity at GAMCO's Abu Dhabi facility and it is increasingly being used for third party work
Maintenance drive
MAX KINGSLEY-JONES/ABU DHABI
QULF Aircraft Maintenance (GAMCO)...
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 ...etary gen
eral of the International Air
Transport Association, told the
Arab Air Carriers' Organisation
(AACO) annual general meeting in
Muscat, Oman last week.
James Hogan, chief executive of
Gulf Air, which is owned by the
Middle Eastern governments are
being encouraged to relinquish
control of their state-owned carri
ers and allow foreign investment as
the Emirate of Abu Dhabi - a s...
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Gulf Air is hard to run, admits president and chief executive His
Excellency Ali Ibrahim Al
Malki, because it is "four
airlines in one". Gulfs owners
are Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, and
Abu Dhabi, but ...
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 ...e that offered by American
Airlines, 25% higher than United
and 26% more than Continental.
Delta's current pay offer to 777
pilots is $2 3 8.66 anhour, but ALPA
is asking for $318.96 an hour. •
Gulf Air transfers line maintenance to GAMCO
GULF AIR has signed off the transfer of its entire line main
tenance to sister company Gulf
Aircraft Maintenance (GAMCO),
and is beginning to replace i...
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BAHRAIN
CREW REQUIRED
You're looking for an airline that will respect your professionalism and give you the lifestyle you know you've earned? Look no
further. Gulf Air is the major international airline of the Arabian Gulf and it's hard to find a more sunny, friendly and
cosmopolitan environment in which to live and work. We have an outstanding track recor...
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 ...20) 8652 3811 • FAX +44 (20) 8652 4802
L A R I E S H R A IN
You're looking for an airline that will respect your professionalism and give you the lifestyle you know you've earned? Look no
further. Gulf Air is the major international airline of the Arabian Gulf and it's hard to find a more sunny, friendly and
cosmopolitan environment in which to live and work. We have an outstanding track recor...
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 ...ienced and talented
professional, you've probably progressed to a senior
role and a better-than-average salary. Now you're
ready for a bigger challenge, more responsibility and
rewards to match.
Gulf Air is the prestigious national airline of the
Gulf States — Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab
Emirates and the Sultanate of Oman — and we can
offer you all this, at our headquarters in Bahrain....
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