All Air Arabia articles
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NewsAir Arabia opts for CFM engines on A320neos
Air Arabia has picked CFM International Leap-1A engines to power its 120 on-order Airbus A320neos.
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NewsAir Arabia maintains strong momentum through second quarter
Middle Eastern budget carrier Air Arabia has turned in a 78% rise in first-half net profit, reaching Dhs801 million ($218 million), on revenues of more than Dhs2.8 billion. The Sharjah-based airline disclosed the performance after a strong second quarter during which it made a net profit of Dhs459 million – ...
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NewsAir Arabia posts record profit as traffic surged back in 2022
Air Arabia posted record net profits for 2022 as strong demand and expansion into new markets helped the low-cost operator surpass pre-pandemic passenger levels.
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In depthAirline Business performance tracker: rest of world Q3 2022
Key data from the most-recent earnings period – the fourth quarter of 2022 – and the equivalent periods stretching back to the last pre-Covid year, powered by Airline Business Insight
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NewsAir Arabia reports Q3 revenue ahead of 2019 level as Fly Jinnah begins operations
Air Arabia Group’s third-quarter revenue of Dhs1.61 billion ($436 million) was 12% up on the same period of 2019, as the low-cost group benefited from the recovery in air travel demand. It outlined its July-September earnings on 9 November, days after its latest joint-venture operation, Pakistani carrier Fly Jinnah, commenced ...
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NewsAir Arabia venture Fly Jinnah set for first flights after securing licences
Air Arabia’s joint-venture Pakistani carrier Fly Jinnah is set to commence flights from Karachi having secured its air operator’s certificate and licence. Fly Jinnah will become the fifth private airline in the Asian state. It says it has passed “rigorous” inspections from the Pakistani civil aviation authority, and been granted ...
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NewsAir Arabia to launch joint-venture carrier in Sudan
Air Arabia Group has announced plans to launch an airline in Sudan via a joint venture with local conglomerate DAL Group. To be based at Khartoum International airport, Air Arabia Sudan will operate a fleet of “new Airbus A320 jets” and will adopt the low-cost business model operated by Air ...
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NewsProfitable Air Arabia progresses with new joint-venture carriers
Middle Eastern budget carrier Air Arabia’s new Armenian operator Fly Arna commenced operations in July. The Yerevan-based operation obtained its air operator’s certificate in June and subsequently opened services to the Egyptian resorts of Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh. Air Arabia also states that it has reached an “advanced stage” of ...
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NewsAir Arabia demonstrates recovery with strong full-year profits
Middle Eastern budget carrier Air Arabia has turned in a full-year net profit of Dhs720 million ($196 million), following the easing of travel restrictions and a recovering demand for air travel. The Sharjah-based operator’s fourth quarter – which resulted in a net profit of Dhs467 million – was its fifth ...
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NewsArmenian joint-venture start-up Fly Arna unveils livery
Armenia’s new national carrier, Fly Arna, has unveiled the design of its livery, with a colour scheme based on the country’s flag. Fly Arna is being developed as a venture between Middle Eastern budget airline Air Arabia and the Armenian National Interests Fund. Its livery is dominated by the bold ...
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NewsAir Arabia A320 overran on take-off after wrong-runway error
United Arab Emirates investigators have disclosed that an Air Arabia Airbus A320 lifted off beyond the end of a Sharjah runway, after the captain opted to continue a take-off despite the jet’s turning onto the wrong runway for departure. The aircraft – bound for the Omani city of Salalah, with ...
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InterviewHow Air Arabia chief Adel Ali is positioning the group for post-pandemic growth
With profitable quarters under its belt and two new airlines in the works, Air Arabia Group is aiming to emerge confidently from Covid-19 under Adel Ali’s leadership
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NewsAir Arabia expects whole fleet to be back in service by March 2022
Air Arabia Group expects to return all its aircraft to service by March 2022 as it looks forward to eventually extending its reach with larger Airbus narrowbodies.
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NewsCommercial aircraft line up for Dubai air show static display
The static display is taking shape on the eve of this year’s Dubai air show, with several commercial aircraft already in place.
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NewsAir Arabia pandemic profit run continues in third quarter
Air Arabia Group’s run of profitable quarters continued for the three months ended 30 September as it noted “signs of recovery” in key markets.
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News‘Many airlines will need to reconsider their business models’: Etihad chief
Many network airlines will need to reconsider their business models in light of the product and pricing dynamics that will characterise the industry’s journey out of the Covid-19 crisis and beyond, in the view of Etihad Aviation Group chief executive Tony Douglas.
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NewsAir Arabia links with conglomerate to launch Pakistani budget carrier ‘Fly Jinnah’
Air Arabia Group is to assist with the launch of a Pakistani joint-venture budget airline, Fly Jinnah, weeks after unveiling a similar new operation in Armenia. The Middle Eastern low-cost operator is tying up with Pakistan’s diverse business conglomerate Lakson Group, which has interests in travel, technology, insurance, consumer and ...
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NewsBrand name unveiled for Air Arabia’s new Armenian budget carrier
Armenia’s newly-created national budget carrier is to be branded Fly Arna, following an open canvassing of the country’s citizens for suggestions. Fly Arna is being established by the Armenian National Interests Fund through a joint venture with Middle Eastern low-cost operator Air Arabia Group. Its name is an acronym for ...
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AnalysisWhich commercial airlines served Kabul before the Taliban advance?
The chaos surrounding operations at Hamid Karzai International airport in recent days affects a number of international operators, including Emirates and Turkish Airlines.
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NewsAir Arabia turns in third consecutive profitable quarter
Middle Eastern budget carrier Air Arabia is claiming its third consecutive profitable quarter, after generating an overall first-half net profit of Dhs44 million ($12 million). The company’s second-quarter profit, for the three months to 30 June, reached Dhs10 million. This followed profits of Dhs34 million in the first ...