All Middle East articles – Page 79
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NewsGulf Air signs codeshare agreement with SriLankan
Gulf Air and SriLankan Airlines have inked a codeshare partnership covering flights between both countries and two Mediterranean cities. Under the agreement, SriLankan will place its code on Gulf Air’s flights from Bahrain to Colombo, Athens and Larnaca. In turn, Gulf Air will place its code on SriLankan’s Colombo-Bahrain flights. ...
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NewsTyphoons, Rafales star in Qatar’s annual flypast
Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons and Qatari Dassault Rafales took part in a flypast over Doha on 18 December.
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NewsInquiry raps VIP 777 operator over safety practices
Investigators have concluded that the VIP carrier involved in a serious Boeing 777-200ER wing-strike incident at Le Bourget was operating with poor safety practices.
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NewsWizz Air to set up joint-venture Abu Dhabi carrier
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air has provisionally agreed to establish a low-cost carrier venture in Abu Dhabi, the second such budget airline plan to emerge in the emirate in recent weeks. The Abu Dhabi government says a preliminary agreement has been reached with Wizz to launch the venture in ...
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Airline BusinessNorth American airline profits seen strengthening in 2019
IATA sees all regions except North American carriers making less profits in 2019 than it expected six months ago, but by contrast expects all these other regions to improve their performance next year.
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NewsIATA sees airline profits jumping back after cutting outlook for 2019
Airline body IATA expects collective industry profits to climb back to almost $30 billion in 2020, despite cutting its outlook for the current year by a further $2 billion in its latest forecast.
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NewsEl Al details Melbourne test flights
Israeli flag-carrier El Al is to operate at least three non-stop services to Melbourne over the course of April-May next year, as part of a test of ultra-long-haul operations. The airline’s reservations system reveals that it will start operating the LY87 service from Tel Aviv to the Australian city on ...
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NewsEmirates signs for 777X simulators from CAE
Emirates has ordered two Boeing 777X full-flight simulators from flight training provider CAE, with the first expected to arrive in 2021.
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Flydubai 737 could have been saved 6s before impact
Analysis of the Flydubai Boeing 737-800 accident at Rostov-on-Don shows the aircraft could have been recovered from its fatal dive just 6s before impact.
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Airline BusinessAction needed on LGBTQ diversity at airlines
A diverse and inclusive workplace is a better one, writes IATA’s Dexter Morse, but more airlines need to adopt a structured approach to the issue
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Ukraine's SkyUp begins serving Israel
Ukrainian budget operator SkyUp is to serve Tel Aviv direct from two domestic cities.
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Flydubai leases Smartwings 737s to offset Max problems
Czech carrier Smartwings is to wet-lease four Boeing 737-800s to the Middle Eastern operator Flydubai, to help offset a capacity loss from the 737 Max grounding.
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El Al to test Melbourne route but complexity beckons
Israeli flag-carrier El Al is to test a service to the Australian city of Melbourne using Boeing 787s.
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Flydubai: Go-around training enhanced in wake of 737 crash
Middle Eastern carrier Flydubai stresses that it has taken pro-active measures to reinforce operational safety in the aftermath of the fatal Boeing 737-800 accident at Rostov-on-Don, including enhanced training in spatial disorientation and go-around procedures.
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Flydubai 737 crash not triggered by 'pitch-up' illusion
Investigators believe that somatogravic illusion did not trigger the fatal Flydubai Boeing 737-800 accident sequence at Rostov-on-Don but might have contributed to a critical error by the aircraft’s captain.
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El Al agrees to lease another three 737-800s
Israeli flag-carrier El Al has agreed to lease three more Boeing 737-800s, with the first to be delivered in December.
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Flydubai 737 crash captain mentally unprepared for go-around
Russian investigators believe the captain of a Flydubai Boeing 737-800 that crashed during a second go-around at Rostov-on-Don was psychologically unprepared for the manoeuvre and possibly suffering fatigue following a long hold.
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El Al seals financing for first 787-8
Israeli carrier El Al has signed for the financing of its first Boeing 787-8, which is scheduled for delivery during November.
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In depthTim Clark on the vital role the UK plays for Emirates
Tim Clark, president of Emirates Airline, tells FlightGlobal ahead of his appearance at next month’s Airlines 2050 conference in London that the UK market is critical to the carrier’s current and future success.