Reading Time: 2 minutes Besieged by a lack of airspace after being shut out of neighbouring Gulf countries last week, Qatar Airways is having to take unsustainably long routes to continue on long-haul network commitments. Flight radar graphics show its B777s enroute to Sao Paolo stopping in Athens because they can’t carry enough fuel to fly nearly 17 hours […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Under pressure Qatar Airways today released its 2016-2017 annual report revealing a 21.7 per cent year-on-year net profit increase. The results also show an annual revenue increase of 10.4 per cent. Qatar Airways’ available seat kilometres (ASK) increased by 21.9 per cent in the fiscal year to 185,208 million. Chief executive, Akbar Al Baker, said: […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Europe generated the most revenue for Emirates during the past year, the Dubai-based airline revealed on Thursday. In its 2016-17 annual report, in which Emirates Group posted an $670 million profit for the financial year ending March 31, it said European routes contributed $6.5 billion, unchanged from the previous year. It said revenue generated from […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute A tough year has taken its toll on Emirates despite the airline managing to keep profits in the black. The Group’s 2016-2017 results report a 29th year of profit but airline profits are down 81 percent to AED 1.3 billion ($340 million) from a record AED 7.2 billion ($1.9 billion) last year. Group profits, which […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute United will cut interline agreements with Gulf Airlines from May 5 over its stance that the Gulf Airlines are subsidised by their governments. An internal company memo was first leaked to the press and picked up by Skift, which says the airline will cut ticketing and baggage arrangements with Emirates, Qatar Airways, Saudia, Royal Jordanian […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Emirates has introduced another service to mitigate the inconvenience of the recent ban on electronic devices on board US-bound flights. First and Business Class passengers will be able to borrow tablets on board Emirates’ US-bound flights allowing them to continue working during their flight. The new service is in response to the US Transportation Security […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes On the back of what its CEO calls “an interesting year,” Air Arabia, the UAE’s only publicly listed airline, recorded a four percent drop in net profits during 2016. It’s a remarkably better result than any of the country’s other airlines that have announced their results, making Sharjah’s low cost carrier, arguably, the UAE’s best […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on governments to urgently find alternatives to recently announced measures by the United States and the United Kingdom to restrict the carry-on of large electronic items on certain flights departing the Middle East and North Africa. The Case for Alternative Measures “The current measures are not an acceptable […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Qatar Airways proudly accepted the ‘Airline of the Year’ award on Saturday 25 March at the 2017 Air Transport Awards, as the airline was recognised for its innovation, service, hospitality and leading product design. The awards ceremony, held at an exclusive and prestigious ceremony at the Latrou Residence in Ekali, Greece, recognised Qatar Airways as […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes US authorities have secretly required airlines from 13 nations to forbid passengers from carrying any electronic or electrical device larger than a cellphone. The new edict was distributed in an email described as “confidential” from the US transportation safety administration (TSA) on Monday. The requirement forbids passengers from bringing laptops, iPads, Kindles and even cameras […]