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Flydubai launches Dubai-Salalah service
Flydubai has launched three weekly flights on Dubai-Salalah sector, Oman Daily Observer has reported. Salalah is the 60th operational destination of Flydubai. Operating on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday every week, the Flydubai flight to Salalah from Dubai International Airport will depart at 4.20 pm and arrive in Salalah at 6.20 pm. Read More | View Original Article
Oman's Sohar airport conducts trail landing
Omans Sohar airport has conducted its first landing test with an aircraft making a trial landing as part of operations to check the airports ground navigation systems, runway lightings and other facilities by comparing them with specifications of international airports and the requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), Oman Daily Observer has reported. The inspection testing was performed by using a special plane equipped with the latest global regulations to check a flight owned by the British Cobham. Read More | View Original Article
GM to invest USD44.5m in new factory
(MENAFN) General Motors said that 200 jobs will be available as soon as it invests USD44.5 million at a Lansing, Michigan factory, reported Gulf News. 400,000-square-foot facility will be built ... Read More | View Original Article
UAE- Air Arabia arranges 2 weekly flights to Abha
(MENAFN) Air Arabia started its flights to Abha in Saudi Arabia, this new service is the eighth city in Saudi that will be reached by the Sharjah based carrier, reported Gulf News. The Airline ... Read More | View Original Article
(MENAFN Press) (EMAILWIRE.COM, May 24, 2013 ) London, UK -- A new report by the United States Public Interest Research Group and Frontier Group shows that Americans are driving less for several ... Read More | View Original Article
U.S. Energy Department Partners for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Industries
(MENAFN Press) (EMAILWIRE.COM, May 24, 2013 ) London, UK -- According to the United States Energy Department, it has partnered with both private and public sectors to develop the country's ... Read More | View Original Article
High-Tech Solutions That Will Revolutionize Travel and Transportation
(MENAFN Press) Four new solutions based largely on existing technology could drastically improve the safety and efficiency of travel and transportation by 2025, according to a new report released ... Read More | View Original Article
Nissan will call back 841k cars due to steering problems
(MENAFN) According to a statement by Nissan Motor Co Ltd, the company will take back nearly 841,000 cars around the world due to problems in steering wheels, reported Reuters. Japan's ... Read More | View Original Article
Bahrain's Asry to execute up to 240 projects in 2013
(MENAFN) Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard (Asry) CEO, Chris Potter, announced that the Bahraini company will carry out between 220-240 projects during the current year, reported Gulf Daily ... Read More | View Original Article
Prive Jets to Be Featured on 21st Century Business Television series
(MENAFN Press) (EMAILWIRE.COM, May 23, 2013 ) Boca Raton, FL --- With access to over 6,000 private jets and 140 highly trained professional travel consultants worldwide, Prive Jets is simply the ... Read More | View Original Article
Abu Dhabi's Etihad to hire 50 airberlin pilots
(MENAFN) Etihad Airways will hire over 50 pilots from airberlin, which is going through a restructuring plan, reported Arabian Business. 6 Boeing 737-rated First Officers started the moving ... Read More | View Original Article
Ford to close Australian production plants in 2016
(MENAFN) Due to the increase in costs and the decrease in sales, Ford Motor Co. said that it will shut 2 Australian auto plants in 2016, reported AP. The end of the automaker's production in the ... Read More | View Original Article
Flydubai begins Salalah flights
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Flydubai on Wednesday began flights to Salalah, in the Sultanate of Oman, bringing its operational network to 60 destinations. The airline also launched flights to the ... Read More | View Original Article
Most Sharjah Transport users are Arabs
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) The Sharjah Public Transport Corporation, which saw nine million passengers commute last year, has affirmed that most of the passengers who benefit from the corporation's ... Read More | View Original Article
UAE- Dhahi for reducing Salik for doctors, journalists
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Commander in-chief of Dubai Police Lieutenant-General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim has called on the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) to halve the Salik charges for journalists ... Read More | View Original Article
UAE- Pedestrian deaths account for 29% of road fatalities
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Pedestrian deaths account for 29 per cent of all road traffic fatalities in Abu Dhabi, 22 per cent of which occurred in the centre of the Capital especially during rush ... Read More | View Original Article
Qatar Airways Cargo receives 3 new Airbus A330-200F freighters
(MENAFN) Qatar Airways CEO, Akbar Al Baker, announced that the carrier's cargo unit has received 3 new Airbus A330-200F freighter jets, replacing 3 Airbus A300 freighters, reported Arabian ... Read More | View Original Article
Abha becomes Air Arabia's 8th Saudi destination
(MENAFN - Arab News) Air Arabia's, described as the first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC) in the MENA, has started operating to Abha from its primary hub in Sharjah. The new service marks the ... Read More | View Original Article
Oman Air orders three new A330 aircraft
Oman Air has placed an order for three Airbus A330-300 aircraft, Reuters has reported. The order, which Airbus said would bring Oman Air's A330 fleet to 10 aircraft, is worth about $720m based on list prices. The planes will be operated on long-haul routes and can seat close to 300 passengers, Airbus said. Read More | View Original Article
Dubai's Hadid in partnership deal to provide handling services in KSA
Dubai-based Hadid International Services has signed a partnership agreement with Wallan Aviation, the exclusive dealer for Cessna Aircraft Co in the Middle East, to provide ground handling for business aircraft at airports across Saudi Arabia, AINonline has reported. The services will start immediately at Riyadhs King Khaled International Airport and will be extended within three months to all airports in the kingdom. The joint Hadid/Wallan team will provide both airside and groundside support, having made arrangements to be able to use equipment provided by local FBOs as necessary. Read More | View Original Article
RJ delays launch of Lagos/Accra service
According to GDS inventory, Royal Jordanian has delayed the launch of its planned service on Amman Lagos Accra route, Routes Online has reported. The twice weekly service is now scheduled to begin from July 3, instead of June 19. Read More | View Original Article
Indian regulator to examine Etihad-Jet deal
Indias fair trade regulator is examining the deal between Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways and Jet Airways, PTI has reported. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has received an application seeking approval for the proposed Jet-Etihad transaction. We are looking into the deal," a CCI official said. Read More | View Original Article
Emirates increases weekly flights to Sri Lanka's Colombo
(MENAFN) Emirates Airlines is planning to add 3 more weekly flights to Colombo starting this June in order to increase the capacity on its services to that destination, reported Emirates ... Read More | View Original Article
Turkey- TAV to submit offers for airport contracts in GCC
(MENAFN) According to Turkey's TAV Construction, the company will soon submit offers for airport projects in both Kuwait and Bahrain, reported Arabian Business. The company is waiting the ... Read More | View Original Article
Rolls-Royce to supply 23 Airbus engines to US CIT
(MENAFN) Britain's Rolls-Royce managed to secure a contract offered by US leasing company CIT Aerospace to supply engines in order to power 23 Airbus aircraft, reported Reuters, The world's ... Read More | View Original Article
Oman Air orders 3 A330-300 Airbus jets
(MENAFN) Airbus announced that it has received an order from Oman Air for 3 A330-300 planes, reported Reuters. The European plane manufacturer said that based on list prices, the order is worth ... Read More | View Original Article
(MENAFN - Arab Times) The Ministry of Interior announced Tuesday it has started the operation of the newly-installed speed cameras which have been placed on most traffic arteries and intersections ... Read More | View Original Article
Gulf women drivers reject the idea of removing veil
(MENAFN - Arab News) A proposal to make it illegal to drive vehicles in the Gulf States while wearing the veil could hamper efforts by Saudi women to drive cars in the Kingdom. The Directors ... Read More | View Original Article
Qatar Executive to set up FBO at Doha's new airport by 2015
The corporate jet division of Qatar Airways is investing in the development of a private jet terminal at the countrys new Hamad International Airport, AINonline has reported. The new facility will be one of the worlds most prestigious and technologically advanced FBOs and [will] open by 2015, said Qatar Airways chief executive, Akbar al-Bakr. Currently, Qatar Executive operates six wholly-owned jets in an all-Bombardier fleet comprising three Challenger 605s, two Global 5000s and a Global Express XRS. Read More | View Original Article
Royal Jordanian, Amadeus IT Group donate 100 computers to support education in Jordan
(MENAFN Press) Royal Jordanian and Amadeus IT Group SA, a leading technology partner for the global travel industry, reached an agreement by which Amadeus donated around 100 pre-owned desktop and ... Read More | View Original Article
