Emirates expands flight training academy’s aircraft fleet

<strong>Emirates expands flight training academy’s aircraft fleet</strong>

st prices.   The AUSTRO jet-fuel powered DA42-VI aircraft is slated to be the flagship that ushers in multi-engine piston (MEP) training at EFTA.   Capt Abdulla Al Hammadi, Vice President Emirates Flight Training Academy, said: “Our new fleet from Diamond Aircraft is part of our larger strategic intent for our cadet programme. It helps us design a bridging MEP programme for cadets to gain more flying experience while progressing from a single engine to a light jet aircraft. It strengthens our offering and makes it more unique, rounded and…

OAG Launches Flight Status Alerts, An All-New View of Immediate Flight Changes

OAG Launches Flight Status Alerts, An All-New View of Immediate Flight Changes

LONDON — OAG, the world’s leading provider of travel data and insight, today announced the launch of its new Flight Status Alerts, which delivers an all-new view of immediate flight changes. Flight Status Alerts directly integrates into OAG’s Flight Info Platform, which already provides a continuous stream of flight schedule changes. Flight Status Data together with Flight Schedules now delivers the broadest possible coverage of flight information to OAG customers which include booking engines, travel and hospitality apps, airline apps, online travel agencies, metasearch, search engines and flight tracking apps. This powerful combination…

Emirates and IATA marshal industry to share best practices in pilot training and flight safety

طيران الإمارات وأياتا تقودان الصناعة لمشاركة أفضل الممارسات في تدريب الطيارين وسلامة الرحلات

DUBAI, UAE, 2 November 2022: An aircraft flight deck can be a complex, challenging and high-threat environment that requires pilots to have intense focus and the ability to react and take informed decisions with agility, aided by technology. As demand for air travel increases phenomenally and airlines expand their operations, pilot training is once again sharply in focus, as they are responsible for the safety of millions of passengers and crew every single day, on every flight, on every route globally. Now more than ever, the aviation industry must use…

Emirates reaffirms commitment to South Africa with expanded flight schedules across its three gateways

طيران الإمارات تعزز عملياتها في جنوب أفريقيا من خلال توسيع جداول الرحلات عبر بواباتها الثلاثة

·         Airline to serve Johannesburg with three daily flights ·         Restore services to Cape Town with double daily schedule ·         Durban to be served with daily flights from 1 December Dubai, UAE 26 September 2022: Emirates will be bringing new travel opportunities, choice and convenience for customers traveling to and from South Africa with additional services to Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban. The ramp up of flights are part of the airline’s ongoing commitment to support South Africa’s economic and tourism recovery through enhanced connectivity across all of its gateways.…

Emirates expands flight schedule to Algeria

طيران الإمارات تعزز خدمتها إلى الجزائر برحلة أسبوعية خامسة

Airline to serve Algiers with five weekly flights : Emirates will increase the frequency of its services to Algiers with the addition of a fifth weekly flight, effective 7 October. The newest service will complement Emirates’ existing operations between Dubai and Algiers, currently running at four flights a week. The latest addition of services to the airline’s schedule will provide additional connectivity for customers traveling to Dubai and onwards to Emirates’ global network. Emirates will utilise its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft between Algiers and Dubai, and the newest service will operate…

Turkish Airlines increases flight frequencies from major UAE cities to Istanbul to boost connectivity

الخطُــوط الجويّـة التركيّــة تعلن عن زيادة وتيـرة رحلاتها الجوية من المدن الإماراتية الرئيسية إلى مدينة إسطنبول

Turkish Airlines, flying to more countries than any other airline, plans to increase flight frequencies to Istanbul from Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah. The airline is reinforcing connectivity in response to growing customer demand with more travel confidence and the easing of international travel protocols. The added flights will offer customers with more flexibility. Currently, Turkish Airlines has three daily flights from Dubai to the Istanbul Airport which will increase to four daily flights starting from October 2022 together with three weekly flights to the Sabiha Gokcen Airport operated by…

Alpha Flight Services expands into Ras Al Khaimah

“ألفا لخدمات الطيران” توسع عملياتها إلى مطار رأس الخيمة

Ras Al Khaimah, 7 September 2022 – Alpha Flight Services (Alpha), a leading UAE-based catering, retail, and hospitality services provider, has signed a 10-year concession agreement with Ras Al Khaimah International airport (RKT). The partnership will see Alpha Flight Services invest in infrastructure and provide inflight catering services to more than 10 airlines at the airport. In addition, it will operate three F&B outlets, the airport lounge and a number of vending machines at RKT. Mark Whelan, General Manager of Alpha, said: “We are proud to have earned the trust of Ras Al…

OAG Delivers Access to Entire Flight Lifecycle Through Versatile Data Platform

OAG Delivers Access to Entire Flight Lifecycle Through Versatile Data Platform

LONDON — OAG, the world’s leading provider of travel data and insight, announces the release of Flight Status Data into its Flight Info Direct solution, delivering instant access to the full lifecycle of a flight. Powered by its Snowflake-enabled data platform OAG Metis, Flight Info Direct currently provides instant access to OAG’s high-value database, including Global Airline Schedules Data, Emissions Data, and Connections Data. Starting today, the release of Flight Status Data will give customers a seamless view of a flight – from its planned schedule to when it lands…

Leading Flight Booking Platform Wingie.com Hits 178 Countries

المسافرون من 178 بلداً استخدموا منصة حجز تذاكر الرحلات الجوية الرائدة Wingie.ae منذ بداية العام

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – In line with forecasts, the air travel industry has surpassed pre-pandemic flight sales. A report on Travel 2022: Trends & Transitions by the Mastercard Economics Institute notes that flights have risen above 2019 levels for the first time, finding that global bookings for leisure travel in April were 25% higher than pre-pandemic levels. The strong recovery was also in evidence in figures released for the first four months of this year by IATA-accredited flight booking platform Wingie.com. Since the beginning of the year Wingie.com has…