Royal Jordanian Air Academy

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:27:39 +0300

A UPS cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff yesterday evening from Dubai International Airport. The Boeing 747-400 aircraft was bound for the company's European hub in Cologne, Germany when it went down. Dubai's General Civil Aviation Authority said the two crew members onboard had been killed. The plane crashed in an uninhabited area between Emirates Road and Al Ain highway, and no other casualties have been reported. The pilot radioed air traffic control shortly after takeoff and said there was a fire on board, Saif al Suwaidi, the director-general of the GCAA, told the National. "He reported fire and smoke in the cockpit," al Suwaidi was quoted as saying. "He was asked to return but he missed the approach and then he disappeared from the radar."

Air India to increase service to Abu Dhabi

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:49:34 +0300

Air India plans to increase services from Mumbai to Abu Dhabi from five flights per week to daily, starting November 1, 2010, Abu Dhabi Airports Co has announced. The carrier will be operating an Airbus A321 aircraft offering business and economy class services. The additional services raise Air India's total number of flights to Abu Dhabi to 14, connecting the UAE capital with both Mumbai and Delhi.

Emirates looking to spend $28bn on expansion

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:47:12 +0300

Gary Chapman, president of group services at Emirates Airline, has said the carrier needs more than $28bn through 2017 to expand its fleet of Boeing and Airbus jets, Bloomberg has reported. Financing requirements for the 12 months through March 2011 will be $1.3bn, and total about $27bn for the following six years, he told the news service in an interview. "With the activity that we have coming up, we've got to leave no stone unturned," Chapman said. The financing plan is "substantial because it's pretty close to double what we've done in the previous 14 years."

Smart Aviation buys two new aircraft

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:37:45 +0300

Egypt-based Smart Aviation has signed a $62m order with Bombardier Aerospace for two Q400 NextGen turboprop aircraft. The Cairo-based firm has also taken options on an additional three Q400 NextGen aircraft, which if converted to firm orders, would raise the order's total value to $158m, Bombardier said.

Emirates rules out buying stake in AMR

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:37:20 +0300

Tim Clark, president of Emirates Airline has ruled out plans to acquire a stake in AMR Corp, denying speculation of a linkup with the parent of American Airlines, Bloomberg has reported. "We certainly wouldn't be doing that," Clark told the news service. "Us buying a stake in AMR? It wouldn't make sense."