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Air Arabia's Q1 net profit rises 20pcBudget airline Air Arabia , UAE's only publicly-listed carrier, reported a 20 percent rise in first quarter net profit, it said on Monday. The Sharjah-based airline made a net profit of 59 million dirhams ($16.06 million), com More… |
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Qatar Airways says no plans for budget airlineQatar Airways has neither immediate plans to launch a budget airline to compete with Dubai's expanding low-cost carrier flyDubai nor any move to float an initial public offering, said a report citing its chief executive. " More… |
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Australian budget airline grounds fleetThousands of travellers from Hawaii to Thailand were stranded on Friday after budget airline Air Australia ran out of money and went into voluntary administration, immediately grounding its five-jet fleet. The Brisbane-based international More… |
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Mubadala unit wins SpiceJet contractSR Technics, a unit of Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala Aerospace Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) network, has signed a 10-year engine maintenance contract with SpiceJet, one of India's leading budget carriers. As per the deal, SR More… |
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Air Arabia sees 6pc passenger growthSharjah-based budget carrier Air Arabia said it had carried some 4.7 million passengers in 2011, up six per cent when compared to the previous year. The airline’s ambitious network expansion strategy was central to the significan More… |
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Bahrain Air starts Bangladesh flightsBahrain Air last night started operations to Bangladesh with a non-stop flight to the capital, Dhaka. Civil Aviation Affairs, Bahrain Airport Company, airline and Bangladeshi Embassy officials, travel agents and guests attended a ceremony More… |
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AirAsia launches 6 new Indian routesAirAsia, a leading low-cost airline, will launch direct flights to six new routes in India, in the first quarter of 2010. The new services to key metro cities include Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai and New Delhi from Kuala Lumpur an More… |
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Air Arabia Egypt plans end-of-year launchA new budget airline formed by Egyptian Travco Group and the UAE's Air Arabia hopes to begin operating by the end of 2009 from as many as five Egyptian airports, the head of Travco said. The airline, Air Arabia Egypt, will seek Egyptian go More… |
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Flydubai promises 'fresh new approach'Dubai’s first low cost airline, Flydubai, which is set for mid-year launch, aims to bring a fresh new approach to air travel in the region, offering an easy and affordable way to travel. The low cost airline boasts of several key features More… |
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Air Arabia chief is 'best low-cost carrier CEO'Air Arabia chief executive officer has been named the world’s low-cost carrier (LCC) “CEO of the Year” at the prestigious Budgie Awards, part of the World Low-Cost Airlines Congress, held in London. Adel Ali was selected for this honour as More… |
