Washington: US airline traffic continued its momentum in April after four consecutive monthly increases, the US transport department has said. US airlines carried 61.5 million domestic and international passengers in April, 1.6 percent more than in the same period of 2011, Xinhua quoted the department as saying. Specifically, there were [...]
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Ukraine may sell state stake in airline
Kiev: The Ukrainian government plans to sell its stake in the country’s second largest air carrier AeroSvit in...
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Etihad Airways’ revenue surges 28 percent
Abu Dhabi:Etihad Airways continued its growth in the first quarter of current year with a 28 percent rise in revenue...
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Emirates launches new US flights
Dubai: Emirates Airlines has launched its new daily flights to Dallas city in the US, it was announced Friday. Emirates...
Emirates woos passengers with New Year discount
New Delhi: In a bid to woo passengers in the holiday season, international carrier Emirates Tuesday offered airfare discounts up to 25 percent for more than 100 destinations. "For the first time in Emirates' history, we are offering up to 25 percent off in economy class, business class and first [...]
Read more ›Etihad buys 29 percent stake in Air Berlin
Abu Dhabi: UAE's national carrier Etihad Airways has bought a 29.21 percent stake in Air Berlin, it was announced Monday. The deal will bring the total number of Etihad destinations to 269, either directly or with partner airlines. Etihad is now the biggest shareholder of Air Berlin, Germany's second-largest airline. [...]
Read more ›Emirates launches A-380 service to Munich
Dubai: Emirates Airline's A-380 route network has been extended to Germany with the launch of services to Munich, the UAE's national airline said in a release Friday. The double decker will operate as EK 049, one of two daily flights from Dubai to Munich and among the airline's 60 flights [...]
Read more ›Russian airline to buy four Airbus A380s
Moscow: Russia's Transaero, one of the country's largest airlines, has signed a deal with the European Airbus consortium to buy four A-380 airliners worth around $1.5 billion, officials said Friday. The deal will make Transaero the first Russian airline to operate the aircraft, the largest passenger plane in service, Airbus [...]
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