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Air traffic woes threaten Gulf aviation boom
The Gulf’s massive aviation growth is under threat from a lack of investment in air traffic control needed to streamline the region’s congested skies, industry experts said. Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways are some of the world’s largest buyers of new aircraft, but their fleet growth may be in doubt if Gulf states don’t funnel more cash into modernising air traffic systems and building airports.
Dubai Int’l Airport eyes world No 1 spot by 2015
Dubai International Airport will surpass London Heathrow for passenger numbers and become the world’s busiest by 2015, a senior Dubai Airports official said on Tuesday.
Dubai’s Emirates plans 100 flights a week to Australia
Dubai flag carrier Emirates Airline hopes to increases its flights to Australia to 100 a week, after seeing a 52 percent rise in profit for the year to $1.5bn. The Arab world’s largest airline currently operates 70 flights a week to Australia but sees opportunity for further expansion, said chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed al-Maktoum.
Heathrow bomb claim drama costs Emirates $68,000
A man who claimed there was a bomb on an Emirates airline plane walked free from court despite admitting to being drunk on an aircraft, it was reported on Monday. Ronald Fowles shouted “you are all going to die” before being hauled off the plane, which was scheduled to fly to Dubai from Heathrow Airport in January.
UAE air traffic movements rise 7.6% in Feb
Air traffic movements in the UAE grew by 7.6 percent in February compared to the same month last year, according to new figures released by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) on Tuesday. The GCAA monthly report indicated that air traffic movements totalled 51,431 last month, averaging out at 1,837 per day.
UAE Midex sees 55% surge in revenues in 2010
UAE national cargo carrier Midex Airlines reported a 55 percent rise in revenues for 2010 and a 50 percent increase in the number of flights operated, the company announced. A major factor in the revenue rise was the increase in the number of flights operated
Lufthansa seeks to clip Emirates’ wings in Germany, Berlin Mayor says
Lufthansa, Germany’s national carrier, is lobbying its government to deny Dubai’s Emirates Airline’s request for landing slots when Berlin’s new airport opens in 2012, a city’s politician has said. The German airline is pushing the federal government to refuse Emirates direct flights to the capital through Berlin-Brandenburg Airport, said Harald Wolf, Berlin’s Mayor and Senator for Economics, Labour and Women’s Issues.
UAE to invest $133bn in aviation infrastructure
“Over the next 10 years the UAE will be investing 500 billion dirhams in its aviation infrastructure improving connectivity and cementing our reputation as a key growth driver in global aviation.” Al Mansoori added that air traffic in the UAE had seen a 11.5 percent growth in the first half of the year.
