News & Event

Etihad Airways is planning changes to its schedule between Abu Dhabi and Johannesburg, effective 26 October 2014. The change in the flight schedule, with new daily departure options from Abu Dhabi to Johannesburg and vice versa, will provide travellers in either direction with improved opportunities to connect onwards to regional networks across Africa, and internationally beyond the airline’s hub in …

KUALA LUMPUR: Crisis-stricken Malaysia Airlines said Thursday its second-quarter loss nearly doubled as the mysterious loss of flight MH370, combined with intense industry competition, prompted a drop in the carrier’s bookings. The flag carrier airline said it posted a MYR305 million (USD97 million) loss in the April to June quarter, which followed the 8 March disappearance of flight MH370 with …

JAKARTA: For the second consecutive year Bali and Singapore lead as the most popular destinations for flight searches during the Indonesian Lebaran holiday travel in 2014, according to latest Wego.Com assessment. While the majority of flight clicks were for domestic destinations with Bali at the top of the board, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur registered second and third overall on Indonesia’s …

PHNOM PENH: Aviation Corp of China (AVIC) launched Cambodia Bayon Airlines , last week in Phnom Penh, with its first flights scheduled to begin in January. Cambodia Bayon Airlines, China’s first airline venture in the Mekong region, opened officially in Phnom Penh with officials touting the venture’s potential to advance relations between the two countries. Its major shareholder is an …

Phnom Penh: A delegation of Malaysian tourists about 110 people have convoy about 40 vehicles left from the land of KUALA BARANG , TERANGANU State, Malaysia, on 23 August 2014 across Thailand towards entering Poipet international Cambodia border on 25 August 2014 and took overnight in Siam Reap then continued to Phnom Penh on the night of 26 August 2014. …

Published: 29, August 2014, 7:03 am The first Boeing 787 Dreamliner has joined the Royal Jordanian fleet, bearing the name of Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah II. The assimilation is part of the airline’s strategic plan to modernise its fleet of long-haul aircraft. This year will also see the introduction of other four Dreamliners, an aircraft each month on average. …

Published:29 August, 6:59 am A “sharp decline” in bookings will see profits at Malaysia Airlines fall further in the coming months the carrier has warned in a statement. Announcing a second quarter net loss of 307 million Malaysian ringgit (£59 million) for the three months to June, the carrier said worse was yet to come. The airline has been affected …

KUALA LUMPUR, 20 August 2014: Nearly 200 cabin crew have resigned from Malaysia Airlines which was hit by two deadly tragedies this year, the carrier said Tuesday, and some reportedly cited fears for their safety. The flag carrier, which prior to this year had a good safety record, has been in the spotlight in the past six months following the …

28, August, 2014. 5:53pm During the yearly south Asian monsoon, almost all the water collected by the Himalayas in Nepal, north/northeast India and Bhutan transits through Bangladesh on its journey to the Bay of Bengal, depositing life-giving minerals to the soil all along the Ganges Delta, the largest river delta in the world. It is here that the mountains literally …

28 August 2014, 5:40pm TOULOUSE, FRANCE – Qatar Airways, the launch customer of the Airbus A350 Xtra Wide Body aircraft is set to receive its first delivery before the end of this year. The airline has ordered 80 of the widebody A350 XWB which will be deployed on a wide variety of routes served by the Qatar Airways network. The …