News Desk DUBAI: Emirates has announced it will resume passenger services to Amman, Jordan from 8 September. The resumption of flights to the Jordanian capital takes the number of destinations Emirates serves in the Gulf and Middle East to eight cities, as the airline gradually resumes operations with the safety of its customers, crew and communities as its top priority. …

BANGKOK: Mr. Chansin Treenuchagron, Acting President, Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI), received the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) Certificate from Mr. Louis Moser, Area Manager, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar, IATA, at THAI Head Office. Also present were Admiral Chul-chumnun Suwanna-atha, THAI Director, Corporate Aviation Compliance, and Capt. Jate Muangkroot, THAI Director, Corporate Aviation Safety. THAI is the …

SANTA BARBARA, Calif: The Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) managed by Silver Air is now available for charter and uniquely without restrictions by the jet’s owner. Based in West Palm Beach, Florida, this one-of-a-kind BBJ is a state-of-the-art aircraft with global reach, and an expansive 18-passenger configuration designed for personal and business travel. Featuring a custom interior and master bedroom with a large …

By Rafiq Vayani KUALA LUMPUR: Tourism Malaysia with the support of the Malaysian Tourism Promotion Board Employee Union (MTPB Employee Union) and Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (CUEPACS), had launched a special package for civil servants in conjunction with Cuti-Cuti Malaysia campaign. The package is part of the short term recovery plan in the …

Sport Desk DUBAI: Emirates Airline is #BackIntheGame. As the Official Airline of the 2020 US Open Tennis Championships, Emirates returns to the Grand Slam® tennis tournament for the ninth year in a row with online experiences to connect fans to the game. As Emirates resumes service in six U.S. gateways – with the health and safety of travelers at the …

News Desk DUBAI: Lufthansa has announced today that it will ramp upflight operations on its Frankfurt-Dubai route in September by 30 per cent, an increase of eight flights compared to the month of August. The addition of new flights follows the airline’s resumption of scheduled services from the UAE in early July in view of the steady growth in demand …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates has announced it will resume flights to Accra, Ghana and Abidjan, Ivory Coast from 6 September. The addition of these two destinations takes the total number of points served by Emirates in Africa to 11. This will also take the airline’s passenger network to 81 destinations in September, offering customers around the world even more connections …

AMSTELVEEN: The scale model of the Flying-V – the energy-efficient aircraft of the future – has flown for the first time. A year and a half ago TU Delft and KLM announced the start of the design of the Flying-V during IATA 2019 and after extensive wind tunnel tests and ground tests it was finally ready. The first successful test …

BANGKOK: Mrs. Varangkana Luerojvong, Managing Director, THAI Catering, said that following the success of the activity on July and August selling high quality meals prepared by its international chefs at THAI Head Office’s lobby, THAI Catering extends the activity on every Wednesday to Friday starting 2 September 2020, from 9.00-14.00 hours, at THAI Restaurant, Second Floor, Building 2, THAI Head …

News Desk DUBAI/KARACHI: Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates airline, has transported over 10 million mangoes from Pakistan this season to destinations around the world. Pakistan is regarded as one of the most important producing markets in the world for mangoes of quality. Mango, also considered the ‘king’ of fruits, is a specialty export product and makes a major …