Air Lease Corporation (ALC), the Los Angeles based aircraft leasing company, signed a firm contract for thirty six Airbus A320neo family aircraft, 20 of which will be of the larger A321neo model in line with the market trend towards larger aircraft across all market segments, plus fourteen options.
READ MOREManama, Gulf Air have announced the commissioning of a disaster recovery center located 15 kilometers from the airline’s main headquarters in Muharraq city, where the company-wide data center is currently housed.
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flydubia, the low cost carrier wholly owned by the Government of Dubai, have announced the planned launch of flight services to Bucharest in Romania and Skopje in the Republic of Macedonia. Increasing the carrier's destinations to fifteen in ten countries of Central Asia & Eastern Europe.
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Etihad Airways, has signed a contract with Airbus to install the Sharklets wingtips on seventeen A320 aircraft on order with the aircraft manufacturer. The new wingtip devices measure 2.5 metres tall, replace the aircraft’s current wingtip fence and according to Airbus will reduce fuel burn particularly over longer sectors.
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Safi Airways announced it will launch two new internal flights in Afghanistan on 16 June 2012. The domestic services will operate from Kabul to Herat on a daily basis, and from Kabul to Kandahar every Monday, Thursday and Saturday according to the below timetable.
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Bahrain, Bahrain Air, announced it is offering passengers travel insurance and accepting debit card online payments through their web portal. While booking, passengers have the option to include travel insurance, the service is provided by Mondial Assistance, covering flight cancellations, lost luggage, emergency medical expenses and other features.
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Further to yesterday's announcement of the 3.96 per cent stake in Virgin Australia Holdings (VAH.AU) the holding company of Virgin Australia; Etihad Airways announced today a further equity stake in Virgin Australia Holdings with the current standing at 4.99 per cent. The United Arab Emirates national carrier confirmed its strong interest to build a larger stake subject to obtaining the necessary regulatory approvals.
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