The flight will mark 25 years of service to the country. The service will offer 14 first class private suites, 76 flat-bed business class seats and 399 economy class seats.
The flight will mark 25 years of service to the country. The service will offer 14 first class private suites, 76 flat-bed business class seats and 399 economy class seats.
Programme to benefit global aviation sector
The flagship Falcon 7X, the first business jet equipped with digital flight controls, has a range of 5,950 nautical miles and can comfortably fly from Marrakech to Beijing, Los Angeles or Cape Town non-stop.
Emirates will ground 20 aircraft in May, 22 in June, and 22 in July in line with the runway upgrade at Dubai airport.
Etihad Airways’ revenues grew 27 per cent in the first quarter of the year on higher growth in passenger numbers and cargo handling.
The growth rate is more than double a recent estimate from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) that passenger demand will increase 5.8 per cent this year on a global basis.
The European Union has lifted a ban on Cebu Air of the Philippines and all Swaziland-based airlines under the latest changes to a list of unsafe carriers.
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways could outline an offer to buy into troubled Italian carrier Alitalia on Monday, Italian media reported on Friday.
From this new base a dedicated team of ATM experts will evaluate the current airspace across the region and work with the governments in partnership to identify and address their needs.
Abu Dhabi-based Rotana Jet will fly to Colombo and Mattala in Sri Lanka as parts of its international route expansion.