Air China has taken delivery of its first A350-900 in Toulouse.The national flag carrier is the first Chinese mainland customer to order and take ownership of the world’s newest and most efficient twin-engine widebody aircraft.Powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines,…
Oman Air is extending its codeshare agreement with Lufthansa.Under the expanded codeshare agreement, passengers can now travel on Oman Air flights from Muscat International Airport and connect to Madrid, Brussels, Vienna and Prague from Lufthansa’s Frankfurt and Munich hubs.The agreement…
American Express Meetings & Events has launched an enhanced solution designed to help protect meetings organisers against risks relating to operating meetings and events in China.The new solution is designed to maximise controls throughout the end-to-end meetings process.It will help…
Airports Council International World has reported global passenger traffic growth remained strong in April, with a 6.1 per cent increase on a year-over-year basis.This is just below its 12-months rolling average of 6.5 per cent.Although growth in passenger traffic remains…
Emirates is celebrating ten years of A380 operations.Since its first flight to New York from Dubai on August 1st, 2008, the Emirates A380 has carried more than 105 million passengers, clocking in more than 1.5 billion kilometres on 115,000 flights,…
Reed Travel Exhibitions has boosted its executive team with the appointment of Danielle Curtis as regional exhibition director for the Middle East.Curtis takes on the overall responsibility for Arabian Travel Market, IBTM Arabia and all associated travel projects throughout the…
ITB Asia has seen a record number of buyers registering for this year’s show, with nearly 1,000 approved buyers set to attend.This represents a 12 per cent increase on last year.Hosted at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre in Marina…
Minor International has struck a deal with Oceanwood Capital Management to acquire a 5.7 per cent shareholding in NH Hotel Group.The move follows a similar deal between Minor and Tangla Spain in June, which saw Minor take an 8.4 per…
Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi has opened to the public.The world’s first-ever Warner Bros. branded indoor theme park, the project was developed by Miral, Abu Dhabi’s creator of destinations, in partnership with Warner Bros. Entertainment, with an investment of $1…
Heathrow welcomed an all-time high of 38.1 million passengers during the first half of 2018, up by 2.5 per cent on the same period last year.At the same time, four new connections to China in 2018 helped trade through Heathrow…
