Dubai : Emirates is showcasing its Premium Economy seats for the first time at Arabian Travel Market 2021 (ATM) that began on May 16. The region's leading travel and tourism exhibition will run up to May 19, and is the first in-person travel industry event since the onse...

Mumbai : Boeing on May 1 announced a USD 10 million emergency assistance package for India to support the country's response to the current surge in Covid-19 cases. The assistance from Boeing will be directed to organisations providing relief, including medical supplies ...

Bangkok : Aviation in Asia-pacific region is still struggling to bounce back following the coronavirus pandemic, with less than one in four seats filled by passengers on planes that were still flying on international routes in March.
Figures released by the Associatio...

Istanbul : Turkish Airlines continues to fly boldly amid the pandemic, operating almost 797 flights per day in the first week of April. 
With one eye on Covid-19 safe operations, the airline has recently been rewarded with an upgrade from the Safe Travel Baromete...

Dhaka : After a hiatus of 16 days, local airlines have resumed domestic flight operations amid the lockdown from April 21. With that, the largest private airline of the country US-Bangla has started operating flights to six domestic destinations from Dhaka to Chattogram, Syl...

Abu Dhabi : Etihad Airways is undergoing a radical transformation in an effort to cut losses by 2023. As part of it, the airline has revealed plans to retire its entire Boeing 777 fleet.
Tony Douglas, Group CEO of Etihad Airways has announced that the Abu Dhabi-based ...

Bahrain : Middle Eastern carriers Saudia and Gulf Air are to enter a co-operation agreement which will include a codeshare between the two airlines.  The codeshare will take effect during the summer schedule.
Saudia said the tie-up will involve placing its 'S...

Dubai : Emirates and the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) have begun to implement full digital verification of Covid-19 medical records connected to testing and vaccination for travellers based in the UAE. 
Emirates customers who have undertaken a PCR test in Dubai c...

Dhaka : Schedule passenger flights between Dhaka and some selected countries have resumed from May 1, announced the country's civil aviation authority in a circular. However, the airlines are to operate as per their approved time slots under the summer-2021 schedule whil...

Istanbul : Turkish Airlines resumes flights using the Boeing 737 MAX from mid-April. The airline started using two 737 MAXs to fly between Istanbul and Ankara from April 12. The airline previously grounded its fleet of 12 737 MAXs in March 2019.
Turkish Airlines has r...