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File photo of a Flynas aircraft.

Saudi budget airline launches direct flights to London and Manchester

by Sharif Abdul-Hamid | Mar 13, 2014 | Business

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi budget airline Flynas has launched two new long-haul flight routes to the UK, the first step in the company’s expansion into Europe. The carrier will launch three weekly flights from Jeddah to London’s Gatwick Airport on April 8, and...

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A Boeing 787 sits on the assembly line at the company’s operations in Everett, Washington, in this file photo taken on October 18, 2012. (REUTERS/Andy Clark/Files)

Boeing sees Middle East market of USD 550 bn over 20 years

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 14, 2013 | Business

Dubai, Reuters—Boeing Co on Thursday forecast that Middle Eastern airlines would need 2,610 new airplanes worth USD 550 billion over the next 20 years, thanks to rapid traffic growth in the region. “International traffic growth in the Middle East continues to...

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Air Serbia flight attendants pose in front of an Airbus A319 in Belgrade on October 25, 2013. (REUTERS/Marko Djurica)

Air Serbia to start flying in partnership with Etihad

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 25, 2013 | Business

Belgrade/London, AP and Asharq Al-Awsat—Air Serbia, the Balkan country’s new national carrier partly owned by Etihad Airways, formally starts flying this weekend, spelling the end for the old loss-making JAT Airways.On Friday, Air Serbia’s chief manager,...

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Iranian president Hassan Rouhani steps off his plane upon his arrival at Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport, on September 28, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/ATTA KENARE)

Iran to look into resuming direct flights with US

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 1, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iran’s president has asked the country’s aviation authorities to study the possibility of resuming direct flights between Iran and the US for the first time in more than three decades. The Iranian semi-official ISNA news agency quoted Akbar...