by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 24, 2016 | Business
In a step that followed the lifting of sanctions on Iran, Iran unveiled an expanded shopping list for more than 160 European planes and laid down another big order in front of Boeing at Tehran’s first major business gathering on Sunday. The deal could also...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 4, 2015 | World
Juba, Reuters—A Russian-built cargo plane with passengers on board crashed on Wednesday after taking off from the airport in South Sudan’s capital, killing dozens of people, witnesses said. An official said three people on board survived. The precise death toll...
by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Jun 5, 2014 | Business
Manama, Asharq Al-Awsat—Bahrain’s national carrier, Gulf Air, is looking to enter into strategic alliances with a number of other companies within the aviation sector in order to provide a more comprehensive roster of commercial aviation services going beyond...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 8, 2014 | Business
Abu Dhabi and London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The second biannual Global Aerospace Summit began in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Monday, drawing in some 1,500 industry executives, senior decision makers and government officials from 55 countries around the globe to...
by Fahd Baqmi | Apr 5, 2014 | Business
Jeddah, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Saudi aviation market has been making the rounds in the media recently. A large country with a domestic market catering for 25–30 million passengers a year, Saudi Arabia enjoys rising incomes and a corresponding rise in air travel demand....
