Airline News - Africa / Middle East.Six Arab carriers signed an agreement in late January to form Arabesk Group, a consortium "designed to help members realize better commercial potential," according to Arab Air Carriers Organization Secretary General Abdul Wahab Teffaha. Initial members are EgyptAir, Gulf Air, Middle East Airlines, Royal Jordanian, Saudi Arabian Airlines and Yemenia Yemen Airways. The group said Tunisair likely will join soon. Formation of the entity was discussed last summer. "The cooperation is already yielding benefits for the individual carriers and is demonstrating that this is a good path for the future, as well as providing value-added service to travelers through better market coverage," Teffaha said. The airlines will cooperate on scheduling, operate codeshare flights and have special prorate agreements during the summer schedule period. Sabre Airlines Solutions consulted on the formation of Arabesk. Mar 7, 2006 Arabesk Group Arabesk Group, the unofficial alliance of seven Middle East airlines, have formalized their relationship and spelt out what membership of the club means. The founding members, Egyptair, Gulf Air, Middle East Airlines, Royal Jordanian Airlines, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Tunisair and Yemen Airways, will talk to each other on governance, membership criteria, dispute resolution, commercial activity, operations, financial obligations and ongoing construction of the group. Other carriers are expected to join after going through formal approval criteria. Mar 12, 2006 Emirates Emirates is to launch its Emirates Hotels & Resorts hospitality management division containing a portfolio of luxury conservation resorts, spas, and fully-serviced apartments. It will develop properties in Dubai and other locations to support the growth of Emirates. Emirates Hotels & Resorts currently manages Emirates Al Maha MAHA - Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance MAHA - Michigan Amateur Hockey Association MAHA - Mid Atlantic Hound Association (North Carolina) MAHA - Minnesota Amateur Hockey Association Desert Resort & Spa in the desert of Dubai and plans a second conservation-based property in the heart of a World Heritage area, the Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa in Australia's Blue Mountains Blue Mountains, AustraliaBlue Mountains, region of New South Wales, SE Australia. Located W of Sydney, this elevation is actually a plateau forming part of the Great Dividing Range.Blue Mountains, United StatesBlue Mountains, uplifted, eroded part of the Columbia Plateau, c.6,500 ft (1,980 m) high, NE Oreg. and SE Wash. Lava flows cover much of the surface. The upper, wooded slopes are used for lumbering.. The new division's Emirates Marina Serviced Apartments & Spa in Dubai is set to open in March 2007. http://www.emirates.comMar 12, 2006 Emirates inaugurated daily Dubai-Hamburg service aboard a 237-seat A330-200. Hamburg is the airline's fourth German destination. It also announced a three-year, multimillion-euro sponsorship of local soccer club Hamburger SV. Mar 7, 2006 Ethiopian Airlines Ethiopian Airlines began issuing e-tickets on the Addis Ababa-Nairobi sector last month. Further e-ticketing will be launched on routes from Addis Ababa Addis Ababa (ăd`ĭs ăb`əbə) [Amharic,=new flower], city (1994 pop. 2,112,737), capital of Ethiopia. It is situated at c.8,000 ft (2,440 m) on a well-watered plateau surrounded by hills and mountains. Addis Ababa is Ethiopia's largest city and its administrative and communications center. to Johannesburg, Frankfurt and Washington. Mar 10, 2006 Etihad Airways Etihad Airways will launch a six-times-weekly service to Paris from June 1 aboard A330-200s, a four-times-weekly flight to Dhaka Dhaka or Dacca (both: dăk`ə), city (1991 pop. 6,844,131), capital of Bangladesh, on a channel of the Dhaleswari River, in the heart of the world's largest jute-growing region. It is the industrial, commercial, and administrative center of Bangladesh, with trade in jute, rice, oilseeds, sugar, and tea. from May 3 increasing to five-times-weekly from June 5, and a four-times-weekly service to Casablanca from July 1, also with a dash 200. Mar 10, 2006 |
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