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 according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Arab Air Arab Air is a fictional airline in The Adventures of Tintin comic series created by Herge'. It is mentioned in the comic series title: The Red sea Sharks Carriers Organization Secretary General Abdul Wahab Teffaha. Initial members are EgyptAir, Gulf Air, Middle East Airlines, Royal Jordanian Royal Jordanian Airlines (Arabic: الملكية الأردنية; transliterated: al-Malakiyah al-Orduniyah) is an airline based in Amman, Jordan, operating scheduled international services over four , Saudi Arabian Airlines Saudi Arabian Airlines (Arabic: الخطوط الجوية العربية السعودية) is the national airline of Saudi Arabia, based in 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 A value-added service (VAS) is a telecommunications industry term for non-core services or, in short, all services beyond standard voice calls and fax transmissions. to travelers through better market coverage," Teffaha said. The airlines will cooperate on scheduling, operate codeshare flights and have special prorate To divide proportionately. To adjust, share, or distribute something or some amount on a pro rata basis. 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 for·mal·ize tr.v. for·mal·ized, for·mal·iz·ing, for·mal·iz·es 1. To give a definite form or shape to. 2. a. To make formal. b. their relationship and spelt spelt Subspecies (Triticum aestivum spelta) of wheat that has lax spikes and spikelets containing two light-red kernels. Triticum dicoccon was cultivated by the ancient Babylonians and the ancient Swiss lake dwellers; it is now grown for livestock forage and used in baked 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 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, Australia Blue 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. . The new division's Emirates Marina Serviced Apartments & Spa in Dubai is set to open in March 2007. http://www.emirates.com Mar 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 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 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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