Airline News - Africa / Middle East.EgyptAir EgyptAir is set to have 20% of its business put up for sale to private investors, owners the Egyptian government has announced. However, the remaining 80% is likely to remain in government hands as a way of guaranteeing loans for new aircraft as the carriers seeks to expand. EgyptAir is planning to buy 12 aircraft to increase its fleet to 64 by 2010. http://www.egyptair.com Feb 26, 2006 Emirates Emirates will add a second daily Dubai-Dusseldorf flight beginning May 1 aboard an A330-200. It operates a 777-300 on the other flight. Also, Emirates will codeshare with Oman Air This article has multiple issues: * It needs additional references or sources for verification. * It may need copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. on the route between Dubai and Muscat Muscat, Maskat, or Masqat (all: mŭs`kăt, mŭs`kət), city (1993 pop. 533,774), capital of Oman, SE Arabia, on the Gulf of Oman. It is flanked by rugged mountains. . Feb 24, 2006 Etihad Airways Etihad Airways (Arabic: الإتحاد, ʼal-ʻitiħād) is the flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates. Etihad is based in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE. Etihad Airways will launch daily Abu Dhabi-Manchester service from March 27 aboard an A330. Feb 22, 2006 Kenya Airways Kenya Airways, the national airline of Kenya, based in Nairobi, Africa, started operations on 4 February 1977 It operates scheduled services throughout Africa and to Europe and the Indian subcontinent, with its main base at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi. Kenya Airways unveiled its new website, which features a state-of-the-art online booking engine developed by E-Travel. The carrier is offering a 10% discount on tickets purchased on the site. It said it carried more than 2 million passengers in 2005 and recorded turnover in excess of KES KES In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Kenyan Shilling. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 42 billion ($583.5 million). It plans to launch service to Paris and Freetown "in the near future." Feb 20, 2006 |
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