Airline News - Africa / Middle East.Astraeus Gambia is to be served nonstop from the UK for the first time in almost 20 years from next Friday Next Friday is the 2000 sequel to Friday , which depicts the neighborhood of South Los Angeles in a comedic sense. The hero, Craig Jones (Ice Cube), leaves home and moves in with his lottery winning and sex-crazed Uncle Elroy (Don "D.C." Curry) in Rancho Cucamonga. . Astraeus is to launch a weekly two-class scheduled service from Gatwick to Bangul, flown by Boeing 757 aircraft. From May 30 a second weekly flight will be introduced to the route on Tuesdays, the service confirmed as an all year round operation. There are 40 seats in the Star Class premium section, offering dedicated check-in facilities and additional baggage allowance baggage allowance bag n → franchise f de bagages baggage allowance baggage n → Freigepäck nt baggage allowance n , wider seats with 36-inch seat pitch, enhanced in-flight dining, complimentary beverages and entertainment systems throughout the flight. http://www.astraeusgambia.com Apr 30, 2006 Emirates Emirates is boosting its presence in the Middle East with additional services from Dubai to Kuwait, Jordan and Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia (sä  `dē ərā`bēə, sou`–, sô–), officially Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, kingdom (2005 est. pop. . Following the Kuwait government's decision to open its skies, Emirates will introduce five additional weekly flights starting July 1, bringing its weekly total to 23 operated with a mix of 777-200s, A330-200s and A310s. On March 26, it added one flight to Amman, bringing its total to 10 services per week. On May 1, Emirates will introduce a sixth weekly service each to Jeddah and Riyadh and starting Oct. 1 will upgrade its existing Saturday service on the Dubai-Riyadh route by introducing larger-capacity 777-200s. The additional Riyadh service will be operated by A330-200s, while 777-200s will be used on the Jeddah flights. Apr 25, 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 announced a revamp of its commercial management team, which now will feature four regional GMs based in Abu Dhabi and five department managers. Regional GMs are Raymond Korban (UAE (Uninterruptible Application Error) The name given to a crash in Windows 3.0. In subsequent versions of Windows, a crash was called a "General Protection Fault," "Application Error" or "Illegal Operation." See crash in Windows and abend. and Oman), Kirk Albrow (Europe and Americas), Ian Lovelock love·lock n. A lock of hair hanging separately from the rest of the hair, as one tied with ribbon and worn by courtiers during the 17th and 18th centuries. (Middle East and Africa) and Charles Phelps-Penry (Asia/Pacific). Department managers are Peter Baumgartner (marketing), Peter van Gompel (product and service delivery), Ali Saleh (revenue management), Nick Wood (Etihad Holidays) and Ian Ferguson-Brown (brand management and communications). New appointments to the carrier's commercial outstation management team are Abbas Al Ali (Morocco), Hamza ham·za also ham·zah n. A sign in Arabic orthography used to represent the sound of a glottal stop, transliterated in English as an apostrophe. Sharif (Saudi Arabia), Magdi Labib (Kuwait), Manuel Staerkle (Philippines) and Jill Errington (Bangladesh). Apr 24, 2006 Gulf Air Gulf Air is increasing weekly frequencies between Bahrain and Kuwait from 17 to 21 on May 1. Apr 28, 2006 Qatar Airways Qatar Airways officially will display its distinctive new livery at this week's Arabian Travel Market in Dubai in a 200sqm two-tier steel and glass structure - its biggest ever stand. The striking design that sees the word 'Qatar' emblazoned across the fuselage in large bold burgundy-colored letters, the tail fin painted with an image of the Oryx oryx (ôr`ĭks), name for several small, horselike antelopes, genus Oryx, found in deserts and arid scrublands of Africa and Arabia. They feed on grasses and scrub and can go without water for long periods. , the national animal and icon of Qatar. The changes are the first since the airline's re-launch in 1997. Visitors to ATM will be given a preview of a mockup mock·up also mock-up n. 1. A usually full-sized scale model of a structure, used for demonstration, study, or testing. 2. A layout of printed matter. of Qatar Airways' revolutionary first class lounge, which will be introduced when the first Airbus A340-600 is delivered this summer. It will be progressively introduced on other aircraft as they are delivered, while the existing fleet of 46 aircraft will be repainted over a 12-month period. http://www.qatarairways.com Apr 30, 2006 |
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