Aviation integral part of Saudi economy
Commercial aviation is a critical component of the Saudi economy, providing 1.8 percent of the Kingdom’s GDP or SR30.2 billion...
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Middle East carriers to make $1billion profit in 2013
Tony Tyler, chief executive officer and director general of IATA (International Air Transport Association), told reporters on Tuesday that airlines...
Saudi Arabia sees big demand for logistics and mail services
DHL Express, a leading logistics and express mail services company, has announced an ambitious plan to invest more than $20...
Air France-KLM, Etihad, Air Berlin plan partnership
of each other's services from Oct. 28 in a sign of improving relations between European and Gulf carriers. A code-share...
3 new airports to add 73million passenger capacity in KSA
Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) is building three new airports in Jazan, Abha and Al Qasim to...
Middle East carriers to record $700 million in profit this year
Middle East carriers are expected to turn in a profit of $700 million in 2012, up from the $300 million...
Qatar airways to extend services in Iraq
Qatar Airways is to operate four flights a week to Najaf, according to Arabian Aerospace. The company will use an...
GCC eyes unified railway project
Plans for a unified railway running across the six states of the GCC topped the agenda of talks between ministers...
Bahrain to study Saudi rail link proposals
Bahrain experts will begin studying proposals of the Saudi-Bahrain railway project by the middle of next year, said a minister....
4 consortia competing for Riyadh metro deal
Four international consortia are competing to build a metro network in Riyadh, according to authorities. The consortia -- including 33...
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