Airlines

Two 747 jets sold online in China

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

The sky seems to be the limit for Chinese online shopping portal Taobao, which auctioned off two Boeing 747 jumbo jets on Tuesday for nearly $50 million Chinese air cargo company SF Airlines bought the pair for over 320 million yuan ($48 million), the official Xinhua news agency reported. After six failed attempts over two years to sell three 747sRead more

Two 747 jets auctioned in online sale

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

The sky seems to be the limit for Chinese online shopping portal Taobao, which auctioned off two Boeing 747 jumbo jets on Tuesday for nearly $50 million. Chinese air cargo company SF Airlines bought the pair for over 320 million yuan ($48 million), the official Xinhua news agency reported. After six failed attempts over two years to sell three 747sRead more

Smog disrupts GCC-Pakistan flights

Islamabad - Emirates Voice

The smog currently plaguing eastern Pakistan shows no sign of abating. In recent days, it has disrupted flights, forced the government to change school timings, and posed a serious health risk, particularly in the densely populated province of Punjab. The country’s national carrier, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), has mostly rescheduled, rerouted, or even canceled some of its flights. Over 60Read more

American Airlines flight cancelled

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

A fire broke out on the tarmac of Hong Kong's international airport on Monday, with black smoke seen billowing near the belly of an American Airlines plane. The blaze began around 5:30pm (0930 GMT) in one of the parking berths and one person was injured, police said. "When a loading vehicle was loading cargo onto the plane it caught onRead more

Richard Branson to invest in Saudi Red Sea project

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

Virgin airlines founder Richard Branson will invest in a Red Sea project that aims to turn 50 Saudi Arabian islands into luxury tourism destinations, the Saudi government announced on Sunday. Branson is the first international investor to commit to the project, Saudi Arabia's information ministry said, in what officials called "a clear sign that Saudi Arabia is opening its doorsRead more

Philippine Airlines re-launches

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

Philippine Airlines, the Philippine flag carrier, will re-launch its business class service in Dubai on June 16, 2017, a move brought about by the increased demand for premium leisure and corporate travel market among locals and expatriates in the region. The daily business class service will start on June 16 at an introductory rate of Dh2,850, all in, coinciding withRead more

Gulf air embargo only applies

Amman - Fana News

Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain have imposed an air embargo on airlines from Qatar or registered there, the three countries said Tuesday in a joint statement. The embargo bans “all Qatari aviation companies and aircraft registered in the state of Qatar” from landing or flying through the airspace of the Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, according to the statementsRead more

Old PIA plane turned into restaurant

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

The Airport Security Force (ASF) in Pakistan has converted an old aircraft, previously owned by Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), into a restaurant, an online portal reported on Wednesday. According to the news site, PIA retired the jumbo jet, a 747-300 AP-BFV, in 2014, following which the aircraft was transferred to a hangar at Karachi's Jinnah International Airport and later "donated"Read more

Malaysia Airlines flight returns

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

A Malaysia Airlines flight was forced to return to Melbourne to land late Wednesday after a "disruptive" passenger on board the Kuala Lumpur bound flight claimed he was carrying a bomb, Malaysia's deputy transport minister said. "It is not a hijack. One disruptive passenger tried to enter the plane's cockpit," Deputy Transport Minister Abdul Aziz Kaprawi told AFP. The passenger,Read more