gate2board

Today's Headlines

• Alaska Airlines launches daily nonstops from Portland to Orlando & Boston
• Etihad celebrates new Milan flights
• Mesa Air Group Inc. Reports August Traffic Including go!
• Changi Airport welcomes Air Bagan
• Blue1 domestic traffic increases 18%

Royal Jet Appoints New President and CEO

Royal Jet, the international luxury executive flight services company headquartered in the UAE, has appointed a new president and CEO - Shane O'Hare - in order to expand the company's business.

Even Tobacco Companies Can Make The World A Healthier Place

Even tobacco companies can make the world a healthier place — or at least former units of them. Targacept, which was spun out of the research division of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco in 2000, announced that it has struck a drug development deal with GlaxoSmithKline worth up to $1.5 billion.

Developing Countries Have No Choice But To Recruit Pilots Fresh Out of Flight School

On average, airlines need 30 highly trained pilots available for each long-haul aircraft in their inventory. For short-haul planes they need less, between ten and 18.

Today's pilot shortage is the result of extraordinary growth in air traffic in the Persian Gulf, China and India; the rise of lucrative low-cost carriers in Europe and Asia; and the sustained recovery of the US airlines from the industry recession caused by the 9/11 attacks.

Qatar Airways Hosts Star-Studded Launch Party To Celebrate New York Flights

Qatar Airways rounded off its New York launch celebrations on Thursday night with a star-studded gala dinner in the country’s financial capital.

Celebrities from across the social, business and entertainment scene joined Qatar Airways at the launch party, held in The Allen Room – a spectacular venue at the city’s Jazz at Lincoln Center, just off Broadway.

Actress Andy McDowell poses for New York's paparazzi.

UAE Closes Borders Amid Bird Flu Scares

All markets selling live chickens were closed in the United Arab Emirates yesterday as the government stepped up measures to prevent the deadly bird flu virus entering the country.

Qatar Airways Launches Chennai and Bali

The latest moves in Qatar Airways’ huge expansion across Asia and the Indian sub-continent took off yesterday with flights from its base in Doha, capital of the State of Qatar, to Chennai (formerly known as Madras) and the tropical island of Bali.

Saudi Arabian Airline to Sell 49% of Catering Services to Saudi and Spanish Companies

Saudi Arabian Airlines will sell 49 percent of its catering services for SR1.4 billion (€284 mil./$373 mil.), according to MENAFN. The national carrier will announce the deal within a few days, they reported. The company had received offers ranging between SR630 million (€128 mil./$168 mil.) and SR1.4 billion from leading bidders.

Qatar Airways To Launch Flights To New York, Washington, Bali, Ho Chi Minh, Chennai And Geneva

Qatar Airways today announced a raft of new destinations being launched over the next few months – including the airline’s first move into the US market – and increased frequency on existing routes.

Qatar Airways Prepares First Route Launch of 2007

Qatar Airways has entered 2007 in buoyant mood celebrating the 10th anniversary of its relaunch with nine new destinations planned during the year.