Company Insights Qatar Airways Aviation Qatar Airways News Opinion Aviation 2023: the year airlines said goodbye to the pandemic The Middle East is one of the regions leading the global aviation recovery September 25, 2023 Tourism Qatar exceeds 2022 tourism figures in just eight months The number of tourists in Qatar this year has exceeded the figure for the whole of 2022, with officials saying that hosting the Fifa World Cup has put the Gulf state on the map. Qatar Tourism data revealed that the country has welcomed more than 2.5 million visitors as of the last week in August. […] September 5, 2023 Analysis Trade UAE and New Zealand plan Cepa to build non-oil trade When Auckland-based startup Exsurgo joined the Hub71 technology park in Abu Dhabi it was a potential sign of things to come in the UAE-New Zealand trade relationship. Exsurgo has raised $10.5 million and aims to provide non-pharmaceutical treatments for neurological conditions through the use of neuroscience and data analytics. Last week, two months after Exsurgo’s […] September 5, 2023 Business of Sport Riyadh Air and Atlético Madrid sign sponsorship deal Saudi Arabia’s new national carrier Riyadh Air has signed a sponsorship deal with Spanish football club Atlético Madrid, giving the airline a major advertising boost ahead of its planned launch of operations in 2025. Riyadh Air said it will be the main sponsor and official airline partner of the club as part of a multiyear […] August 10, 2023 Aviation Qatar Airways to buy 203 new planes despite profit fall Qatar Airways is set to acquire 203 new aircraft despite reporting a 21 percent drop in net profit in the fiscal year to the end of March. The state-owned airline’s 2023 annual report, published this week, showed that its capital commitments for the purchase of aircraft and engines has increased from QR242 billion to QR255 […] July 28, 2023 Opinion Aviation Middle East airlines are taking control of their destiny Carriers in the region increase their networks July 20, 2023 Opinion Aviation India’s airlines face fight for market gains from the Gulf The real winner should be the traveller July 6, 2023 Business of Sport Oman Air signs sponsorship with Chelsea FC Oman Air has signed a three-year sponsorship deal to become the global airline partner of English Premier League football club Chelsea. The sultanate’s flag carrier is looking to capitalise on Chelsea’s international following. The partnership will include co-branded livery, joint promotional content and corporate social responsibility campaigns. Financial details around the deal were not disclosed. […] July 6, 2023 Aviation Qatar Airways’ profit down 21% despite World Cup Qatar Airways Group’s net profit fell 21.4 percent year-on-year to QAR4.4 billion ($1.21 billion) in 2022-2023 despite flying more passengers for the Fifa World Cup. The profit drop came despite revenue increasing 45 percent year-on-year to QAR76.3 billion. Passenger revenue also doubled, as capacity rose 31 percent year-on-year, driven by a load factor of 80 […] July 6, 2023 Aviation Air India-Vistara scrutiny ‘is good news for Gulf carriers’ An inquiry into the planned merger between Air India and Vistara will be welcomed by Middle East airlines, as they look to increase their share of the lucrative Indian market, an aviation expert has said. India’s anti-trust commission is investigating the proposal over competition concerns, which could delay or even block the deal altogether. Previously […] July 3, 2023 Posts navigation Previous 1 … 8 9 10 … 15 Next
Opinion Aviation 2023: the year airlines said goodbye to the pandemic The Middle East is one of the regions leading the global aviation recovery September 25, 2023
Tourism Qatar exceeds 2022 tourism figures in just eight months The number of tourists in Qatar this year has exceeded the figure for the whole of 2022, with officials saying that hosting the Fifa World Cup has put the Gulf state on the map. Qatar Tourism data revealed that the country has welcomed more than 2.5 million visitors as of the last week in August. […] September 5, 2023
Analysis Trade UAE and New Zealand plan Cepa to build non-oil trade When Auckland-based startup Exsurgo joined the Hub71 technology park in Abu Dhabi it was a potential sign of things to come in the UAE-New Zealand trade relationship. Exsurgo has raised $10.5 million and aims to provide non-pharmaceutical treatments for neurological conditions through the use of neuroscience and data analytics. Last week, two months after Exsurgo’s […] September 5, 2023
Business of Sport Riyadh Air and Atlético Madrid sign sponsorship deal Saudi Arabia’s new national carrier Riyadh Air has signed a sponsorship deal with Spanish football club Atlético Madrid, giving the airline a major advertising boost ahead of its planned launch of operations in 2025. Riyadh Air said it will be the main sponsor and official airline partner of the club as part of a multiyear […] August 10, 2023
Aviation Qatar Airways to buy 203 new planes despite profit fall Qatar Airways is set to acquire 203 new aircraft despite reporting a 21 percent drop in net profit in the fiscal year to the end of March. The state-owned airline’s 2023 annual report, published this week, showed that its capital commitments for the purchase of aircraft and engines has increased from QR242 billion to QR255 […] July 28, 2023
Opinion Aviation Middle East airlines are taking control of their destiny Carriers in the region increase their networks July 20, 2023
Opinion Aviation India’s airlines face fight for market gains from the Gulf The real winner should be the traveller July 6, 2023
Business of Sport Oman Air signs sponsorship with Chelsea FC Oman Air has signed a three-year sponsorship deal to become the global airline partner of English Premier League football club Chelsea. The sultanate’s flag carrier is looking to capitalise on Chelsea’s international following. The partnership will include co-branded livery, joint promotional content and corporate social responsibility campaigns. Financial details around the deal were not disclosed. […] July 6, 2023
Aviation Qatar Airways’ profit down 21% despite World Cup Qatar Airways Group’s net profit fell 21.4 percent year-on-year to QAR4.4 billion ($1.21 billion) in 2022-2023 despite flying more passengers for the Fifa World Cup. The profit drop came despite revenue increasing 45 percent year-on-year to QAR76.3 billion. Passenger revenue also doubled, as capacity rose 31 percent year-on-year, driven by a load factor of 80 […] July 6, 2023
Aviation Air India-Vistara scrutiny ‘is good news for Gulf carriers’ An inquiry into the planned merger between Air India and Vistara will be welcomed by Middle East airlines, as they look to increase their share of the lucrative Indian market, an aviation expert has said. India’s anti-trust commission is investigating the proposal over competition concerns, which could delay or even block the deal altogether. Previously […] July 3, 2023
