UAE General Civil Aviation Announce Civil Aviation Sector Increase Growth Rate in Feb, 2010
March 16, 2010 | Airline Flight, Airlines Companies, Airlines News, Airports, Aviation
UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) announced that the civil aviation sector in the UAE continued recording higher growth rates in February 2010 compared to the same month last year.
Growth was noted across all operations including aviation, air safety, security, infrastructure, transportation, licensing and aeromedical as well as many transactions which are related to the civil aviation sector and ancillary operations in the UAE.
GCAA’s monthly report of February 2010 showed that total UAE air traffic movements were 47.8 thousand, an increase of almost 12.7% compared to the 42.4 thousand movements in February 2009. Read more
UAE Airport Traffic Gains Hint At Better Times Ahead
Airports in the UAE are reporting their best traffic figures since the downturn a year ago, in a further sign that the global economy may be turning the corner.
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Etihad Airways Flying More Passengers Than Ever
August 8, 2009 | Airline Flight, Airline Service, Airlines Companies
The Abu Dhabi airline Etihad flew more passengers in July than in any other month in the government-owned airline’s history.
Traffic hit 616,000 passengers in July, an increase of 9% over July last year.
The airline’s 82% occupancy rate was significant given the number of flights operated by Etihad have increased 20% since July last year. New destinations include Melbourne, Larnaca, Athens and Istanbul. Next month the airline begins services to Cape Town in South Africa.
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