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Gama Aviation sees increasing business aviation traffic through Sharjah International Airport

Gama Aviation sees increasing business aviation traffic through Sharjah International Airport

Gama Aviation will highlight its commitment to providing best-in-class business aviation services by showcasing its new Fixed Base Operation (FBO) facility at Sharjah International Airport during the inaugural Business Aviation Asia Forum & Expo (BAAFEx) 2025, taking place at the Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore. Set to open in 2025, Gama Aviation’s Sharjah...

IATA’s annual safety report shows improvements in global aviation safety

IATA’s annual safety report shows improvements in global aviation safety

The post IATA’s annual safety report shows improvements in global aviation safety appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily Media. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released its 2024 Annual Safety Report listing progress in the field of aviation safety today, 26th February. This latest report shows that the global commercial aviation...

Jeju Air crash now South Korea's deadliest air disaster

Jeju Air crash now South Korea’s deadliest air disaster

Rescuers take part in salvage operations at Muan International Airport (Photo: Reuters) (UPDATE at 8:38pm, BKK time) South Korean authorities have confirmed that all 175 passengers and four crew members aboard Jeju Air 7C2216 perished aboard the ill-fated flight. A formal statement was issued to the public at around 7:30pm, BKK time. Of those on board, five of the...

United to invest more than half a billion-dollars on Washington Dulles Hub

United to invest more than half a billion-dollars on Washington Dulles Hub

New era of growth includes new 435,000-sq.ft. concourse, new United ClubSM, state-of-the-art customer amenities, and a new flight attendant training center. United and the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) recently celebrated the airline’s growth and airport construction developments of the much-anticipated, more than half a billion-dollar Concourse E...

AOT reports a net profit of 19.18 billion baht for fiscal 2024

AOT reports a net profit of 19.18 billion baht for fiscal 2024

Representative Image: Suvarnabhumi Airport at early morning in Bangkok, Thailand   Airports of Thailand (AOT) reported a net profit of 19.18 billion baht for fiscal 2024, up 118% from the 8.79 billion baht profit in the same period of the previous year. From October 2023 to September 2024, the total number of flights reached 732,688, a 14.5% increase year-over-year...

Taipei Taoyuan Airport goes with SITA technologies for passenger processing

Taipei Taoyuan Airport goes with SITA technologies for passenger processing

The post Taipei Taoyuan Airport goes with SITA technologies for passenger processing appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily Media. The Taipei Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) recently partnered with travel tech solutions firm SITA to revolutionise its passenger processing solutions.  TPE will install SITA’s game-changing check-in kiosk solutions to...

LOT Polish Airlines’ first charter flight to Malaysia successful

LOT Polish Airlines’ first charter flight to Malaysia successful

LOT Polish Airlines successfully launched its inaugural charter flight from Warsaw to Langkawi, marking a significant milestone in strengthening travel links between Poland and Malaysia.  This new connection is set to enhance tourist traffic between the two destinations. The maiden flight touched down at Langkawi International Airport (LGK) and was greeted by a...

OAG reports Kuala Lumpur has Asia’s most connected airport

OAG reports Kuala Lumpur has Asia’s most connected airport

Travel-centric data platform OAG released its Megahubs 2024 report, showing Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) as the region’s most connected airport. The Megahubs report is the definitive ranking of the 50 most globally-connected airports in the world, three of which are located within the Asia-Pacific. Aside from KLIA, other Asian hubs that made it into this...

Plaza Premium Group presents new chief commercial and chief transformation officers

Plaza Premium Group presents new chief commercial and chief transformation officers

The post Plaza Premium Group presents new chief commercial and chief transformation officers appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily Media. Global airport hospitality services provider Plaza Premium Group (PPG) announced the appointment of Jonathan Song as chief commercial officer, and Mei Mei Song as chief transformation officer. In his new capacity...