Typhoon Kompasu batters Seoul and west coastal areas

Posted Thu, 09/02/2010 - 10:11

Seoul, Sept. 2 (BNA) Typhoon Kompasu struck central South Korea early Thursday morning, bringing downpours and gusts that paralyzed metro operations in the Seoul metropolitan area, caused massive power outages along the west coast and forced airlines to cancel or divert domestic and international flights.

Sabre Airline Solutions announces senior management appointments

Posted Thu, 07/15/2010 - 14:16

Futurebank announces BD5.17m net profit for H1 2010

Kanoo Travel appointed as General Sales Agent for United Airlines

Posted Mon, 05/17/2010 - 09:26

Bahrain seeks agreement with Al Jazeera TV

Bahrain British Business Forum Organisational Effectiveness Group holds its second meeting

Posted Wed, 05/12/2010 - 15:02

Kanoo Travel appointed as General Sales Agent for United Airlines

Saudi Airlines suspends flights to the US

Posted Mon, 05/10/2010 - 23:02

Jeddah May 10 (BNA) Saudi Arabian Airlines has decided to suspend all flights from and to its destinations in the United States of America due to the Icelandic Volcano ash on air routes between the Middle East and the USA.

Minor fire in Kuwait airport causes damage, no casualties

Posted Mon, 05/10/2010 - 11:30

Kuwait, May 12 (BNA) A minor fire that started in an office of a Kuwaiti airline company in Kuwait International Airport early Monday caused damage, but no casualties.

Second, more powerful Icelandic volcano likely to explode soon

Posted Wed, 04/21/2010 - 08:58

London, Apr. 21 (BNA) Despite grounding 100,000 flights across Europe, battering a beleaguered airline industry, stranding hundreds of thousands of travellers, disrupting schools and businesses, and giving homes under flight paths their first peace and quiet in decades, the current volcano eruption may be only a teaser of chaos to come, this was published at '' The Indepedent''.

United Airlines now operates from Bahrain International Airport to Washington DC

Posted Mon, 04/19/2010 - 11:18

OgilvyOne launches enhanced digital media solutions in the Bahrain market

Signs of Relief as Airlines Press to Ease Flight Ban

Posted Mon, 04/19/2010 - 10:51

London, Apr. 19 (BNA) Air travelers stranded by the vast cloud of volcanic ash hoped for more European airspace to reopen on Monday, although most of Asia’s largest carriers continued to cancel their flights into Europe, further compounding the financial repercussions of the chaos, which one industry group estimated at $2 billion and climbing.

Merpati Plane Overshoots Runway, 20 Injured

Posted Tue, 04/13/2010 - 10:17

Jakarta, Apr. 13 (BNA) A PT Merpati Nusantara Airlines 737 300 overshot the runway at Manokwari Airport in West Papua and crashed into a river on Tuesday morning, injuring at least 20 people, the Ministry of Transportation is saying. Ministry spokesman Bambang Erfan told the Jakarta Globe that the plane, which had departed from Sorong, also in West Papua, was carrying 103 passengers and crew.

HM King Hamad receives cable of thanks from Lebanese President

Posted Tue, 03/02/2010 - 20:28

Manama, March 2 (BNA) His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received today a cable of thanks from Lebanese President Michel Sleiman in reply to his cable of condolences on the victims of the Ethiopian Airlines plane which crashed off the Lebanese coast.

Still not find the black box

Posted Sun, 02/07/2010 - 10:39

Beirut, Feb. 7 (BNA) Search teams have found the segments of the Ethiopian Airlines [ETHA.UL]plane but still did not find the black box that had crashed off the coast of Lebanon last month killing all 90 people on board, the Lebanese transport minister said on Saturday.

HRH Crown Prince condoles Lebanese President

Posted Mon, 01/25/2010 - 15:28

Manama, Jan. 25 (BNA) – His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander, today sent a cable of condolences to Lebanese President Michel Sleiman on the victims of the ill fated Ethiopian airliner which crashed off the Lebanese coasts early Monday.

HRH condoles Hariri and Michel Sleiman

Posted Mon, 01/25/2010 - 15:28

Manama, Jan. 25 (BNA) – His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa today sent cables of condolences to Lebanese President Michel Sleiman and Prime Minister Saad Al Hariri on the victims of the ill fated Ethiopian airliner which crashed off the Lebanese coasts early Monday.

HM condoles Lebanese President

Posted Mon, 01/25/2010 - 15:27

Manama, Jan. 25 (BNA) – His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today sent a cable of condolences to Lebanese President Michel Sleiman on the victims of the Ethiopian airliner crash which occurred off the Lebanese coasts early today.

bodies found in the plane crash in beirut

Posted Mon, 01/25/2010 - 12:29

BEIRUT,jan. 25 (BNA) An Ethiopian Airlines plane carrying 90 people crashed into the Mediterranean Sea in flames early Monday just minutes after takeoff from Beirut, authorities said.

Ethiopian Airlines jet crashes into sea off Beirut

Posted Mon, 01/25/2010 - 10:36

Beirut, jan. 25 (BNA) An Ethiopian Airlines passenger plane with 89 people on board has crashed into the Mediterranean Sea shortly after take off from Beirut airport.

JAPAN AIRLINES FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION

Posted Tue, 01/19/2010 - 12:09

TOKYO, JAN.(BNA) -- JAPAN AIRLINES HAS DECIDED TO FILE FOR BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION ON TUESDAY AS PER THE CORPORATE REHABILITATION LAW, IT WAS REPORTED.

Bahrain to review contracts with airlines

Posted Tue, 01/12/2010 - 08:21

Deloitte sponsors GCC regional accounting conference

Bahrain Airport Company reviews contracts with airline operators

Posted Mon, 01/11/2010 - 10:16

Investcorp Technology Partners acquires equity stake in identity theft protection firm CSIdentity