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dubai air

In July 2008, the government of Dubai established the airline.^[4] Although Flydubai is not part of The Emirates Group, Emirates supported Flydubai during the initial establishing phase.^[6]

On 14 July 2008, Flydubai signed a firm order with American aircraft manufacturer Boeing at the Farnborough Air Show for 50 Boeing 737-800s with a total value of US$3.74 billion, with the option to change the order to the larger and longer range Boeing 737-900ER, according to the airline's demand.^{[citation needed]} The first of these aircraft was delivered on 17 May 2009.^{[citation needed]} Scheduled flights commenced on 1 June, with services to Beirut, Lebanon, and Amman, Jordan. Since then, the route network has been significantly expanded.

On 13 February 2013, Flydubai announced that it was in talks with Boeing and Airbus for a 50-aircraft order.^[7][8] On 19 June 2013, the airline announced that it would be adding business class service to its flights.^[9] The business class cabin would feature 12 seats between aisle and window, three-course meals, 12-inch televisions, a business class lounge, Italian leather seats to its offering in a bid to cater to business travellers in the emirate, access to more than 200 films, and power outlets suitable for plugs from over 170 countries.^[10][11]

In March 2020, Flydubai suffered considerable losses due to the grounding of Boeing Max 737 aircraft around the world. The state-owned company claims that its growth strategy was severely impacted by the incident as it had 11 of the said aircraft, as well as more than 220 on order. Company CEO Ghaith Al-Ghaith said that an interim settlement agreement was made with Boeing for certain compensation but details of the agreement remain confidential.^[12]

On November 4, 2020, FlyDubai announced that it would start direct flights between Tel Aviv and Dubai from November 26, with tickets being offered on sale. This would mark the first commercial flight route between Dubai and Tel Aviv.^{[citation needed]}

Corporate affairs[edit]

Management and ownership[edit]

The company was formed on 19 March 2008 as a venture by the Government of Dubai. Even though the airline did get some help from its sister airline initially, it has been run independently since. Also, there was an initial move of executives, but the major bulk of the hiring comes from outside the Emirates group.^[13] The CEO of the company is Ghaith Al-Ghaith, who spent over 22 years with Emirates.^[13] The chair of the company is Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, who is also the chairman of the Emirates group.^{[citation needed]}

Headquarters[edit]

Flydubai operates entirely out of Dubai and currently has its Operations building near Terminal 2 at Dubai International Airport in addition to some flights departing from Terminal 3.^[3] Initially, Flydubai had intentions to operate from the new Al-Maktoum International Airport in the Dubai World Centre in Jebel Ali.^[3]

Development Centres[edit]

Flydubai sets up its first ‘Indian Development Centre’ (IDC) in Hyderabad. The centre leads Flydubai's IT and technology innovation which will focus on Passenger service systems (PSS). IDC will be a hub for software development, research and operations

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qatar air

Qatar Airways Company Q.C.S.C. (Arabic: القطرية, al-Qaṭariya),[5] operating as Qatar Airways, is the flag carrier of Qatar.[6] Headquartered in the Qatar Airways Tower in Doha,[7] the airline operates a hub-and-spoke network, flying to over 150[8] international destinations across Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas, and Oceania from its base at Hamad International Airport, using a fleet of more than 200 aircraft. Qatar Airways Group employs more than 43,000 people. The carrier has been a member of the Oneworld alliance since October 2013.

History

A Qatar Airways 727-200 at Dubai International Airport in 1996.

Origin

The State of Qatar was a joint-owner member of Gulf Air along with Oman, the UAE (only the Emirate of Abu Dhabi), and the Kingdom of Bahrain, until May 2002, following its withdrawal. It became the first country among the three to withdraw from the airline to solely focus on its own airline Qatar Airways, although it remained a member of the airline for six months after the government announced its complete withdrawal.[9][10]

Foundation

Qatar Airways was established by the government of Qatar on November 22, 1993;[11] operations started on January 20, 1994.[12] Amman was first served in May 1994.[13] In April 1995, the airline's CEO was the Sheikh Hamad Bin Ali Bin Jabor Al Thani who employed a staff of 75. By this time the fleet consisted of two Airbus A310s that served a route network including Abu Dhabi, Bangkok, Cairo, Dubai, Khartoum, Kuwait, London,[contradictory] Madras, Manila, Muscat, Osaka,[contradictory] Sharjah, Taipei, Tokyo and Trivandrum.[12] During 1995, two ex-All Nippon Airways Boeing 747s were bought from Boeing.[14][15] The airline acquired a second-hand Boeing 747SP from Air Mauritius in 1996.[16][17]

A Qatar Airways Airbus A320-200 in old livery.

Services to Athens, Istanbul, Madras and Tunis were suspended in late 1996, whereas Calcutta and Muscat were removed from the route network in January and September 1997, respectively.[18] Flights to London were launched during 1997.[19] The airline also took delivery of two second-hand 231-seater Airbus A300-600R aircraft on lease from Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services (AWAS) during the year; they replaced two Boeing 747s. The entering of these two A300s into the fleet also marked the introduction of a new logo.[20] A third A300-600R joined the fleet shortly afterwards, also on lease from AWAS.[21] In July 1998 the carrier placed a firm order with Airbus for six Airbus A320s, slated for delivery between 2001 and 2005; it also took options for five more aircraft of the type.[22][23] Also in 1998, the carrier struck a deal with Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise (SALE) for the lease of four Airbus A320s, with deliveries scheduled between February and April 1999;[24] these latter four aircraft were aimed at replacing the Boeing 727-200 Advanced fleet and to fill the capacity gap before the hand over of the first A320 from Airbus.[23] The airline took delivery of the first A320 powered by Aero Engines V2500 on lease from SALE in February 1999.[25]

Airbus A340-600. The airline became a customer for the type in 2003.[26]

A fourth A300-600R on lease from AWAS joined the fleet in April 2000.[27] In October 2000, Qatar Airways ordered an International Aero Engines V2500-powered Airbus A319CJ and took an option for another aircraft of the type.[28] The airline became the Airbus A380's ninth customer in 2001 when two aircraft of the type were ordered, plus two options.[29] Also that year, the airline resumed services to Jakarta.[30] A year later, in May, Qatar withdrew from Gulf Air to ensure the development of its national airline.

In June 2003, a Qatar Airways Airbus A320 was the first aircraft that resumed the international services to Iraq when it flew the Doha–Basra route.[31] Also that month, Qatar Airways incorporated its first dedicated cargo aircraft to the fleet. It was an Airbus A300-600R that was converted to freighter in Germany for US$10 million.[32] Also in June 2003,[26] at the Paris Air Show, the carrier placed an order with Airbus valued at US$5.1 billion for two Airbus A321s, 14 Airbus A330s and two Airbus A340-600s.[33][34] The deal included eight A330-200s and six -300s;[26] it also included options for further six A330-300s and eight A340-600s.[26] The first aircraft were scheduled to enter the fleet in 2004, with the A340-600 slated for delivery in 2006.[26] During the year the airline started serving the Chinese market with the introduction of flights to Shanghai.[35] Also in 2003, the carrier expanded its portfolio of destinations with the commencement of services to Manchester in April,[36] Tripoli in November,[37] and Cebu and Singapore in December.[38] During the 2003 Dubai Air Show the airline firmed up an earlier commitment for two Airbus A380s and took options for another two of these aircraft. The value of the transaction was US$1.2 billion.[39] It was also in 2003 that Qatar Airways became the first airline to be audited under the new IATA operational audit programme, IOSA.[40]

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OMAN AIR

Oman Air  is the national airline of Oman . Its headquarters are located in the city of Muscat , the capital of the Sultanate of Oman . It uses Muscat International Airport as its center of operations, in addition to its second branch center at Salalah Airport . The number of employees at Oman Air in March 2007 reached approximately 1,097 employees, and the company transferred In 2005, approximately one million and 135.45 thousand passengers. ^[1] Oman Air provides services to more than 25 destinations in North Africa , Asia and Europe . Oman Air is a member of the Arab Air Transport Association .                   

Historical background [ edit ]

The establishment of Oman Air dates back to 1981 AD , and its flights actually began in 1993 AD . The company appeared as a result of the merger that occurred between the two companies, “Gulf Air Light Aircraft” and “Oman International Services Company”, and the Oman Aviation Services Company “Oman Air” was then formed.  

The Government of the Sultanate of Oman owns 99.8% of the company’s shares. The company is preparing plans to increase the destinations it reaches, by leasing two Airbus A310 aircraft , as the company's flights are expected to increase to London , Frankfurt , Milan , Kuala Lumpur , Bangkok and Singapore .        

Frequent flyer program: Sinbad [ edit ]

Sinbad is the frequent flyer program of Oman Air, which was launched in 2007 . It is a three-tier frequent flyer program managed directly by Oman Air. The three tiers are Sinbad Blue, Sinbad Silver which requires 25,000 tier miles or flown 20 sectors on Oman Air in a calendar year after which you will need 20,000 tier miles or 15 tier sectors in a calendar year to maintain the tier level Sinbad Silver, Sinbad Gold which requires 50,000 Tier Miles or 40 Tier Sectors in a Calendar It will require 30,000 Tier Miles or 30 Tier Sectors per calendar year to maintain the Sinbad Gold level. Sinbad has a partnership agreement