Aviation News Headlines

DAILY NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

15TH OCTOBER , 2009

Welcome to the daily aviation highlights newsletter. This newsletter is brought to you by the Business Development & Communications team and is meant to give you the latest and greatest aviations news headlines. If you wish to have detailed story of any of the topics, please refer to the relevant links or feel free to contact the BDC team at any time. BD&C@aig.aero or Tel. 4453000 x. 261

CONTENTS

AIG Monitoring Report 14 & 15 October .................................................................................. 1
AME Info ................................................................................................................................ 2
Air Transport Airlines News ..................................................................................................... 2
Air Transport Airports News .................................................................................................... 3
References ............................................................................................................................. 3

AIG MONITORING REPORT 14 & 15 OCTOBER AIG News: 0 Positive: 0 Neutral: 0 Negative: 0 Industry News & FYI's :

• Flydubai to increase number of flights between Dubai and Amman to 10 per week. 7 Positive: 0 Neutral: 6 Negative: 0
• Continued growth of online booking for Emirates Airlines in Jordan.
• Air Arabia to launch new service to Samara, Russia.
• Arab Wings launches the medical evacuation service.
• The Arab Civil Aviation Commission to develop tourism and aviation cooperation.
• Royal Jordanian Air Academy to employ its distinguished graduates.

2

• Jordan Airports Company receives 3 proposals to invest in QAIA and Marka Airports lands. (translated article is attached)

Reference No. 1,2,3,4,5,6 & 7
AME INFO

• Qatar confident of A350 delivery. Akbar Al Baker, CEO of Qatar Airways
• Emirates to review Serbia agreement. AME Info
• Boeing, Airbus moot engine upgrades. Aircraft manufacturers, Airbus SAS and Boeing Co
• Jeddah airport opens new runway. Jeddah's King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) Jordan airport plans $750m expansion. Curtis Grad, CEO of Airport International Group - QAIA Jeddah airport opens new runway. AME Info UAE inks air services deal with Cyprus. UAE General Civil Aviation Authority Air Arabia to launch Egypt hub in Q1, 2010. Air Arabia Qatar Airways makes historic flight. Qatar Airways Sama to buy 20 aircraft says exec. Sama

Reference No. 8
AIR TRANSPORT AIRLINES NEWS

• At the forefront in Europe in the battle for passengers
• Business class by text message for Finnair's frequent flyers
• Ethiopian sign contract with SAP for Integrated IT Solutions -
• SriLankan Airlines to increase flights to 12 cities for winter tourist season
• Garuda Indonesia Opens Service to Europe
• Republic Airways to Acquire 10 Embraer 190AR Aircraft from US Airways
• US Airways Responds to Proposed Civil Penalty from the Federal Aviation Administration
• Traffic results for the period of January-September 2009
• CEB offers all-international seat sale for as low as P999
• SAS introduces mobile boarding passes
• AIRASIA ANNOUNCES 3 NEW INDIA ROUTES TO KOLKATA, KOCHI AND THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (TRIVANDRUM) FROM KUALA LUMPUR
• Southwest Airlines Opens March Schedule and Adds Flights in Key Markets
• Loganair launches Summer 2010 schedule
• Change of style - Malév goes fashion
• Ryanair gives away 1.1m FREE seats after BBC Panorama lies
• Turkish Airlines Traffic results for the period of January-September 2009
• ANA's 'e-flights' promoting "Ecological travel on the ground and in the sky"
• Elton D'Souza to take over as Vice President Network Management at Austrian Airlines
• Swiss airline Baboo signs a partnership with the Romanian airline Tarom
• Finnair Catering and white-collar staff unions conclude stabilisation agreement
• ExpressJet Reports September 2009 Performance

3

• WORLD'S FIRST COMMERCIAL PASSENGER FLIGHT POWERED BY FUEL MADE FROM NATURAL GAS LANDS IN QATAR
• DRAGONAIR TO MOVE COUNTERS AT HKIA
• FlyNet takes off again: Lufthansa relaunches inflight Internet

Reference No. 9
AIR TRANSPORT AIRPORTS NEWS

• Air Arabia Maroc launches Casablanca as a new destination from EuroAirport. As of 25 October, Air Arabia Maroc will be flying from EuroAirport to Morocco's largest city
• AA Chairman Welcomes CE's Support for HKIA's Midfield Development
• Airport Community joins Project Griffin
• Vienna International Airport: 6.6% drop in passengers during September 2009
• Fraport Traffic Figures - September 2009: September Results Confirm Forecast for 2009
• PASSENGER X-RAY TRIAL BEGINS AT MANCHESTER AIRPORT
• COOL campaign at Copenhagen Airport
• Avinor: Air traffic down 4.2 percent in September
• London Oxford Airport welcomes first international scheduled flights as Baboo

Reference No. 10

REFERENCES
1. Jordan Times/ Page: 11 / Section: Business Club
2. Al Arab Al Yawm/ Page: 28 / Section: Economy
3. Al Arab Al Yawm / Page: 23 / Section: Economy
4. Al Rai/ Page: 30 / Section: Economy
5. Al Rai/ Page: 30 / Section: Economy
6. Ad Dustour/ Page: 28 / Section: Economy
7. Al Arab Al Yawm/ Page: 27 / Section: Economy
8. http://www.ameinfo.com/news/Aviation/
9. http://www.airtransportnews.aero/news.pl?mcateg=airlines
10. http://www.airtransportnews.aero/news.pl?mcateg=airports