Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, celebrated the opening of its temporary museum at the Bahrain City Centre shopping mall which marks the start of a series of 70th anniversary celebrations in 2020. The official opening was under the patronage of Gulf Air’s Chairman of Board of Directors Mr. Zayed R. Alzayani who cut the ribbon and launched the project in presence of the airline’s board members, executive management and members of the Bahraini media.

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Azur Drones, Europe’s leader in autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), has launched its drone-in-a-box surveillance solution, Skeyetech, at Intersec. This move is expected to boost the security monitoring for high-risk private and public sites in the Middle East.

Skeyetech is a ready-to-fly surveillance system, which has been designed to monitor and confirm events, conduct perimeter patrols and provide support operation to ground security"...

Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), the operator and managing body of Bahrain International Airport (BIA), signed an agreement with National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) for it to be the sole provider of 24/7 banking services at the new passenger terminal building.

NBB won a public tender to operate a Landside Departures branch, also be accessible to staff and non-travelers, which will offer a range of services including international remittances and multicurrency"...

MUHARRAQ, Bahrain — The Minister of Transportation & Telecommunications and Gulf Air Group Holding (GFG) Chairman Eng. Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed announced an increase in GFG’s shareholding in ground handling services provider Bahrain Airport Services (BAS) to 44%. The announcement coincides with the signing of a concession agreement that will see BAS continue its role at Bahrain International Airport’s (BIA) new Passenger Terminal Building until 2034.

The agreement was signed between HE the"...

Manama, Jan. 17 (BNA): Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), the operator and managing body of Bahrain International Airport (BIA), signed an agreement with National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) for it to be the sole provider of 24/7 banking services at the new passenger terminal building.

NBB won a public tender to operate a Landside Departures branch, also be accessible to staff"...

Gulf Air has revealed a new addition to its 2020 network with a popular premium leisure destination: Nice on the Cote d'azur in France, commencing from July.

The route will be operated twice weekly flights using an Airbus 321neo aircraft. The announcement was made during the Kuwait Aviation Show 2020 in which Gulf Air participated.

On this expansion and route announcement, Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, and chairman of Gulf Air’s Board of Directors, Zayed R. Alzayani, said:"...

Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, has announced that it will operate recovery flights from Najaf International Airport to Bahrain International Airport from January 16 to 21 to transport its passengers who are currently in Iraq.

Most of these recovery flights are operating with the same flight numbers and at the same time as the originally scheduled flights.

‎‏The airline also confirms that all passengers not holding Gulf Air tickets, who travelled to Iraq by road or through airlines,"...

Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), the operator and managing body of Bahrain International Airport (BIA), signed an agreement with Gulf Aviation Academy (GAA) to provide civil aviation security training to hundreds of airport-stationed Ministry of Interior (MOI) personnel each year.

The officials, who will serve in airport police and customs roles, will be needed to accommodate the expanded security requirements the airport’s New Passenger Terminal.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) concluded a series of flight demonstrations using its MQ-9 Guardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) on December 19, 2019. The demonstrations showcased the maritime surveillance capabilities of the MQ-9, and the GA-ASI-developed Detect and Avoid (DAA) system for traffic-deconfliction in civil airspace. The flights were sponsored by the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) and the Hellenic Coast Guard (HCG) and staged out of Larissa Air Base in Greece. The flights were performed"...