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Gulf Air and Royal Air Maroc sign Special Prorate Agreement
January 23, 2019
Manama, Jan. 22 (BNA): Gulf Air, Bahrain’s national carrier, and Royal Air Maroc, Morocco’s national carrier, recently signed a Special Prorate Agreement (SPA) effective on January 22.
The agreement builds upon the current travel opportunities for passengers of both airlines beyond the hubs of Bahrain International Airport (BIA) and Casablanca Mohammed V International Airport.
This new SPA agreement supports facilitating travel for passengers of both airlines who wish to explore cities"...
GA Telesis Board Appoints Norman Liu as an Independent Director
January 22, 2019
GA Telesis, LLC, a leading global commercial aviation integrated services provider, announces that its Board of Directors will appoint Norman C.T. Liu as an Independent Board Member effective February 1, 2019. Norm brings over 35 years of experience in aviation financing, infrastructure investing and investment banking. He is the former Chairman, President and CEO of GE Capital Aviation Services (“GECAS), a world leader in commercial aircraft leasing and financing. He retired from GE at the end of 2016 after 30 years of service and is currently a senior advisor to various companies in the infrastructure and aviation sectors. He was an Advanced Leadership Fellow at Harvard in 2017 and also serves as an Adjunct Professor at University College Dublin in Ireland. He received his bachelor’s degree from Yale University and his MBA from Harvard Business School. “We are pleased......
TurbineAero, Inc. Announces Acquisition of APU Piece Part Repair Business from the Triumph Group
January 17, 2019
TurbineAero, a portfolio company of The Gores Group, announced today the acquisition of the APU piece part repair product line (“RPL”) from Triumph Aviation Services Asia, Ltd. The acquisition of this business segment integrates APU piece part repair into the APU Systems MRO in TurbineAero’s Asia facility which increases in-house capabilities, improves turn-times and assures extra cost reduction. Effective"...
IATA Pay new method successfully demonstrated
January 9, 2019
Jan. 8 (BNA): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced the successful completion of the first 'IATA Pay' ticket purchase transaction in a live test environment. The transaction was conducted in partnership with ipagoo, a UK-based fintech company. IATA Pay is an industry-supported initiative to develop a new payment option for consumers when purchasing a ticket directly from an airline website. It is made possible by the European Commission’s second Payment Services Directive (PSD2), and the UK’s Open Banking regulation. These regulations encourage use of so-called direct debit transactions in which payments are made from the customer’s bank account directly into the bank account of the merchant. This method offers an extremely high level of security to both user and recipient and can be instantaneous. IATA’s role is to develop......
AerSale Promotes Basil Barimo to Chief Executive Officer and Craig Wright to President to Facilitate Rapid Expansion
January 9, 2019
(AETOS Wire)-- AerSale®, a global supplier of mid-life aircraft, engines, used serviceable material, and maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services, announced today it has promoted Basil Barimo, formerly Chief Operating Officer, to Chief Executive Officer, and Craig Wright, formerly Chief Commercial Officer, to President, to facilitate rapid expansion of the business. AerSale founder Nicolas Finazzo will serve as Executive Chairman and co-founder Robert B. Nichols will serve as Executive Vice Chairman. “Unburdened from the responsibility of day-to-day management, Bob and I will continue to steer AerSale’s overall direction and seek new synergistic acquisitions while we expand the platform,” said Finazzo. “Barimo and Wright are fully capable of leading the operations of our highly integrated, multi-faceted business model.” In November 2018, the company......
Gulf Air unveils new 'boutique' business model
January 7, 2019
Gulf Air, Bahrain's national carrier, today unveiled a new vision for the airline focused on a 'boutique' business model. The airline's senior management gave an insight into its plan to become the ‘airline of choice’ in the region at the Gulf Air Annual Commercial Conference, held at the Wyndham Grand Hotel in Bahrain today. "...
BAC appoints Silah Gulf as a new call centre operator
January 2, 2019
Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) said it has signed a contract for the operation of Bahrain International Airport (BIA)’s call centre with Silah Gulf, a specialist in customer management and contact centre services. A team of highly qualified, bilingual agents will replace the current Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system, addressing public enquiries regarding flight information, airport facilities, and the various airport services. ...
BAC appoints new call centre operator
December 30, 2018
Manama, Dec. 30 (BNA): Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) said it has signed a contract for the operation of Bahrain International Airport (BIA)’s call centre with Silah Gulf, a specialist in customer management and contact centre services. A team of highly qualified, bilingual agents will replace the current Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system, addressing public"...
Gulf Air to feature Al-Rawi audio books onboard
December 27, 2018
Manama, Dec. 26 (BNA): Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, plans to feature a number of audio books on-board its fleet in collaboration with the Bahrain-based AlRawi Audio Books. The diverse collection of Arabic audio books will include various genres such as novels, management, education, self-development and children books ranging from 50 minutes to a few hours recording time that will entertain passengers in short, medium and long haul flights. With this aspiring step, AlRawi Audio Books will soar"...
Georgian Airways launches Bahrain service
December 27, 2018
The Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), the operator and managing body of Bahrain International Airport (BIA), welcomed the arrival of Georgia’s flag carrier, Georgian Airways, following the commencement of its direct service between Tbilisi and Bahrain. The airline will operate a service between Tbilisi International Airport and BIA twice a week for the next nine months. Georgian Airways is the second carrier to operate the route out of BIA, which"...
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