Manama, Nov. 18 (BNA): Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), the operator and managing body of Bahrain International Airport (BIA), hosted the 10th Airport Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific Economic Committee meeting of 2019, which took place in Bahrain for the first time. This marks a widening of BAC’s involvement in ACI, a globally reputed aviation body that represents the world’s airports and their collective interests.

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Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) has signed up Hafeera Contracting Company for carrying out the restoration and renovation work at the Civil Aviation Affairs (CAA) building, which once served as the kingdom’s main airport.

Covering an area of 4,000 sq m, the project includes a terminal, arrival and departure gates, lounges, baggage handling services, duty-free shops tailored to the needs of VIP travellers, passport and customs control areas, and dedicated parking areas, said a statement from BAC.
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), a global leader in Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), announced today that they are working with the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) in Greece to conduct a series of demonstration flights for European countries in December. Flights will base out of the HAF’s site in Larissa and use a GA-ASI MQ-9 Guardian RPA to showcase maritime surveillance capabilities, as well as a GA-ASI-developed Detect and Avoid (DAA) system that enables RPA to fly safely in civil airspace alongside"...

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, today received a four-star official airline rating at the Future Travel Experience – APEX Expo which is being held in Singapore. The event saw top airlines from around the world gathered for the announcement of one of the industry’s most anticipated official rating honours. The rating programme is based solely on certified passengers’ feedback.

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Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), the operator and managing body Bahrain International Airport (BIA), announced the completion of a key project to rename BIA†s taxiways and links, which is aimed at improving safety and bringing BIA further in line with international standards and best practices. This marks the first time the taxiways and links have been renamed since being built.

The renaming saw the implementation of a more modern alphanumeric"...

Kuwait, Nov. 6 (BNA): The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA)'s Air Navigation Services and the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunication (MTT) in the Kingdom of Bahrain, signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, on 'Air Navigation Services' on the occasion of the 5th Meeting of Heads and Directors of Civil Aviation in the Middle East, which is being held in the State of Kuwait.

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Gulf Air, Bahrain’s national carrier, in line with its boutique strategy to add premium leisure destinations to its delicately crafted network, has revealed new additions to its 2020 network with three popular business and leisure destinations.

The destinations are: Milan in Italy (commencing from July 2020 on the new Airbus A321neo); and Munich in Germany and"...

Gulf Air – the Kingdom of Bahrain’s national carrier – in line with its boutique strategy to add premium leisure destinations to its delicate crafted network, has revealed new additions to its 2020 network with three popular business and leisure destinations: Milan in Italy commencing from July 2020 on the new Airbus A321neo, Munich in Germany and Mykonos in Greece which both will be served on seasonal basis from July to September 2020 with 4 weekly flights and 3 weekly flights respectively. Moreover, due"...

London, Nov.4 (BNA): Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, today participated at the World Travel Market (WTM), the world's leading travel trade show, taking place in London from 4 to 6 November, 2019.

The airline participated alongside Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority and a number of Bahraini travel and tourism industry representatives"...

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) today announced that its Predator®-series of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), which includes the Predator, Predator B, Gray Eagle, Avenger® and MQ-9B SkyGuardian® lines, has surpassed six million flight hours. The milestone was achieved on October 31, 2019 with GA-ASI aircraft having completed 430,495 total missions with close to 90 percent of those missions flown in combat.

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