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Struggling Gulf Air sacks staff as unions reject revamp
AFP
Bahrain’s loss-making flag carrier Gulf Air, struggling against competition from other regional carriers, has embarked on a sweeping restructuring plan that has annoyed unions over heavy job cuts.
The company said this week it had sacked 15 percent of… Continue reading
Gulf Air says Oman owes airline over $310 million
Bahrain’s cash-strapped national airline Gulf Air, which is seeking government funds to continue operations, said the Omani government owes the carrier as much as 117 million dinars ($310.3 million).
Gulf Air said on Tuesday that it is in talks with… Continue reading
Gulf Helicopters Orders Fifteen AW189 Helicopters
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that Gulf Helicopters of Qatar has signed a preliminary sale contract for fifteen AW189 helicopters. These aircraft will be used to perform offshore transport missions. Bruno Spagnolini, Chief Executive Officer, AgustaWestland, said… Continue reading
Iran test-fires missiles in Gulf exercise
Iran said on Monday it had successfully test-fired what it described as two long-range missiles, flexing its military muscle in the face of mounting Western pressure over its nuclear program.
The announcement came at the climax of 10 days of… Continue reading
Gulf Air lays off hundreds, sales drop on unrest
Gulf Air, Bahrain’s loss-making national carrier, said it had laid off 200 employees and bookings were down a quarter following political and social unrest in Bahrain and the region.
“Due to the situation in the region as a whole as… Continue reading
Gulf Helicopters Signs Contract for Five AW139 Helicopters
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce the signing of a contract with Gulf Helicopters of Qatar for five AW139 helicopters. The aircraft will be equipped for offshore passenger transportation operations. This latest contract adds to the one for… Continue reading
Eurocopters Dubai Helishow presence focuses on its helicopter capabilities for security, transport and offshore missions in the Middle East and Persian Gulf
Marignane, France, 2 November 2010
The company’s long-term commitment to meet requirements of civil operators and armed forces in this geographic zone has resulted in more than 650 Eurocopter helicopters being flown in the Arab world by both civil and… Continue reading
TWO EMBRAER 190 JETS JOIN GULF AIR FLEET
Two EMBRAER 190 jets have been delivered this month to Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, under a newly ratified agreement with Jetscape, Inc., an aircraft leasing company based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. This delivery… Continue reading
Bahrain to inject $1 bln into Gulf Air
MANAMA – Bahrain plans to give an extra 400 million Bahraini dinars ($1 billion) in fresh capital to loss-making national carrier Gulf Air, the company said on Tuesday, adding to the country’s fiscal burden.
“Gulf Air can confirm that its… Continue reading
Pilot shortage hits Air India’s Gulf flights
DUBAI – Air India has cut its services to key Gulf destinations, home to a huge Indian expatriate population, due to pilot shortage, UAE daily Gulf News reported on Sunday.
“Flights to some of the sectors have been curtailed, and… Continue reading
Gulf Air embroiled in ‘Persian’ Gulf spat
DUBAI – An Iranian official has called for Gulf Air to be punished for not referring to the waterway that separates it from its Arab neighbours as the Persian Gulf, Dubai-based daily Gulf News reported on Sunday.
Hussain Qasimi, mayor… Continue reading
Gulf Air close to changing aircraft orders
MANAMA – Bahrain state carrier Gulf Air said it was close to a deal to switch plane orders to narrow-body aircraft as part of its strategy to refocus as a niche regional carrier.
Cancelling orders for wide-bodied planes such as… Continue reading