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Mumbai airport’s flight record shows surge in India air travel

Bloomberg Rising incomes and cheaper fares offered by budget carriers are fueling air travel in India, an aviation market set to be the third biggest behind China and the US. In signs traffic is surging, Mumbai on November 24 handled 969 flights in a 24-hour period, a world record for an airport that operates only one runway at any given ...

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Thriving British aviation sector confronts price of Brexit

Bloomberg As monuments to Britain’s past glories go, it’s hard to beat the Royal Air Force Club. Housed in a handsome stone building in London’s tony Mayfair district, the facility for current and former RAF personnel is stuffed with oil paintings of great moments in British aviation, busts of accomplished pilots and historic treasures like the first flight-test report for ...

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Expo 2020 allots contracts worth AED10.8bn in 2017

Dubai / WAM Expo 2020 Dubai has so far awarded AED10.8 billion construction and AED411 million non-construction contracts in 2017. Preparations are firmly on track, with the global destination exceeding its pledge of distributing AED360 million non-construction contracts this year. It will reach its target of AED11 billion construction contracts after awarding urban planning and event overlay packages due to ...

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