Three top donors receive Kids First Teddy Bear Awards
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin - The final bidding has closed on the 2012 International Online Travel Auction for Kids, and it’s time to recognize three star performers associated with this year’s ...
The question has been answered
By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda
(eTNB) - Following the question raised this morning about Gulf Air's Africa flights - to be or not to be, I can now confirm that effective November 13, the airline will suspend their flights ...
Gulf Air
By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda
(eTN) - The long awaited approval by the Bahraini government of nearly half a billion US Dollars injection into Gulf Air might have stark consequences, when, according to a source from Manama, the ...
African Aviation
By Apolinari Tairo, eTN Staff Writer
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (eTN) - When Africa is set to discuss and deliberate on pertinent challenges facing its airspace during the forthcoming Routes Africa 2012 Forum to be held in Seychelles, ...
Gulf Air
By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda
(eTN) - Sources from Bahrain have confirmed that the Kingdom’s lower house of parliament has rejected a proposed bailout plan presented by the airline, worth $1.75 billion and referred the ...
Airline evaluating costs and resources
Following the shocking announcement that the recently-inaugurated route to Entebbe will be suspended on February 21, came further information to light from Juba, when it was confirmed that Gulf ...
Economic circumstances make flight cuts a necessity
By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda
UGANDA (eTN) - When Gulf Air returned to Uganda on December 5 with 4 flights a week, much hope and expectation was raised in Ugandan aviation circles that new options had opened up, for visitors ...
After 11 year absence, Gulf Air back in Uganda
By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda
UGANDA (eTN) - Yesterday saw the long-awaited return to Uganda of Bahrain’s national airline, Gulf Air, when the inaugural flight touched down on time at 1545 hours at Entebbe International ...
Launch on December 5
By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda
UGANDA (eTN) - Just over a week away from the launch of its return to Uganda, the Gulf Air team has gotten into gear and is working the market with launch fares.
Gulf Air Launches Cargo Carrier
MANAMA, Bahrain - Bahrain’s national carrier, Gulf Air, announced the launch of ‘Falcon Cargo’, its newly branded cargo umbrella offering more innovative, cost effective features, products ...
Is Gulf air ready for Uganda?
By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda
UGANDA (eTN) - A recent seminar for a very select group of agents and press conference for equally select media representatives by Gulf Air (GF) in Kampala seems to have served little purpose ...
Uganda Flights
By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda
UGANDA (eTN) - The imminent launch of daily flights by Qatar Airways and the flurry of media and agency-focused activities have prompted “lesser cousin” Gulf Air to at least try and put on a ...
Gulf Air
MANAMA, Bahrain - Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, today took delivery of its first A330-200 aircraft retrofitted with Panasonic Avionics Corporation's (Panasonic) Global ...
Several people injured in Gulf Air mishap
KOCHI - Several people were injured on early Monday morning when an Airbus 320 belonging to Gulf Air skidded off the runway at an airport in southwest India, the airline said.
Gulf Air
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
(eTN) - It was just learned that Gulf Air is joining the growing number of airlines flying to Entebbe, as it intends to resume flights from early December onwards.
Flights Between Bahrain and Kenya
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
(eTN) - After an absence of nearly 6 years, Gulf Air has returned to Nairobi, offering an initial 4 flights per week between Bahrain and Kenya.
More Flights To Kenya
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
(eTN) - A regular aviation source in Nairobi has confirmed that Gulf Air is planning to return to Kenya by mid-year, apparently with an initial four flights a week.
Ninoy Aquino International Airport
MANILA, Philippines – Authorities at Manila's airport found a newborn baby in a garbage bag that was apparently unloaded from an airplane that arrived Sunday from the Middle East, officials ...
Ethiopia News
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
(eTN) - Information received from the Ethiopian capital speaks of Gulf Air to commence a five times a week service between their home base in Bahrain to Addis Ababa.
B2B Internet Booking Tool
By eTN Staff Writer
Gulf Air is now offering its corporate customers and travel agents a new service - a dedicated B2B (Business to Business) Internet booking tool.
Middle East
By eTN Staff Writer
The Bahrain Exhibition & Convention Authority (BECA) recently hosted a group of corporate buyers from Germany on June 7 in collaboration with Bahrain-based Tamna Events.
Alcohol Ban
By Hazel Heyer, eTN Staff Writer
Bad news hit many hotels, restaurants and other tourist outlets in the tiny Middle East kingdom of Bahrain as the parliament unanimously voted March 6 of a blanket ban on public sales of ...
Summer Schedule
By eTN Staff Writer
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, announced today it would be adding additional flights and capacity to several of its key destinations this summer.
Beginning December 5
By eTN Staff Writer
MANAMA, Bahrain - Following the announcement by the Airports Authority of Thailand (AOT) that Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International Airport will be reopened for normal operations from late Thursday, ...
Airline Looks Forward To Delivering Expanded Winter Schedule
By eTN
MANAMA, Bahrain - Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, today announced its best performance in the airline’s 58-year history.
Environmental Groups Applaud Effort
By eTN
MANAMA, Bahrain (September 25, 2008) – Bahrain’s national carrier Gulf Air has, with other leading airlines, Boeing and Honeywell’s UOP, a refining technology developer, established a group ...
Existing Contract Extended To Include Belgium and Luxembourg
By eTN
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has chosen AVIAREPS as its representative in Belgium and Luxembourg.
Official Carrier
By eTN
MANAMA - Gulf Air and Bahrain Exhibition & Convention Authority (BECA) today
announced that Gulf Air will be the official carrier for all events organized by BECA in Bahrain and ...
Gulf Air Says "Not So"
Gulf Air yesterday dismissed as untrue claims that one of its aircraft barely avoided a mid-air crash with an Air India plane over Kerala.
According to the New Indian Express, a ...
Gulf Air
MANAMA — Struggling Bahrain-based carrier Gulf Air said Sunday it was holding talks with European manufacturer Airbus to buy eight A320 aircraft, a day after placing a four-billion-dollar order ...
