DUBAI -- Emirates and the Saudi low-fare carrier flynas have signed a Memorandum of Understanding concerning an expanded two-way interline partnership. The airlines plan to open up connections and provide more travel choices for flynas customers via Dubai.

Emirates' current interline with flynas provides customers with enhanced connectivity via four gateways (Riyadh, Jeddah, Medinah, and Dammam) to more than 15 domestic points in Saudi Arabia. It also includes single-ticket itineraries with onward booking and baggage transfers.

With the expansion of the interline to a bilateral arrangement, flynas customers will be able to connect across any of Emirates' gateways in Saudi Arabia to select onward destinations in the airline's network in the Far East, West Asia, the Indian Ocean, and Europe, via Dubai.

Bander Almohanna, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of flynas, said, "With the expansion of the interline to a bilateral arrangement, flynas travelers can connect to a select roster of Emirates' onward destinations on the airline's network in the Far East, West Asia and Indian Ocean. and Europe, via Dubai. We are quite pleased to offer more choices to our customers through Emirates' wide network. Once the expanded interline partnership is activated, customers will be able to book their travel on the flynas website, through online travel agencies, as well as with local travel agents."

Adnan Kazim, Deputy President and Chief Commercial Officer of Emirates, said, "We are proud to expand our interline agreement with flynas. The existing flynas links provide our customers with an array of possibilities to travel smoothly across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in particular to business hubs and emerging leisure and cultural destinations. Connecting our networks solidifies our commitment to offering travelers in Saudi Arabia access to even more destinations and helping them benefit from unique travel options. The expansion of our interline agreement demonstrates our commitment to Saudi Arabia, and this is only the beginning. We look forward to exploring more opportunities to widen the scope of our partnership in the future."

Source: Emirates Group

DUBAI -- Emirates has revealed the first set of destinations to be served by its new Airbus A350 aircraft that are entering service in September 2024. The airline plans to deploy A350s to nine destinations in the coming months.

Ten new A350s are slated to join the Emirates fleet by the end of March 2025. These first 10 aircraft will be configured with three cabin classes, including 32 Business Class seats, 21 Premium Economy seats, and 259 Economy Class seats. These aircraft are earmarked to serve short- to medium-haul routes in the Emirates network, with Bahrain as the inaugural destination. Emirates has a total of 65 A350-900s on order.

Adnan Kazim, Deputy President and Chief Commercial Officer of Emirates Airline, said, "The A350 will be a game-changer for Emirates, enabling us to serve regional points with superior operating efficiency and flexibility across the Middle East and GCC, West Asia, and Europe. With the latest generation cabin products, including more of our sought-after Premium Economy to more cities, top-notch in-flight entertainment technologies, and an abundance of other customer-friendly features, the Emirates A350 builds on our long-standing commitment of investing in the very best customer experience in the sky. Flying the A350 to nine cities in such a short span of time adds more premium cabin options and choice across geographies for our customers, and ensures we maintain our competitive edge and industry-leading position."

Emirates A350s are scheduled to begin service to Bahrain and Kuwait in September 2024; to Ahmedabad and Mumbai in India in October 2024; and to Edinburgh, Scotland, in November 2024. Services to Bologna, Italy; Lyon, France; and Muscat, Oman, are slated to begin in December 2024; and to Colombo, Sri Lanka, in January 2025.

Emirates plans to announce more destinations in the coming months as new aircraft join its fleet.

Source: Emirates Group

CAPUA, Italy - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded certification to the Tecnam P-Mentor trainer under Part 23 of the agency's regulations.

Tecnam will soon begin deliveries to flight schools across the United States, starting with the first twenty aircraft to HCH Aviation in partnership with Stephen F. Austin State University in Austin, Texas, followed by Kilo Charlie Aviation in New Century, Kansas and EpicSky Flight Academy in Des Moines, Iowa.

The P-Mentor is a two-seat aircraft powered by a single Rotax 912isC3 piston engine. It features the Garmin G3X IFR touch screen suite with PBN/RNAV/AFCS capabilities, compliant with the latest CS-23 EASA & FAA amendments.

The P-Mentor is a turnkey solution for many flight schools to train students from their first flight up to their CPL-IR on a single platform. With a variable pitch propeller, a simulated retractable landing gear and an optional ballistic parachute, the P-Mentor has everything flight schools are looking for in today’s training operations.

The aircraft's high fuel capacity will allow flight schools to fly all day without refueling, which improves operational value. The P-Mentor’s fuel consumption is just 3.7 gallons per hour, contributing to a very low cost of operations averaging $65 per hour.

The P-Mentor is targeted at the large number of flight schools who have been demanding a replacement for the many hundreds of legacy FAR23/CS23 IFR training aircraft currently in service around the world.

Source: Tecnam
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