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Whether you are a parent or a business traveller, you will love this service! No more cry? For more information visit http://www.etihad.com/family

Defence Turkey - Turkish Primary and Basic Trainer Aircraft Hürkuş took off A nice detail: Registration of the aircraft is TC-VCH, in memory of Vecihi Hürkuş

A comparison between Airbus and Boeing, the two biggest commercial airplane companies on the planet...

Emirates airline is putting a smile on your face with its latest campaign...literally. Titled ‘Share a Smile’, it has created 29 videos in 14 languages of its cabin crew expressing quirky and unusual expressions and greetings from around the world. Emirates’ crew explain the meaning behind popular local phrases like ‘Don’t make an elephant out of a fly’ (Russian), ‘You’re so pretty it made a bang’ (Cantonese), and ‘You’re the cat’s whiskers’ (English). There is also a compilation behind the scenes out-takes video showing the fun the crew had making the films. This is the latest step in Emirates’ global brand campaign Hello Tomorrow... Click here to view all videos... Here is the Turkish one; You're a genie -  Cin gibisin

American Airlines, the very first airline I worked for two years between 1995-1997, has changed its legendary 40 years old logo...     I think the old one was better and could be modernized...

The high-tech drinks cart - SkyTender - can make more than 30 different drinks, including soft drinks, coffee, cocktails, and wine, at the touch of a button. A stocked trolley can prepare up to 290 drink servings. SkyTender recently made its debut on a flight from Cologne, Germany to Palma Majorca, Spain with the German airline WDL Aviation. For the full article, please click here ...

Abu Dhabi International Airport ( AUH ) has been named as 'The Best Airport in the Middle East' by Skytrax for 2012, leaving Dubai and Bahrain behind. This accolade was granted on the basis of passenger votes like all other Skytrax awards, Oscars of the aviation industry. To share the pride of this honor and spread the word, the airport has launched a campaign called ' Spin and Win with The Best The airport in the Middle East '. Basically, the campaign gives you a chance to win one of the products or services which paved the way to win this prestigious award. Whether you've got your heart set on the romantic capital of Italy - which is the latest addition to AUH's network- , the hope of winning millions, a year-long special airport privilege, or some retail therapy with a duty-free voucher, remember that you have 3 chances to enter the draw for the prize you desire. Flights to Rome Win a return trip for you and a companion to see the sights of anc

Trendwatching.com, an independent and opinionated trend firm, scans the globe for the most promising consumer trends, insights, and related hands-on business ideas. Their website is one of my favorites to get updates and obviously follow the trends. I also like how they name the trends! They have just released the 10 crucial consumer trends (in random order) for you to run within the next 12 months. Onwards and upwards... I marked my picks in red. How will YOU deliver on consumer expectations in the next 12 months? Presumers & Custowners Emerging2 Mobile Moments New Life Inside Appscriptions Celebration Nation Data Mayning Again Made Here Full Frontal Demanding Brands Please click here to read the full briefing... Bu trend brifingini Türkçe okumak için trenbriefing.com sitesinin Türkçe sitesini ziyaret edebilirsiniz.

Welcome to World Routes 2012 in Abu Dhabi... The future is here. And in more ways than one – the 18th World Route Development Forum is the largest global event of its kind, determining the future of air services; while Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, is one of the most forward-looking, centrally located, and easily accessible cities on Earth. Hosted by Abu Dhabi Airports Company - ADAC and supported by official carrier Etihad Airways and Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority, the 2012 event is targeted to attract over 2,750 delegates from more than 80 countries. For more information about World Routes 2012 - Abu Dhabi,  click here ... My role? You would think since this is an airline marketing event, corporate marketing's role would merely consist of giving support. You're wrong! Being the host means we dedicate all our departments - the whole of Corporate Marketing and Communications - to make sure this would be one of the most memorable World Routes events

Yesterday we had a special guest at Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH)... Boeing's game-changer aircraft, B787 Dreamliner, was in AUH for a courtesy visit, as a part of the Dreamliner Promotion Tour. I was hoping to experience this aircraft as a passenger, but the opportunity to see it on the ground was also tempting enough. Aircraft was open to visit for two hours only. The first hour was reserved for Etihad staff and the second for ADAC staff, 50 people in each slot. ZA003 is the third B787 built by Boeing for test flights, and it is going to be retired after all these courtesy visits. In other words, it is not going to be in commercial service. Aircraft was still smelling 'new', which was familiar to me. In 2009, when we were doing a photo shooting for the re-branding of SunExpress , a brand new B737-800 was the venue chosen right after its arrival to Antalya from Seattle. I spent more than half an hour to check the Dreamliner's cockpit, crew rest areas, and e

During the past 12mts, I saw and read more news about 'cracks' in the wings of A380s, and finally,  EASA has ordered all operators (airlines) to check their A380 s. Now all of these operators are conducting checks by grounding their A380 fleet for a while. This reminds me of the story of  DC10 ... DC10 has been produced by McDonald Douglas in the 70s and marketed as the game-changer aircraft. The company was in a race with Boeing to produce a high capacity long range aircraft. They have introduced DC10 to the market before the legendary Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet. However, these two aircraft had different stories; after a couple of emergency landings and crashes, including one of the most fatal air disasters in aviation history ( TK891 Paris-London), DC10 disappeared from the market in the 80s while the 747 is still in use and its new generation 747-800 model had been introduced last year. Lufthansa had just received the very first passenger version of it last month. A very simil

This is a good sign for B737-MAX and proof that Boeing is slowly balancing the A320 NEO v.s. B737-MAX game... gulfnews: United puts final touches on huge 737 order

The UK airline is training its flight attendants in the art of speaking quietly in time for the launch of its Upper-Class Dream Suite, which is equivalent to a Premium Business Class. As far as I know, a quiet and announcement-free premium cabin is one of the criteria to get a 5-star rating in Skytrax. Well, if you pay that much amount of money, you expect more... However, this move of Virgin Atlantic is raising the bar, and I think all airlines should consider this. You may read the spotting at Springwise and discover Upper-Class Dream Suite here .

Here is the briefing of trendwatching.com about the 12 crucial consumer trends for 2012. I will share the list only, so the ones who like to read the briefing in full please click here... Red Carpet (... which I am also working on) DIY Health Dealer-Chic Eco-Cycology Cash-Less Bottom of the Urban Pyramid Idle Sourcing Flawsome Screen Culture Recommerce (...which I found very interesting) Emerging Maturialism Point & Know I know that some of those trend names are a bit weird but worth to read... enjoy!

We were thinking about this years ago for networking with barcodes but the production of X amount of t-shirts with different codes was too costly. Some Londoners tried and did there ;) Now it is the era of QR codes and this can work! Heineken opens your QR world

European unease over Etihad stake in Air Berlin - The National The acquisition by Etihad Airways ( EY ) of a bigger stake in Air Berlin ( AB ) is likely to stir tensions among European airlines concerned about the expansion of Gulf carriers into their home territory. There is another article from the NY Times about the same topic; Etihad and Air Berlin Form an Alliance

Planemakers fight it out with new narrow-body aircraft. gulfnews: Boeing-Airbus face off in a new war They are fighting for the narrow-body market by introducing upgraded versions of their existing models. I wonder who will design a completely new aircraft for this segment?

Etihad strikes $2.8bn Dream deal - The National Etihad Airways is set to become the largest operator of Boeing's fuel-efficient 787-9 Dreamliner after ordering 10 of the aircraft and two 777 freighters from the planemaker in a deal valued at US$2.8 billion (Dh10.28bn) at list prices. Carrying up to 300 passengers and over a range of 8,000 nautical miles, the 787-9, the longer version of the 787, will initially be used on routes to Dublin, Frankfurt, Istanbul , Kuala Lumpur, Beijing, Nagoya, and Delhi. In line with this; Million a month use Abu Dhabi airport - The National   Abu Dhabi International Airport ( AUH ) expects to handle 12 million travelers this year and says 1 million passengers a month will become the norm. The increase was attributed to the arrival of airlines such as Cathay Pacific , V Australia , and Czech Airlines , along with increased frequencies and new destinations launched by existing carriers. Mr. Bennett (CEO of ADAC) said Etihad Airways had "continued

gulfnews: Midfield terminal Bids submitted for Abu Dhabi airport facility Construction will start in 2012 and finish in 2016. Terminal Complex, which will be the new home of  Etihad , will be operational as of 2017. What a coincidence that  Emirates  is planning to shift its operations to the new Dubai World Central (DWC) as of 2017.

Most Annoying Airline Delays Might Just Be in the Boarding by Jad Mouawad (NYT) Boarding times at airports have doubled since the 1970s, prompting airlines to try all kinds of elaborate tricks to get passengers in speedily and leave the gate on time. Here is the link for the full article. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/01/business/airlines-are-trying-to-cut-boarding-times-on-planes.html So what is the best way to do this? Start from the last row, in sectors/zones like many airlines does or the first window and then aisle seats? Ryanair has the quickest turn-around time in the aviation industry as they board passengers from the rear door while off-loading the previous flight passengers from the front door or v.v. as they don't have any pre-assigned seats. At SunExpress, we were using the zone system and inviting the rear seats first, then mid, and finally the front. However, if you are in an airport with poor facilities, your passengers had squeezed in the waiting lounge, or there i