Gulf Air

Airport Technology | November 21, 2018

BAS provides ground handling services at Bahrain International Airport. It noted that proceeds will help the company expand to offer services to overseas airports.An agreement was signed by Bahrain Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications and Gulf Air Group Holding chairman Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed, as well as BAS board of directors chairman Mohammed Jalal during the second day of the Bahrain International Airshow 2018. The increase in shareholding in BAS is in line with a heads of term...

Airwise | November 15, 2018

Gulf Air has completed a sale and leaseback agreement with SMBC Aviation Capital for six Airbus A320neo aircraft.Bahrain-based Gulf Air has 12 A320neos on order, with the first already in service. The SMBC deal is for the first six of the order.We are delighted to begin a new relationship with SMBC Aviation Capital and successfully mark the financing of our six new A320neos as we diversify our financing relationship to support aircraft acquisition, Gulf Air chief executive Kresimir Kucko said....

airwaysmag | July 20, 2017

Air France has announced its intentions to launch a new low-cost carrier named Joon. According to Air France, Joon is “aimed at a young working clientele, the millennials (18 to 35-year-olds), whose lifestyles revolve around digital technology.” While Air France advertises the airline as being targeted at millennials, there may be ulterior goals for the airline. During Air France’s Investor’s Day in May, Joon, then referred to as “Boost Project,” was presented...

B/E Aerospace | July 14, 2016

Maher Salman Al Musallam, Gulf Air chief executive officer, said: “We are enhancing the entire spectrum of Gulf Air's onboard product offering....