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Saudi's Industrial Services Organisation (ISO) has secured an order for ten new tug and safety vessels with Saudi shipbuilders Zamil Operations and Maintenance Co. (ZOMCO).

The Middle East aviation industry will continue to record strong growth in spite of the global economic slowdown and soaring oil prices, the chairman and CEO of Dubai-owned airline Emirates said on Monday.

Bankrupt business class-only airline Silverjet on Monday conceded defeat in its battle to get back in the air, announcing it has given up on trying to find a buyer for the company.

Fresh export statistics show that Mexico became New Zealand's 11th largest food and beverage market in 2007, up 47 percent on the previous year worth $540 million.

As part of the North American market food and beverage channel development project, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise Mexico is working on a country promotion from 20 June to 3 August.

New Zealand's economic relationship with China has expanded significantly over the last decade, with exports increasing 200 percent over this period and China becoming New Zealand's third largest bilateral trading partner and fourth largest export market.

Virgin Atlantic has complemented its current range of fear of flying courses with a new book. Entitled Flying Without Fear: 101 of Your Questions Answered, the publication offers advice from aviation and psychology experts, as well as practical tips and information.

Investment bank Goldman Sachs cut its rating on easyJet yesterday to sell from buy. The broker also added Europe's second biggest budget airport to its conviction sell list, citing easyJet's high exposure to UK consumers and low protection against record oil prices.

British Airways is close to finalising a deal with Boeing to acquire up to 12 777-300ERs to provide bridging capacity following the major delivery delay to the 787 Dreamliner's it has ordered, Flight International reports.

Thousands of passengers faced delays at Heathrow yesterday because of freak weather over the Atlantic. Domestic and international flights faced lengthy delays throughout the day after winds of up to 200mph and a lack of a tailwind - or jet stream - across the Atlantic held up dozens of long-haul flights heading to Heathrow from the US.

A pilot was forced to make an emergency landing after the flight crew were overcome by fumes from the aircraft lavatory, the Telegraph reports. The incident took place on a Flybe BAe 146 which was being flown from Birmingham to Belfast last September, and has been used to highlight 'fuming' incidents on flights - where problems with the air supply drawn from engines has been blamed for making crew and passengers sick. However, in this case it would appear that there is a completely different - if a little bizarre - explanation.

Three of the protesters who staged a rooftop protest at the Houses of Parliament to demonstrate against Heathrow's expansion plans have been charged with trespass, police said late yesterday. But a parliamentary worker, who was accused of helping protesters stage the climate change protest, will not face charges, a Scotland Yard spokesman told Reuters.

Leeds Bradford Airport has announced that Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will launch new flights to Islamabad from July 2. The flight will operate twice a week ¨C every Wednesday and Saturday.

More than 60,000 extra flights will pass low over London each year under a government plan to suspend air pollution limits to allow Heathrow to expand, the Times reports. It says that the two existing runways will be used much more intensively, introducing 'mixed mode' operation meaning that people living under flight paths will no longer have half a day's respite from aircraft passing overhead.

Firefighters are preparing to strike over pay at ten airports in the Highlands and Islands and Northern Isles. The Unite union said today that it has given the Scottish Government-owned Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) notice of industrial on 23 June and 4 July.

Pinnacle Airlines Corp. shares fell more than 25 percent Tuesday after it disclosed that Delta Air Lines Inc. plans to cancel its flying contract with the regional carrier, citing poor on-time performance.

SNOHOMISH County officials are on notice from the FAA to be open to interest in scheduled commercial passenger service at Paine Field. Clearly, the best way to represent their constituents is to skip more political theater and cut the best deal for the county.

The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday gave air traffic controllers more leeway to increase jet traffic on secondary runways at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

British holidaymakers' love for Tenerife has made Thomsonfly the world¡¯s most popular airline to the Canary Island. Official statistics from ANEA (the Spanish state owned company that owns and manage all Spanish airports) covering the period November 2007 to March 2008 show that of the 2,389,603 visitors to the island during last winter, over 9%, or 209,645 holidaymakers, flew from UK airports with Thomsonfly, the largest proportion for any airline.

Starbucks is boosting its European presence with and agreement to license 150 new locations in Britain, France and Germany over the next three years with SSP, the US coffee company said today.