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Issue 96 - Mar 2015 Official Monthly Bulletin of AACO Arab world marks an increase of 4.1% AVIATION WITHIN THE ARAB WORLD GLOBAL ARAB AVIATION in January 2015 in international passen- ger numbers - p. 9 GROWTH p: 12 SPREADING OUT p: 30 PARTNER AIRLINES p: 50 - 59 ARAB AIRLINES ECONOMICS p: 13 INDUSTRY PARTNERS p: 60 - 87 Emirates Group Security signs MoU with TOURISM p: 37 AACO to extend University Diploma Pro- COLLABORATION p: 38 AACO & RTC CALENDARS p: 88 - 91 grammes - p. 22 NEW APPOINTMENTS p: 17 EXPANSION p: 17 ENVIRONMENT p: 40 AACO MEMBERS & PARTNERS p: 92 - 95 UAE ranks number 1 globally in avia- LAURELS p: 20 REGULATORY TONE p: 42 tion safety standards - p. 47 TECHNOLOGY & E-COMMERCE p: 21 AN AVIATION MARKET IN FOCUS: ITALY p: 44 TRAINING p: 22 WORLD NEWS p: 46 MRO p: 24 ARAB AIRPORTS p: 24 ATM p: 27 Daily news on www.aaco.org Issue 96 - Mar 2015 As a strategic initiative to broad- Airlines in the region also announced several plans to enhance and en the platform of education boost connectivity in the Arab world. Air Arabia added Qatar to its in aviation security and ground destinations originating from Ras Al Khaimah, while Qatar Airways handling, the Arab Air Carriers debuted its B787 Dreamliner in Tunisia. Saudia launched direct flights Organization signed an MoU with between Jeddah and Al-Ula, and plans to start operating direct flights Emirates Group Security to ex- between Tabuk and Cairo starting from 30 March 2015. It’s worth tend two University Diploma Pro- mentioning that passenger traffic between the KSA and Egypt -wit grammes. The University Diploma nessed a record growth in 2014, reaching 1,805,491 passengers in in Aviation Security Management both directions who were transported on board 9,956 scheduled and and the University Diploma in non-scheduled flights. Details on routes connecting the Arab world Ground Handling are being in- with other regions are available on page 31. In addition, page 19 dis- ducted as part of AACO RTC’s plays the latest fleet data of AACO members that are deployed on training curriculum in Jordan and routes within the Arab world and with other regions; the figures show Egypt. These two diplomas are that 41 new aircraft entered into service between November 2014 jointly developed by Edith Cowan and January 2015. Foreword University of Western Australia and Emirates Group Security. Also, aiming at increasing travel choices to the travellers, Arab airlines continue to bolster relations with other airlines, whereby, Royal Air Looking at the latest develop- Maroc will provide its passengers with new destinations in the US by ments during the past month in codesharing on JetBlue flights to 22 destinations; Qatar Airways also the Arab air transport industry, enhanced its codeshare agreement with Bangkok Airways with the various 2014 figures have been addition of further codeshare routes; while Etihad Airways and Air announced by four Arab airlines, Seychelles added more codeshare routes to their agreement. whereby, Royal Air Maroc (RAM) ended 2014 with a traffic increase As for airports, some Arab airports issued figures last month on the of 6% compared to 2013 where number of passengers handled in 2014. King Fahd International Air- the airline carried more than port transported 8.5 million passengers in 2014; an increase of 12% 6 million passengers on board compared to 2013 numbers; whereas, King Abdulaziz International 67,100 flights. flydubai revenues Airport handled a record of 28 million passengers in 2014, a 5.6% in- in 2014 reached USD 1.2 billion crease over 2013 figures. Air passenger numbers at Muscat and Sa- of which USD 68 million is a net lalah airports grew in 2014 by 13% and 5% respectively. The new Ha- profit, while Air Arabia’s 2014 mad International Airport (HIA) announced a 13% passenger growth full year net profit climbed by in 2014 in comparison to 2013. This means over three million more 30% to reach USD 154.09 million. passengers travelled using Doha’s airport in 2014 compared to 2013; Tunisair as well announced an noting that HIA operations were inaugurated in May 2014. In the increase in revenues of 0.81% in UAE, passenger traffic at Abu Dhabi International Airport increased by 2014 compared to 2013. 20.7% in January 2015. Also, January 2015 was a record month in the Daily news on www.aaco.org Issue 96 - Mar 2015 5 Aviation in the Arab World number of passengers handled at Dubai International Airport, which We focus on the Italian aviation market in this issue. With a popula- reached 6.89 million passengers while DWC’s freight volumes surged tion of 60.78 million people, more than 115 million passengers used by 262.5% to reach 758,371 tons in 2014 compared to 209,209 tons Italian airports in 2013, creating a ratio of 1.89:1 of passengers to in 2013; noting that the completion of the shift of all freighter opera- population. The Italian aviation market linked 217 cities worldwide tors from DXB to DWC in May 2014 triggered this massive surge. With in January 2015, whereby the highest share of traffic of Italy is with the growth of the UAE air traffic that is expected to rise from 2,200 Europe (more than 84% of total traffic share between Italy and other flight movements a day in 2014 to 5,100 flight movements in 2030, regions) with London-Milan city pair having the highest number of the UAE GCAA launched a major en-route and flow management ini- seats offered from Italy in January 2015. More details are available on tiative with Airbus ProSky. page 44. Separately, according to UNWTO forecasts, by 2030 the MENA region could receive 195 million tourist arrivals (almost triple the present volume of 70 million tourists) benefiting both established and emerg- ing destinations. Moreover, the UNWTO stated that governments are further recognising the benefits of visa facilitation; noting that this is- sue is one of the main hindrances standing against stimulating further air travel demand within the Arab world. According to the UNWTO report, 62% of the world’s population was required a traditional visa prior to departure in 2014, down from 77% in 2008. In 2014 too, 19% of the world’s population was able to enter a destination without a visa, while 16% could receive a visa on arrival, as compared to 17% and 6% in 2008. Meanwhile in the US, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is due to issue a proposed determination of whether carbon pollution from aircraft endangers public health or welfare in May. The US avia- tion sector and environmental groups are voicing their different posi- tions in open letters to the agency and the FAA. Globally, The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)’s Univer- sal Safety Oversight Audit Programme ranked the UAE as the highest in the world in compliance with international aviation safety stan- dards after intensive audit. The UAE scored a success rate of 98.86%, which is the highest rate in history given by ICAO. Daily news on www.aaco.org Issue 96 - Mar 2015 7 Aviation in the Arab World Happened in 1965 OVERALL TRAFFIC - ARAB WORLD On 25 August 1965 the bylaws of AACO were signed We estimate international passenger numbers to, from, & within the by the following member airlines, at that time: Arab world to have grown by 4.1% in January 2015 compared to Janu- • Royal Jordanian ary 2014, which follows an increase of 8.8% in December 2014 com- • Sudan Airways pared to December 2013. • Iraqi Airways Monthly International Passenger Numbers' Change To, From and Within the Arab World • Saudia Feb14 to Jan15* compared to same month in previous year • Syrian Arab Airlines 14% • United Arab Airlines 12% • Misrair 10% • Yemenia 8% • Kuwait Airways 6% • Middle East Airlines 4% • Air Liban 2% • Lebanese International Airways 0% • Trans Mediterranean Airways Sudan Airways Comet at London - LHR airport in 1965 Effect of Ramadan YoY Growth 12-Month Average Growth Source: AACO, IATA *Estimated In January 2015, AACO members increased the number of their of- fered seats to, from, and within the Arab world by 18.9%, while other airlines decreased their number of seats offered by (10.8%), leading to 10.4% year-on-year increase in the total number of seats offered. Daily news on www.aaco.org Issue 96 - Mar 2015 9 AVIATION WITHIN THE ARAB WORLD Aviation in the Arab World GROWTH Monthly International Passenger Numbers' Change Within the Arab World Feb14 to Jan15* compared to same month in previous year PASSENGER TRAFFIC International passenger numbers within the Arab world are estimated to have 18% grown by 5.1% in January 2015 compared to January 2014. This follows an 16% increase of 7.9% in December 2014 over December 2013. 14% 12% However, the recent developments that are taking place in Libya are behind 10% the decrease in passenger traffic within North Africa, as highlighted below. 8% 6% Passenger traffic within the Arab World Jan 15* over Jan 14 4% Within Arabian Peninsula 8.9% 2% 0% Within Near East 19.1% Within North Africa (56.4%) Between Arabian Peninsula & Near East 13.7% Between the Near East and North Africa (22.3%) Effect of Ramadan Between Arabian Peninsula & North Africa (3%) YoY Growth 12-Month Average Growth Source: AACO, IATA *Estimated Source: AACO, IATA *Estimated International Passenger Numbers' Change Within the Arab World Oct14-Dec14 & Nov14-Jan15* compared to same period in previous year 30% ARAB AIRLINES ECONOMICS 20% Royal Air Maroc reports strong performance in 2014: Royal Air Maroc (RAM) 10% ended 2014 with a traffic increase of 6% compared to 2013.