Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation - News & Analysis from Monthly Essential Middle East

• Outlook 2010 for second tier Middle East airlines
• Dubai Duty Free to extend lead at the top of the global duty free rankings
• Will the CANSO declaration lead to real progress?
• 2010: Yet another year of solid growth for Kuwait
• Dubai tops growth rates for world’s largest airports in 2009
• Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways: Opportunities for airports as Gulf airlines expand
• Cairo: Hoping for Hubbing
• How will EgyptAir meet the threat of Air Arabia Egypt in 2010?
• Dubai Airport on track to handle 40.6 million passengers in 2009
• Emirates profit grows 165% in 1H2009, large cost and yield reductions; sees slow recovery ahea