New Airline in Bahrain
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New Airline in Bahrain: AJWAA
Ajwaa Airlines started in Bahrain please visit:
http://www.flyajwaa.com/
Gulf Air guys, this will be another option for you if you are thinking of leaving
GAME OVER
http://www.flyajwaa.com/
Gulf Air guys, this will be another option for you if you are thinking of leaving
GAME OVER
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Guess the website still under construction...you can book a "deptature" (departure???) and be either a Gusets (guest??) or club passenger 
bit premature to call it an "option" 
bit premature to call it an "option"
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Outrageously amateurish!
Guset
CLass
Depature
Images stretched out of proportion.
First job they need to do is get a (half) decent web-designer and a bloody dictionary!
(Looks like a 757 to me).
Guset
CLass
Depature
Images stretched out of proportion.
First job they need to do is get a (half) decent web-designer and a bloody dictionary!
(Looks like a 757 to me).
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IB..............
I'm not really sure what it's supposed to be, but it seems more like a figment of the imagination to me 
But if they ever get up and running, then we can only hope that they'll perform better than their website presently does.
I'd say it's supposed to be a 'bus
But if they ever get up and running, then we can only hope that they'll perform better than their website presently does.
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OK guys, Ajwaa will be flying A321's leased from Egypt Air initially as far I know... you are absolutely right about their website it is still under construction and soon it will be officially open. This reminds me of Air Arabia when they first started!!!
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I wish them luck and hope you are right.
Actually, their website reminds me of AeroHonduras-- a somewhat better designed website that was "on the air" for a while with great promises, great paint scheme, and a picture of a very cute looking flight attendant with bedroom eyes.
I think the airline lasted all of 5 months.
Actually, their website reminds me of AeroHonduras-- a somewhat better designed website that was "on the air" for a while with great promises, great paint scheme, and a picture of a very cute looking flight attendant with bedroom eyes.
I think the airline lasted all of 5 months.
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Ajwaa & Bahrain Air Vs Gulf Air
Guys, what guarantees you that the Bahraini government not planning to declare GF BANKRUPT? And they are just waiting for the right moment to do it???
In my opinion; the whole idea of allowing another airline to start in Bahrain is to provide job opportunities for Bahraini's in case Gulf Air collapses... Ajwaa airline is starting very soon and will be followed by Bahrain Air these 2 airlines will be enough to accommodate those GF Bahraini pilots and other Bahraini employee’s who will loose their jobs when GF shut-down
... Guys please correct me if I am wrong!!!
I found this
www.flyajwaa.com/(S(3sakil3vxo00rnq5qqrzqt45))/images/Ajwaa.swf
In my opinion; the whole idea of allowing another airline to start in Bahrain is to provide job opportunities for Bahraini's in case Gulf Air collapses... Ajwaa airline is starting very soon and will be followed by Bahrain Air these 2 airlines will be enough to accommodate those GF Bahraini pilots and other Bahraini employee’s who will loose their jobs when GF shut-down
... Guys please correct me if I am wrong!!!I found this
www.flyajwaa.com/(S(3sakil3vxo00rnq5qqrzqt45))/images/Ajwaa.swf
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First of all LOC GREEN, there are no guarantees anymore in aviation. Just ask pilots of airlines like Sabena, or TWA, or Pan Am, or even the young Omani's who were aspiring cadet pilots for Gulf Air. Although most of the new low-cost carriers have been wildly successful, due to their fixation in controlling costs and efficiency, their success or longevity is not an automatic birthright either.
I figure that is today's airline industry is very difficult to forecast beyond about about 10 years at best. Sure, the Bahrain government at some point may declare Gulf Air bankrupt and liquidate the company, however, I contend that the reorganization is the company's best chance of survival-- if it becomes profitable, efficient and self-sustaining, then why kill it, unless it is based on some "black hand" factors?
So it is always good to keep your resume up to date and maintain your marketability. Try to be nice to each other-- it has happened a number of times that people have ended up at new airlines, only to find that your First Officer at the old company is now your Captain.
I figure that is today's airline industry is very difficult to forecast beyond about about 10 years at best. Sure, the Bahrain government at some point may declare Gulf Air bankrupt and liquidate the company, however, I contend that the reorganization is the company's best chance of survival-- if it becomes profitable, efficient and self-sustaining, then why kill it, unless it is based on some "black hand" factors?
So it is always good to keep your resume up to date and maintain your marketability. Try to be nice to each other-- it has happened a number of times that people have ended up at new airlines, only to find that your First Officer at the old company is now your Captain.
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to be honest i always had a dream of gulfair and i want to be in gulfair, ajwaa is not going to be good airline and the government will never bankrupt gulfair because it is a big name for bahrain, hopefully our shaikhs will improve gulfair to keep its name up in the sky
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the Bahrain government at some point may declare Gulf Air bankrupt and liquidate the company, however, I contend that the reorganization is the company's best chance of survival-- if it becomes profitable, efficient and self-sustaining, then why kill it, unless it is based on some "black hand" factors?
The new management in GF are definitely straggling at this stage to meet their target for this year specially after the introduction of the new wave system which affected our on-time departures very much in addition to that the technical issues that they never found a real solution to solve them for a simple reason is that they can’t afford to keep aircrafts on the ground specially during this season (high season) unless it is very obvious (e.g. aircraft corrosion) and it has been noticed defects will appear in-flight which were MDD’s that were cleared prior to departure by carrying out resets and tests to prevent the aircraft from being grounded as the MDD’s is about to expire (NO REAL INVESTIGATION) .. etc etc
I don’t want to deviate from the main issue, but GF CEO announced that his plan will bring the airline back profitability in 2 years… do you really think that this could be achieved with this sort of operation???? (I’ll leave it to you to figure out)
What I can see that Ajwaa & Bahrain Air will take over at some stage whether there is a plan to bankrupt GF or GF goes bankrupt due to mismanagement.
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If GF cannot reach a better situation in 2 years or if it goes bankrupt it is the fault of the Board of Directors and the government and NOT the management. These entities have interfered in the running of GF for years and have not let ANY management team settle in and do what it has to do!
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It will be interesting to see what kind of management team and background financing/ strategy Bahrain Air and Ajwaa will have. I don't buy into the mantra that "new, shiny, exciting" is a recipe for automatic success, but as I said before, I wish them luck.
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Trader, we can't put the blame on the board of directors ONLY if gulf air fails to meet its target and we let the management to get away with it... the management shall be held responsible for the failure as well as the board of directors because both will be the reason behind the failure... if the management believes that it's not going to work, then why did they accept the task in the first place? is it only the matter of making some funds for themselves and run away to another airline like what happened in the past??
I’m sorry… THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE
for info: Ajwaa will be run commercially as they are owned by some serious Saudi investors.
I’m sorry… THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE
for info: Ajwaa will be run commercially as they are owned by some serious Saudi investors.
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New airline - or flight of fancy?
By MARK SUMMERS
A TOP aviation official yesterday denied Bahrain was set to be a key base for a new international airline, despite claims to the contrary on the carrier's website.
The new carrier, calling itself Ajwaa, has begun construction of a website which names Bahrain as the site of its head office, displays images of commercial airliners with the Bahraini flag on their livery and advertises flights to a number of international destinations from Bahrain International Airport.
However, Civil Aviation Affairs Assistant Under-Secretary for Airport Services Nabeel Taqi rejected any possibility of a new carrier of that name coming to Bahrain.
"Forget this, it's all nonsense," he said.
"We don't have this kind of airline. We have not authorised them to operate out of Bahrain."
An official at Ajwaa's Bahrain office, who asked not to be named, had earlier confirmed the new venture was gearing up to fly to destinations from this country, but said they were unable to reveal any further information.
The firm's website www.flyajwaa.com features advertising for two flights a day to Cairo - one from Bahrain and one from Dammam in Saudi Arabia - at a cost of BD67 for a one-way trip.
Under the motto "discover our friendly skies", Ajwaa - which is Arabic for airspace - also lists Damascus, Dubai, Jeddah, Karachi and Mumbai as destinations it plans to serve.
A well-placed aviation source told GDN that the firm had plans to source infrastructure from Egypt to operate from Bahrain, but said the firm had not yet submitted a request for the necessary permits to allow it to fly to and from Bahrain International Airport.
Mr Taqi was emphatic in stating that whatever its website might suggest, Ajwaa has not been granted permission to start operations from Bahrain.
"I am telling you it's not true," he said.
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By MARK SUMMERS
A TOP aviation official yesterday denied Bahrain was set to be a key base for a new international airline, despite claims to the contrary on the carrier's website.
The new carrier, calling itself Ajwaa, has begun construction of a website which names Bahrain as the site of its head office, displays images of commercial airliners with the Bahraini flag on their livery and advertises flights to a number of international destinations from Bahrain International Airport.
However, Civil Aviation Affairs Assistant Under-Secretary for Airport Services Nabeel Taqi rejected any possibility of a new carrier of that name coming to Bahrain.
"Forget this, it's all nonsense," he said.
"We don't have this kind of airline. We have not authorised them to operate out of Bahrain."
An official at Ajwaa's Bahrain office, who asked not to be named, had earlier confirmed the new venture was gearing up to fly to destinations from this country, but said they were unable to reveal any further information.
The firm's website www.flyajwaa.com features advertising for two flights a day to Cairo - one from Bahrain and one from Dammam in Saudi Arabia - at a cost of BD67 for a one-way trip.
Under the motto "discover our friendly skies", Ajwaa - which is Arabic for airspace - also lists Damascus, Dubai, Jeddah, Karachi and Mumbai as destinations it plans to serve.
A well-placed aviation source told GDN that the firm had plans to source infrastructure from Egypt to operate from Bahrain, but said the firm had not yet submitted a request for the necessary permits to allow it to fly to and from Bahrain International Airport.
Mr Taqi was emphatic in stating that whatever its website might suggest, Ajwaa has not been granted permission to start operations from Bahrain.
"I am telling you it's not true," he said.
[email protected]