ePathram - News: August 2009

22 August 2009

A.K.G memorial “four a side” football tournament in Abudhabi

Kerala Social Center Abu Dhabi, has announced the 2nd edition of prestigious “A.K.G. memorial Ramadan “four a side” football tournament” from 4th to 6th September 2009. This is the second consecutive year that the K.S.C. is conducting this interesting annual event to commemorate comrade A.K. Gopalan, who played a vital role in transforming the socio economic scenario of our great country. A.K.G. is widely acclaimed as ‘leader of the downtrodden” and was the first opposition leader of Loksabha.

The quick and short passes, control over the ball and other techniques adopted by the players are the main features of this limited space tournament. So also, this format has attracted a big crowd in the capital city, representing a typical cross section of the expatriates last year, which was concluded in a well disciplined manner. Since we foresee more number of teams in the fray than last year, we have decided to increase the number of teams from twelve to sixteen. The teams will be will be pooled in four groups of four teams each.

KSC invites teams comprising of Indian nationals (only) to participate in this tournament from within the U.A.E. The winners will be presented with A.K.G. memorial ever rolling trophy in addition to the cash prizes for different categories. The entries should reach K.S.C. office on or before 28th August 2009 and no entries will be entertained after the cut off date.

For application forms, rules and regulations, please contact K.S.C. office on Tel. Nos. 02 6314455, 02 6314456 or 050 5312262.

Hon. Sports Secretary Mr. Kalidas added that due to the adverse tropical climate prevailing in the country, the prestigious 15th Jimmy George Ramadan Tournament is deferred to November - December 2009. The exact date and schedule will be declared in due course.

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08 August 2009

Abu Dhabi International Airport Reports a 12 Per Cent Increase In Passenger Traffic

Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) released the April 2009 traffic figures for Abu Dhabi International Airport. The figures show a 12 per cent increase in passengers travelling to, from, and through the airport compared to the same month in the previous year. Aircraft movements also increased by 5 per cent.

Conferences and exhibitions held in Abu Dhabi in April, such as Cityscape Abu Dhabi, were attributed as some of the main contributing factor to the passenger traffic increase. Other factors included the arrival of new Sudanese airline, Sun Air, with three weekly flights between Abu Dhabi and Khartoum, and Etihad Airways commencing daily flights to Melbourne, Australia.

London remained in the top position as Abu Dhabi’s busiest route, with Bangkok in second position. Doha was the third business destinations, followed by Bahrain in fourth place, making Jeddah the airport’s fifth busiest destination for the month.

Origin destination passengers increased by 13.7 per cent during the month of April.

The Indian subcontinent continued to see strong growth with competitive pricing and high volume workforce traffic.

Traffic to and from India increased by 29.2 per cent; while UK traffic increased by 15.1 per cent. Pakistan was Abu Dhabi’s third largest market for the month of April with an overall increase in traffic of 13.9 per cent. Australia continued to see strong growth becoming the airport’s ninth largest market after a traffic increase of an amazing 35.4 per cent as a result of Etihad’s new daily route into Melbourne.

In this regard, Mohammed Al Bulooki, Vice President of Airline Marketing and Aeronautical Revenue, stated: “Worldwide, April is a month where a lot of business travel increases and this is clearly reflected in the traffic figures. Also the fact that we have seen a 13.7% increase in origin destination traffic further assures us that Abu Dhabi is growing strongly as a destination”.

“We keep attracting new airlines to Abu Dhabi International Airport which is testament to the quality of services and facilities we provide, as well as the increasing interest in Abu Dhabi as a global business and tourism destination. The new third terminal at the airport has significantly increased our capacity, which means we can keep up with demand and open our doors to more airlines wishing to establish routes to Abu Dhabi in the future”, Al Bulooki concluded.

Mail volumes in April increased a phenomenal 54 per cent, still led by the increase in mail volume to the USA and Australia. Cargo movements declined by 5 per cent during the same month.

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01 August 2009

Etihad Airways invited to join IATA security committee

Etihad Airways has become the first airline in the Middle East to join the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Working Group Committee for Security. The Abu Dhabi-based airline will be represented on the committee by Mohamed Abubaker Al Farea, Etihad Airways' vice president of corporate safety, security and quality and its foremost international expert on safety and security issues.

The security committee's ten members are selected from IATA's 230 member airlines, which together cover more than 90 per cent of all scheduled international air traffic. Appointments to the committee are made in recognition of the airlines' experience and contribution to aviation Security. The tenure of the appointment is a period of two years.

Mr Mohamed Abu baker said: "This appointment is testament to Etihad's unswerving commitment to aviation safety and security, manifested through the airline's strategies, policies and processes.

"The security group has a very important role to play in the advancement of industry-wide security standards. It is a great honour to have been selected and we look forward to playing an active role on behalf of the aviation industry."

The group is tasked with providing technical advice and working with IATA management on issues and campaigns relating to security in pursuit of safe, secure and efficient air transport. Areas of activity include:

Combating acts of unlawful interference against civil aviation

Prevention and discovery of crimes against civil aviation

Security management systems (SEMS), including quality assurance mechanisms

Regulatory policies associated with aviation security

Analysis and development of responses to potential threats to civil aviation

Etihad's appointment onto the committee follows the successful completion last year of a rigorous safety audit carried out by IATA. The Abu Dhabi-based carrier was praised after a specialist team from the respected industry body examined in detail the airline's safety procedures and processes.

The IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) seeks to ensure that airlines are compliant with its safety requirements and recommended practices. Etihad gained IOSA accreditation in 2006 also with zero findings. The audit is repeated with different standards every two years to ensure on-going compliance.

IOSA audits are mandatory for all IATA member airlines and require meeting 926 separate standards in areas including organisation and management, flight, cabin, ground and cargo operations, maintenance, flight dispatch and security.

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