King Fahd International Airport is delighted to announce it has again confirmed its position as Official Airport for the 2^nd edition of the upcoming Transport and Logistics Exhibition, SAUDI TRANSTEC 2011.

SAUDI TRANSTEC  2011will take place at the Dhahran International Exhibition Centre in Dammam on October 17-19, 2011.

Providing the first Saudi Arabian Transport and Logistics Exhibition & Conference to be held in the Eastern Province, SAUDI TRANSTEC  provides opportunities for companies to showcase products and services at the exhibition, and present their expertise through conference presentations.   SAUDI TRANSTEC was launched with great success in 2010 with the official support of the Ministry of Transportation.

We invite you to visit us at the SAUDI TRANSTEC 2011 Exhibition where the King Fahd International Airport will also have a booth.   

If you would like further details on how to participate please contact the organisers at exhibition@sauditranstec.com and visit the website www.sauditranstec.com.

Saudi Arabian Airlines Catering (SAAC) at Dammam’s King Fahd International Airport has won the IATA International Catering Quality Assurance (ICQA) Golden Award for 2010.
This is the second consecutive year that SAAC’s Damman unit has won the accolade, which recognizes in-flight catering firms that have demonstrated best practices in the areas of food safety and food processing quality.
Khalid S. Sheshah, chief catering, SAAC, Dammam, attributed the award to his team of 350 staff.
“We have achieved this accolade mainly because of meeting the criteria for the selection and by maintaining high standards and an awareness within all staff of the opportunity of the award,” he said.
“It is a tremendous motivation tool for staff, a recognition for the entire Saudi Arabian Airlines Catering Company and the airline itself.” Sheshah said the main challenges facing in-flight caterers were: food safety; competitive prices; and maintaining airline and company standards.
SAAC Damman overcame these by “strictly following all HACCP and local regulations, making efforts to continuously control costs and achieve competitive prices, and adhering to airline manuals at all times,” Sheshah said.
The IATA International Catering Quality Assurance (ICQA) Golden Award recognizes caterers who consistently perform well under the ICQA program, which was established by IATA at the request of the ICQA Council.
The ICQA selects the award winners from more than 220 eligible catering facilities worldwide in three regions.
The SAAC Dammam unit – which serves approximately two million meals per year – was selected as the winner in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. – SG/Agencies

Air Arabia Egypt is to launch nonstop services from its Alexandria Burj Al Arab hub to Riyadh and Dammam in Saudi Arabia.

The carrier will operate the Riyadh route twice-weekly from 9 June, while the Dammam route will be operated thrice-weekly from 11 June.

According to the schedules in Innovata, Air Arabia Egypt will compete with Saudi Arabian Airlines and NAS Air on the Alexandria-Riyadh route, while it will be the only carrier to link Alexandria with Dammam.