Air Arabia negotiated an earlier deliver date for its order of A320 aircraft from Airbus. Sharjah based Air Arabia is the regions low-cost carrier and currently operates a fleet of 17 aircraft, all of them Airbus. By November of 2007 they had ordered an additional 44 A320’s from Airbus. The orders were originally scheduled to be delivered starting in 2012, but now the first A320 will be delivered from mid 2010. Group chief executive for Air Arabia explained the A320 orders were originally made during the peak of the aviation business when slots were not available. With the changed market situation they have pulled the delivery dates forward.
At 421m, the Kuala Lumpur Tower is the sixth largest telecommunications tower in the world. It was constructed between 1991 and 1995 for Telekom Malaysia. Because it is built on a hill (Bukit Nanas, or Pineapple Hill), the KL Tower actually appears taller than the Petronas Towers. Malaysia’s Islamic tradition is reflected here. The interior features Arabic script, and other...
This is a mosque located on the outskirts of Makkah. It serves as a Meeqat, or point where one can make the intention for Umrah. The mosque is named after the Prophet Muhammad’s (SAW) wife, Aisha (RA), who while accompanying the companions on the first Hajj prayed at this spot to make intention for Umrah. SAPTCO buses run to and fro from this architecturally scenic mosque charging SAR 2. Private c...
Saint Bartholomew’s Cathedral is the largest gothic cathedral in Frankfurt at 95 meters tall. First constructed in the 14th and 15th centuries, the cathedral has seen the crowning of the kings of the Holy Roman Empire and of German emperors. In 1867, it was destroyed by a fire and rebuilt, then suffered extensive damages during World War II, but was reconstructed again in the 1950s. Address: ...
This is the biggest cemetery located in Helsinki and is quoted very often in texts and speeches because it holds the graves of most of the soldiers who fought during the Finnish War. Within the Hietaniemi parameters are smaller cemeteries such as the Helsinki Ismaic Cemetery, Catholic Cemetery and the Jewish Cemetery. ...