» air arabia Timeline
Corporate History
| October 2002 | air arabia concept was born |
| February 3, 2003 | Concept becomes reality |
| March 24, 2003 | Official launch |
| October 28, 2003 | First plane leaves Sharjah airport runway for Bahrain |
| February 27, 2004 | New A320 aircraft arrives at Sharjah from Toulouse, France |
| October 28, 2004 | Celebrates first anniversary and half a million passengers milestone |
| January 25, 2005 | 5th Airbus A320 aircraft arrives from Toulouse, France |
| February 12, 2005 | Announces financial break-even results for 2004 |
| May 5, 2005 | Receives silver award for best MENA airline |
| June 13, 2005 | First female pilot in UAE, air arabias Martha Pabon pilot takes off in her first flight to Doha |
| June 28, 2005 | Celebrates 1 million passengers milestone |
| December 18, 2005 | Inaugurates Dubai Sales Shop |
| February 18, 2006 | Announces exceptional second year financial results |
| March 18, 2006 | Receives its first new Airbus A320 aircraft for 2006 |
| March 21, 2006 | Crosses the 2 million passenger milestone |
| May 21, 2006 | Receives Middle East ICT Excellence Award for best e-business portal of the year |
| June 24, 2006 | Launches AccelAero- Its new multi-functional airline reservation system |
| October 28, 2006 | Celebrates its third anniversary |
| November 1, 2006 | Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) declares air arabia as one of the worlds best LCC for the year 2006 |
| December 14, 2006 | Opens for sale new Mini Breaks |
| January 14, 2007 | Receives Airbus accolade |
| January 22, 2007 | Unveils plans for Initial Public Offering (IPO) in Q1 2007 |
| February 6, 2007 | Turnover surges to AED 749.16 million |
| March 14, 2007 | AED2.5 billion IPO opens |
| April 2, 2007 | IPO attracts 40,000 subscribers |
| April 15, 2007 | Announces 300-room budget hotel project at Sharjah Airport |
| April 25, 2007 | Launches the 2007 Worlds Sailing Endurance Challenge |
| May 2, 2007 | First quarter net profit 2007 soars to AED 43.4 million |
| May 3, 2007 | Wins the silver Award for best MENA Airline 2007 |
| May 17, 2007 | Convenes Founding General Assembly |
| May 21, 2007 | Inaugurates first sales shop in Jordan |
| June 3, 2007 | Wins Airbus Operational Excellence Award |
| July 17, 2007 | Shares listed on the Dubai Financial Market |
| July 24, 2007 | First half 2007 net profits reaches AED 115 million |
| August 8, 2007 | Launches 24 hours / 7 days call centre service |
| August 20, 2007 | Receives best LCC in Middle East award from skytrax |
| October 23, 2007 | 5 million passenger milestone |
| October 28, 2007 | Celebrates 4th anniversary |
| November 4, 2007 | Third quarter 2007 net profit reaches AED 165 million |
| November 7, 2007 | Announces plans to open new hub in Morocco |
| November 12, 2007 | Signs $ 3.5 billion agreement with Airbus to acquire 49 Airbus A320 aircraft |
| November 14, 2007 | Launches Alpha Aviation Academy UAE, joint venture company with Alpha group |
| November 17, 2007 | Receives two accolades from Aviation Business LCC & CEO of the year awards |
| January 13, 2008 | Announces plans to open new hub in Nepal |
| January 20, 2008 | Starts Nepal hub and launches flyyet.com |
| February 13, 2008 | Net profit for 2007 records AED 376 million |
| March 18, 2008 | Inaugurates first sales shop in Almaty |
| March 26, 2008 | Acquires two new Airbus A320 aircraft |
| March 26, 2008 | Fleet reaches 13 aircraft |
| March 31, 2007 | AGM conveys |
| April 15, 2008 | Inaugurates first sales shop in Astana |
| May 11, 2008 | First quarter 2008 net profits soars AED 78 million |
| May 18, 2008 | Takes home the Gold at MENA travel awards 2008 |
| July 1, 2008 | Selects "enterprise:airline" software to enhance operational efficiency |
| July 6, 2008 | Introduces new early check-in procedure |
| July 13, 2008 | Opens third sales shop in Sharjah, eighth in UAE |
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