 New Scheduled Services
 In line with its new Commercial Plans
for the expansion of its network of scheduled operations, TMA
started scheduled services to a number of new destinations including
Dubai (UAE) and Bergamo (next to Milan, Northern Italy).
TMA is also operating regular non-scheduled flights to a number
of other destinations including Doha (Qatar), Baghdad (Iraq),
Entebbe (Uganda) and Eldorett (Kenya).
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Alliances & Interline
Lately, TMA expanded the
number and scope of its Interline and Code-Sharing agreements to 19 agreements
with several international airlines (cargo and passengers), ensuring a wider
coverage of the international markets.
TMA also signed Commercial
Agreements with several airlines in neighboring Arab countries, encompassing a
number of cooperation guidelines, in a step to enhance their competitive edge
in international markets and for mutual future benefits.
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Local Agreements
As part of its efforts to service the
Lebanese economy and assist in the improvement of the general economic
situation, TMA entered into cooperation agreements with different
parties active in the export business, in both public and private sectors. The
benefits of these agreements consist of offering special products to all
economic sectors - Trade, Industry, Tourism, and Agriculture - with the
objective of boosting local exports, in an attempt to rectify the deficit in
the country's balance of trade.
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TMA and Multi-Modal
Transport
As part of its plan to offer modern
transport services, TMA is currently cooperating with
representatives of the sea and land transport sectors in order to establish an
integrated transport network to, from and through Lebanon consisting of all
modes of transport.
To this end, the company is looking to
forming a unified working team with main functions to include close cooperation
with the public sector entities. Our aim is to direct joint efforts towards
ensuring the suitable infrastructure, modernizing customs formalities,
developing logistics services offered and adopting the latest automation
solutions in the different stages of the transport operation.
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Air Taxi and Private Jet
Project
 In the light of the new Open Skies
policy and the resulting opportunities in the Lebanese air transport market,
TMA is looking to establish a joint center in Beirut for operating and
leasing air taxi and executive aircraft, and to promote the usage of these
aircraft type for private, corporate and touristic services in the Middle East
and East Mediterranean regions.
To this end, TMA signed an
agreement in June 2000 with Dogmoch Group, the agents of Dornier aircraft in
the region, and Dornier Luftfahrt Representation Middle East, for the operation
of the 328JET, 728JET and Envoy 3 & 7 types. In line with the agreement,
TMA will offer the human and technical expertise needed for the project
that is expected to offer numerous benefits to various customers and economic
sectors. These services are expected to have a positive general economic impact
by helping in attracting foreign investments and corporations to set up offices
in the region.
In the same field but on another level,
TMA was involved in the Syrian-Lebanese Aviation Meetings that discussed
the development of an Air Taxi Joint Venture with the participation of the
Private and Public sectors in both countries. Lately, this project developed
into a proposal for Regional Company for Air Taxi as well as VIP Jets
operation. Currently, TMA is a member of the initial Founding Committee
whose main task is to prepare the needed feasibility study and Business Plan
for the establishment and financing of the planned operations. Once these
studies are finalized, then TMA will decide on the degree and extent of
its shareholding and involvement in this new venture.
Also within the same context, TMA
is conducting feasibility studies on several types of aircraft including
Bombardier's Q400, ATR's 42-500 and 72-500, Embraer's ERJ-135 and ERJ-145, Saab
340 and 2000 and others, in order to determine their suitability to the
company's planned operations, taking into consideration required payload
capacity, flight range, and operating efficiency in the following two main
areas:
1. Air Taxi aircraft, as TMA is
currently studying the feasibility of this project in the Middle East and East
Mediterranean regions.
2. Small Cargo aircraft, for regional
operations and as feeder to larger types of aircraft that TMA is
considering for the replacement of its B707 in the near future.
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