Singapore Airlines’ Indian JV to challenge Gulf carriers

Vistara is looking to compete for international traffic following changes in the county’s aviation rules

Malaysia Airlines CEO linked with Emirates

Reports have linked Christoph Mueller with a position leading Emirates’ digital strategy

Abu Dhabi airport expects 85,000 passengers to travel this week

Airport authorities urge travellers to register for the Smart Travel initiative

Kuwait Airways’ New York flight to include Ireland stopover

The two and a half hour stopover to be part of an extraordinary security precaution, announced Kuwait Airways

British Airways delays London Tehran route

The UK carrier was due to launch a six-times weekly service on the route from July 14

Abu Dhabi-backed Solar Impulse 2 completes Atlantic flight

Experimental solar-powered plane lands in Seville after a 70-hour journey from New York

Emirates to introduce A380 on daily Dubai-Auckland route

The added capacity will meet growing demand on the route – the world’s longest

Etihad partner Air Serbia starts New York flights

The airline will operate five-times weekly flights between Belgrade and New York

Emirates receives 80th A380 jet from Airbus

The aircraft will be used on the Dubai-Vienna route from July 1

Work to begin on Abu Dhabi Midfield Terminal’s external facade

De-propping of the last arch in the roof of the new terminal is now complete

Dubai airport expects nearly 2m passengers over two weekends

Traveller numbers are expected to peak during the weekends of June 30 and July 7

British Airways suspends flights to Sharm al-Sheikh ‘indefinitely’

British and Russian governments banned their airlines from flying to Sharm al-Sheikh because of security concerns

Boeing confirms signing airplane deal with Iran Air

The agreement marks Boeing’s first sale to Iran since its Islamic Revolution in 1979

Investigators start analysis of damaged EgyptAir black boxes

Sources said it would require “lots of time and effort” to fix the black box recorders

Abu Dhabi to levy Dhs 35 airport fee

The fee will be imposed on passengers from July

Emirates to deploy A380 on Moscow route

The Dubai airline will upgrade one of its two daily flights to Moscow from December 1

Etihad Flight College adds new trainer aircraft to fleet

Etihad Flight College will be the world’s first flight school to use the Phenom 100E in the initial phase of training

Dubai airport passenger traffic climbs 7.2% in April

Double-digit growth in traffic to and from Eastern Europe and Asia led to the rise

New SaudiGulf airline gets licence to begin domestic flights

The new airline will be awarded a national carrier licence on June 22

Dubai briefly shuts airspace after unauthorised drone activity

The shutting of the airspace around noon on Saturday caused several flight disruptions

Emirates to pay off $1.1bn of bonds, has financing for 2016/2017

The carrier said it had already received committed offers to finance the delivery of aircraft this year

Gulf Air’s losses narrow to BHD24.1m

Bahrain carrier records a 62 per cent reduction on 2014 losses

EU Commission to pursue air traffic deals with UAE and Qatar

Agreements are usually done on a bilateral basis by individual governments

IBM signs technology services deal with Dubai’s Emirates Airline

The deal is designed to improve efficiency on the carrier’s passenger support systems and functions

Emirates to introduce A380 on world’s longest flight

The carrier launched its route to Auckland in March

First Bombardier C Series passenger flight takes off

The 100-seat aircraft will enter SWISS’ network this summer

Open skies debate back as Qatar Airways launches Atlanta service

The airline has started a daily direct route between Doha and Atlanta

Chinese stowaway found on Emirates flight

The 16-year-old was found in the cargo hold of flight EK303 from Shanghai to Dubai

Etihad, partners to add $9.6bn to Abu Dhabi’s economy in 2016

The airline and its partners will support over 91,000 jobs this year, finds Oxford report

Etihad opens new first class lounge at Abu Dhabi airport

The lounge and spa features 16 zones