Emirates, flydubai stop flying over Sinai peninsula after Russian plane crash

The crash on Saturday killed all the 224 people on board

Abu Dhabi airport passenger traffic up 18% in nine months of 2015

The airport saw the steepest growth in passenger traffic from the US routes, with a 44 per cent surge in travellers

Delta cancels Dubai-Atlanta flights as subsidy row heats up

The cancellation of the service will be effective from February 11, 2016, the airline said

Dubai airport passenger traffic up 8.2% in September

The airport’s traffic during the first nine months of 2015 rose 12 per cent to around 58.7 million passengers

Kuwait Airways says looking for partners as expansion phase begins

The airline’s CEO said agreements with partners could go beyond code shares

Qatar Airways to expand its cargo trade – CEO

The airline is planning to have a second cargo terminal in Doha

Etihad Airways CEO sees more legal action in Air Berlin code-share dispute

The German government has said it will revoke approval for code-sharing by Etihad and Air Berlin on a number of routes which it says are not covered by the current bilateral air services deal

Emirates to operate one-off A380 flight to Sao Paulo

The flight will mark Emirates’ eighth year of operations in Brazil

Emirates signs codeshare deal with Alaska Airlines

The codeshare agreement will help passengers connect easily to 49 US cities

Etihad to launch daily A380 services to Melbourne from 2016

Deploying the A380 will increase the total number of two-way seats on the route by 26 per cent to over 11,500 per week

Flydubai begins operations from Dubai World Central

The carrier will offer flights to destinations such as Amman, Beirut, Chittagong, Doha, Kathmandu, Kuwait and Muscat from DWC

Saudi carrier flynas in talks to purchase four new aircraft – CEO

The airline currently has about 26 aircraft in its fleet with the average age of eight and half years

Timeline: Dubai’s Emirates completes 30 years

The fast growing Dubai airline began with a capital of $10m and two leased aircraft

Germany approves Etihad-Air Berlin code shares until Jan 15

Etihad owns 29.2 per cent of loss-making Air Berlin, which is currently working on a new restructuring plan

Kuwait plans new terminal as stop-gap for delayed airport expansion

The new terminal will lift capacity at Kuwait International Airport to 10 million passengers a year

France nears 2.5 bn euros of defence deals with Kuwait

The deal for 24 Caracal heavy helicopters has been in the works since June, when French officials said it had been provisionally agreed

Kuwait Airways expects to make a profit in two to three years

Kuwait’s government has approved plans to privatise the airline

Bahrain’s Gulf Air in final talks to buy 50 aircraft -CFO

Gulf Air said negotiations with manufacturers were expected to finish by the first quarter of 2016

UAE, Germany plan talks over Air Berlin-Etihad code share

Air Berlin and Etihad are still awaiting approval for this winter’s flight schedule

UAE’s Etihad Airways signs $700m IT deal with IBM

IBM will provide a global technology framework for Etihad and its partners, including setting up a cloud data centre in Abu Dhabi that will be developed and operated by it

Airline subsidy row: US Justice Dept says limiting GCC carriers will hurt consumers

US carriers are embroiled in a row over government subsidies with Emirates, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways

Siemens wins new service contract at Dubai International airport

The company will provide operation and maintenance services for baggage and material handling systems

Lufthansa launches premium economy on Gulf flights

New lounge earmarked to open at Concourse D and Eurowings gears up for December launch

Flydubai begins two new Russian routes despite economic slump

The airline, which launched new routes to Novosibirsk and Nizhny Novogorod,says it is optimistic about future growth

Dubai’s Al Maktoum airport to see prep work next year for Emirates’ move

Dubai carrier Emirates plans to move its operations to the new terminal at Dubai South when it completes expansion

Dubai Airshow site plans expansion

Dubai Airshow will see 1,100 exhibitors this year, ranging from “first timers to industry stalwarts”, officials said

Flydubai flight returns to Dubai following glitch in engines

The airline said that it decided to call back the flight after discovering a technical fault with one of its engines

India’s SpiceJet launches Dubai flights from Amritsar and Calicut

The low-cost carrier will begin operating the two routes from November 15

Emirates releases first Jennifer Aniston TV ad as part of $20m campaign

The airline reportedly signed a $5m TV advertising deal with the Hollywood actress earlier this year

Muscat airport expansion plan faces further delay – official

A new passenger terminal is now due to open by the end of 2016, about a year later than the previous estimate