Airbus won European safety approval last week for the A350.
Airline blames slot constraints amid strong competition and poor loads
International passenger traffic rose 6.7 per cent in August with all regions showing growth over the previous year.
The A380 service will help boost capacity by around 38 per cent on the Dubai-Milan route, the airline said in a statement.
The air cargo growth was aided by Middle East airlines’ growing links to developing markets and their diversification plans, IATA said.
Emirates suspended flights to Guinea in August, but has continued flying to other affected destinations.
The group’s chief executive said that he was not currently looking to set up an affiliate in Dubai, but it could be a possibility in the future.
New daily A380 service to Texas city dovetails with Qantas’ new superjumbo flight from Sydney
Air Berlin said that the authorities were trying to put a new spin on the provisions of an air transport deal between Germany and the UAE during the review of the airlines’ winter schedules.
Dubai carrier appoints senior managers but will provide no equity.
Football fans set to flock to Sevens Stadium to see two giants compete in Dubai Football Challenge
The Abu Dhabi carrier’s first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner will be delivered in December this year, the company said.
Such a move would put Ulf Huettmeyer in charge of Etihad’s equity stakes in eight airlines around the world.
New-look UAE National Airline unveils the first of 10 A380s which aims to fly from December
As per the deal, Spatial Composite Solutions will provide Etihad with 14 cabin crew-training devices and will also refurbish the existing training equipment.
Postponement of low-cost roll-out designed to placate pilots amid strike’s mounting costs
Passenger numbers rose 5.7 percent to 46.48 million people in the first eight months of the year.
The funds would be raised through loans, the airline’s chief financial officer confirmed.
The airline will deploy a Boeing 737-800 aircraft to operate the new service, which will begin from October 14.
Dubai carrier ponders regular double-decker services to Iranian capital
The Qatari carrier will deploy the jumbo jet on its Doha- London route from October.
The deal might be valued at about $3.2 billion, according to the list prices of the aircraft.
The Gulf carrier plans to instead invest in equity stakes and codeshare deals to grow, said James Hogan.
CEO Akbar Al Baker said Airbus was not to blame for the delayed delivery of the world’s largest airliner.
Sir Tim Clark says information regarding the presence of missiles on ground in Eastern Ukraine was withheld from airlines.
The rise in accidents has set the bills soaring for aviation insurers, with firms looking at annual losses worth $2 billion this year.
The revamped runways at Dubai International Airport are equipped with better technology that will help push up the number of arrivals an hour, an official said.
The expansion is expected to be the biggest airport project in the world and would take place in two phases over six to eight years.
The new service will add 1,904 new seats per week on the Abu Dhabi-Karachi route and improve weekly connectivity to other markets.
New facility allows premium passengers on early morning arrivals to freshen up before checking into their hotels