U.S. FAA Review Says Boeing 787 Dreamliner Is Safe

Battery issues are still being investigated by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board.

Flydubai To Start Daily Moscow Flights

Low-cost carrier’s move sees capacity stack up between Dubai and Moscow

Abu Dhabi Airports Signs Fuel Services Deal With ADNOC

Both the companies will jointly invest in a new fuel farm and a hydrant system that will enhance the fuel storage capacity of the airport.

Malaysia Denies Missing Plane May Have Flown For Hours

The minister also said China’s release of satellite imagery of possible wreckage had been wrongly issued.

U.S. Investigators Suspect Missing Malaysian Plane Flew For Hours – WSJ

Investigators say that the plane flew for a total of five hours based on data sent to the ground from the Boeing Co 777’s engines as part of a standard monitoring program.

Governments Must Ensure Airline Passengers’ Passports Checked – IATA

At least two passengers using stolen passports had boarded the missing Malaysian Airlines flight.

IATA Cuts 2014 Global Airline Profit Forecast To $18.7bn

Higher oil prices due to tensions in Crimea and economic weakness in Argentina and Brazil are expected to weigh on profits.

SpiceJet Places $4.4bn Boeing Order

The deal is a further fillip for Boeing, following flydubai’s large 737 MAX order placed at the Dubai Airshow

No Sign Of Missing Malaysian Plane, As Search Spreads Far Across Land And Sea

The search for the Malaysian Airlines jetliner and its 239 people on board has now entered the fifth day.

Emirates Starts Daily Boston Flights

The east coast city becomes the eighth destination in the carrier’s US network

Japan Airlines Boeing 787 Makes Emergency Landing At Honolulu

The jetliner en route to San Francisco from Tokyo diverted to Honolulu after oil pressure in its right engine dropped.

Malaysian Jet’s Disappearance Among Rarest Of Aviation Disasters

The incident is likely to rekindle a debate about whether black box flight recorders should be replaced with satellite-based systems capable of sending back telemetry in real time.

Gulf Airlines Defend Female Cabin Crew Policies

The ITF is running a campaign against Qatar Airways over its monitoring of staff and rules preventing women from becoming pregnant and getting married.

Smoke Detected As Emirates Flight Lands In Dubai

Emirates confirmed a hydraulic brake fluid leak on the flight, which was travelling from Kuwait.

Qatar Airways May Exercise Options On Three Extra A380s

The airline may order more of the world’s largest passenger plane depending on its performance, the CEO said.

Middle East Records 18% Air Passenger Traffic Growth In January-IATA

Middle Eastern carriers are benefitting from the strength of regional economies and a solid growth in business-related premium travel, says IATA.

More Gulf Capacity Set For Tokyo

Qatar Airways joins Emirates in providing more access to and from Tokyo’s second airport

Abu Dhabi Airport Reopens After Technical Problem

Etihad Airways said all flights into Abu Dhabi were temporarily diverted to other airports in the region.

Fog Forces Abu Dhabi Flight Diversions

Technical failure forces Abu Dhabi flights to other regional airports

Lufthansa, Qatar Airways Clash Over In-Flight Movies On Smartphones

Germany’s Lufthansa has announced plans to offer wirelessly streamed movies to passengers.

Qatar Airways Unveils A380 First Class

The jumbo jet will feature eight seats/beds in first class, and customers will have access to an exclusive lounge on board.

Lufthansa Unveils Premium Economy Seat

Seats have 50 per cent more room than economy and will initially be on Boeing 747-8s and gradually rolled out across the long-haul fleet.

Middle East Air Passenger Traffic To Grow By 6.7%

Air passenger traffic in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Oman is expected to grow at 6.6, 6.9 and 7.2 per cent respectively, a report says.

Etihad Reports $62m Profit In 2013

The airline benefited from a 30 per cent increase in partnership revenues, to $820 million, as its equity alliance stable rose to seven airlines.

Etihad CEO Gives 50-50 Chance For Alitalia Deal

Talks between the airlines intensified last month and sources close to the matter said Etihad might be interested in buying a stake of up to 40 per cent in the Italian carrier.

Etihad CEO Says At Final Phase Of Due Diligence On Alitalia

Etihad would have to be convinced that Alitalia could be moved to profitability, the Abu Dhabi airline’s CEO James Hogan told reporters.

Flydubai Profit Soars By 47%

The low-cost airline announced full-year 2013 net profit of Dhs222.8 million.

Air Arabia Prepares For RAK Take-Off

Low-cost carrier about to step into the aviation breach following RAK Airways’ closure

Etihad Airways Starts Double-Daily New York Flights

The Gulf carrier will initially operate the extra flights on two three-class Boeing 777-300ERs, leased from partner Jet Airways, and from May 1, Jet Airways will take over the service

Qatar Airways Starts Sharjah and Dubai World Central Flights

The Doha carrier now connects four UAE gateways to its global network