Etihad Regional Starts Geneva-Stuttgart Flights

New route enables Stuttgart passengers to connect with Etihad’s global network via Geneva

Flydubai Plans Benchmark-Sized Bond Issue In 2015

The amount raised will be used for the company’s general operating expenses and to fund some of its aircraft deliveries.

Etihad In Final Due Diligence Stage For Alitalia Stake Buy

Abu Dhabi-based Etihad is reportedly planning to buy a 40 per cent stake in the struggling Italian carrier.

Air Arabia Fills RAK Airways Void

Ras Al Khaimah inks partnership deal with Air Arabia in order to sustain its tourism growth plans

Cathay Pacific To Drop Jeddah and Abu Dhabi

While flights to both cities are being axed, Bahrain is to be expanded and double-daily Dubai is unaffected

Etihad Regional Flight Sustains Damage While Landing In Paris

None of the 16 passengers and crew members on board were injured.

Dubai International Handled 66.4m Passengers In 2013

Opening of Concourse A and flydubai’s ongoing expansion spurred 15.2 per cent annual growth.

Emirates To Move To New Dubai Airport After 2020

Emirates currently has a terminal dedicated to its A380 fleet at Dubai International airport.

India Lifts A380 Restrictions And Gulf Carriers’ Hopes

Presently only Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bangalore have the required infrastructure for the jumbo jets.

Emirates To Operate Double Daily A380 Services To Moscow

The airline’s second jumbo A380 jet will begin services to the Russian capital from August 1, 2014.

Boeing, UAE Join To Produce Aviation Biofuel From Desert Plants

The research partnership comes after findings that desert plants fed by seawater will produce biofuel more efficiently than other well-known feedstocks.

Etihad’s Hogan To Join Virgin Australia Board

The role will include attending several board meetings each year in Australia.

BAE Systems Says Making Progress On Saudi Price Talks

BAE lost a potential $10 billion deal to sell 60 Eurofighter jets to the UAE late last year.

Etihad Announces Codeshare With New York’s JetBlue Airways

Etihad will codeshare on 40 JetBlue routes within the U.S. with further codeshares planned for later in the year.

Qatar Airways To Launch Saudi Operations By Q3

Saudi Arabia started opening up its aviation market in 2012 by awarding additional carrier licenses.

Emirates Starts Daily Kiev Services

Ukraine-UAE inbound market set to double.

New Saudi Airline In $2bn Deal For Bombardier Planes

Bombardier has so far seen slow orders for the CSeries after several months of development delays.

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Qatar’s Delayed Hamad International Airport To Open Mid-2014

The airport’s passenger terminal will be opened with a larger-than-planned capacity of 30 million.

Another Boeing 787 Dreamliner Grounded After Battery Problem

Japan Airlines was forced to ground one of its 787 aircraft after detecting smoke outside the plane.

Saudia Restarts Jeddah-Manchester Route

The airline will resume services to Manchester after a seven-year gap and will fly thrice a week.

Etihad Chief Says Will Not Be Rushed On Alitalia Decision

Alitalia is in talks with Etihad to sell the UAE carrier a large stake.

Qantas Credit Rating Slashed By Moody’s

Dubai-linked airline recently announced the loss of 1,000 jobs.

Alitalia’s Chairman Likely To Stay On For Talks With Etihad

Roberto Colaninno said in October he would step down after a 300-million-euro capital increase, completed at the end of December.

Emirates Launches Daily A380 Service To Switzerland

Zurich is the Dubai carrier’s 25th A380 destination.

Flydubai Firms Up Boeing Airshow Order

The confirmed $8.8 billion order, placed at the Dubai Airshow, provides the foundations for the low-cost carrier’s next growth phase.

Emirates Took A Risk Ordering A380s – Tim Clark

The Dubai carrier currently has 97 of Airbus’ superjumbos on its order book.

Emirates President Tim Clark Knighted In UK Honours List

Clark was recognised for his “services to British prosperity and to the aviation industry”.

Saudi Plane Makes Emergency Landing, 29 Hurt

The flight, arriving from Mashhad in Iran before dawn, was carrying 315 passengers and suffered a technical malfunction.

RAK Airways Suspends Operations

The airline said that it has suspended operations due to increased operating costs and regional instability.