Qatar Airways Expects To Receive First A350s Early

The Doha-based carrier has 43 A350-900s and 37 A350-1000s on its order books.

Dubai’s DAE Leasing Firm Orders 20 Aircraft For Nearly $1bn

The order by DAE for 20 ATR 72-600s and options for 20 additional ones will see delivery between 2015 and 2018.

Bahrain’s Gulf Air To Resume Flights To Tehran Next Month

The airline said it would operate four weekly flights to Tehran, starting from March 3.

Dubai’s Emirates To Ground Planes During Runway Work In May

The airline will ground 19 or 20 planes, Emirates’ president Tim Clark said.

Saudi Arabian Airlines Picks Adviser For Cargo Unit’s Share Sale

A stake in the maintenance subsidiary is expected to be sold to the public before June 2015.

Kuwait-Airbus Deal On Track Despite Probe

Kuwait’s parliament voted on Wednesday to investigate all contracts signed by state-owned Kuwait Airways.

Middle East Air Cargo Grew 12.8% In 2013 – IATA

The Middle East posted the strongest growth in demand across all international markets.

Congo’s ECAir Launches New Dubai Flight Route

The flight signals the first direct link between Congo and the Middle East.

Emirates Launches First A380 Flights To Barcelona

Emirates will look to funnel Spaniards into Dubai and onto its global network – particularly Asian markets such as Hong Kong and Bangkok.

Kuwaiti Lawmakers To Investigate Airbus, Power Project Deals

Lawmakers want to investigate all deals agreed by Kuwait Airways, which is attempting the biggest overhaul of its fleet since 1990.

Flydubai To Launch Paid-For Meals

Passengers can order the meals – priced at around Dhs40 – through flydubai.com.

Emirates Starting Daily Abuja-Kano Flights

Emirates will soon serve three cities in oil-rich Nigeria

Flydubai Signs Mobile Maintenance Agreement With Boeing

The applications give technicians real-time information to speed up maintenance repairs.

Saudi Airline Flynas Targets UK And South-East Asia

One-time short-haul carrier is embarking on international expansion

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.