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Flydubai, Aster offer discounted Covid-19 PCR tests for passengers

The offer is available for flydubai passengers travelling from Dubai

Airbus beats Boeing on deliveries, avoids order cancellations

Airbus customers to get jets in August included Gulf Air, which took its first A321neo, and Portuguese carrier Orbest, which received an initial A330-900 wide-body

Oman to reopen airports for international flights in October

These flights will be scheduled as per the prevailing health conditions of the specific destinations and according to the bilateral agreements with other airlines

Abu Dhabi carrier Etihad Airways offers global Covid-19 insurance cover to passengers

All Etihad tickets, regardless of the date on which they have been booked, will include the Covid-19 insurance for those traveling until December 31, 2020

Dubai’s Emirates processes over 1.4 million refund requests; returns $1.4bn to customers

The processed refund requests represent 90 per cent of the airline’s backlog

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad extends reduced pay for employees till end of the year; caps cut at 10%

The salary cuts were initially announced in March

Dubai’s Emirates to restore full salaries of employees from October

The carrier first introduced salary cuts in March this year

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Dubai’s Emirates to begin flights to three additional cities this week

With these new flights, the airline’s global network will expand to 84 destinations

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Saudi Arabia approves use of airspace for UAE flights to and from all countries

The UAE and Israel have recently normalised ties and pledged to cooperate in areas including civil aviation

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Dubai’s Emirates to resume passenger services to additional cities

The flights to Accra and Abidjan will be linked services, operated thrice a week

Dubai carrier flydubai offers free global Covid-19 cover to passengers

The service enables passengers to benefit from coverage for their medical expenses up to EUR150,000 and quarantine costs up to EUR100 per day for 14 days

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Watch: First direct commercial flight from Israel to the UAE lands in Abu Dhabi

A delegation of Israelis and Americans were onboard El Al flight 971 that departed from Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv earlier on Monday

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Dubai carriers Emirates, flydubai revive partnership to offer customers greater travel flexibility

Emirates customers can travel on codeshare flights to over 30 destinations on flydubai, while flydubai customers have over 70 destinations they can travel to on Emirates

Israel’s flagship carrier El Al set for unprecedented UAE flight

An Etihad Airways cargo plane from Abu Dhabi made the first known commercial flight between the countries in May with a humanitarian shipment for the Palestinians

Dubai’s Emirates to resume passenger services to Lusaka

The resumption will boost the airline’s global network to 79 cities, beginning next month

Dubai’s Emirates to resume passenger services to Bangkok

Emirates’ network will grow to 78 destinations in September

Dubai’s Emirates to resume passenger services to Conakry, Dakar

Emirates’ network will grow to 77 destinations in September

Emirates, Etihad ask crew to take more unpaid leave as virus saps travel demand

Emirates aims to serve 100 per cent of its network destinations by summer 2021

Dubai’s Emirates nears deal on Boeing 777X, 787 deliveries

Emirates was supposed to take delivery of three A380s in June, but the carrier agreed with Airbus to delay these until later this year

Dubai’s Emirates to operate special flights to five cities in India

The Indian cities to and from which the airline will operate these flights include: Bengaluru, Kochi, Delhi, Mumbai, and Thiruvananthapuram

Dubai’s Emirates to serve 100% of network destinations by summer 2021 – COO

The airline has been gradually restoring its network connectivity, which will broaden to 75 cities in September

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to offer special passenger flights to select Indian cities

Flights must be booked at least 24 hours in advance

Dubai’s Emirates to resume passenger services to Warsaw

The resumption will broaden Emirates’ passenger network to 75 cities in September

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Sharjah Airport becomes first carbon neutral airport in the GCC

The carbon neutral status is received when net carbon dioxide emissions over a full year are zero

Dynamic opens new aviation training facility in Dubai

The centre in Dubai South provides comprehensive training for aircrew, and other aviation personnel

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UAE residents flying back to Dubai still require GDRFA approval

A directive that went into effect on Wednesday had said all expats with UAE residency visas can enter the country without prior approvals

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Flydubai resume flights to additional destinations, expanding network to 24

The airline said more than 240 repatriation flights are scheduled in the upcoming weeks

Dubai’s Emirates dedicates over 50 flights to Lebanon to deliver relief support

Emirates SkyCargo will provide a 20 per cent reduction on air freight transportation charges for approved shipments

Dubai’s Emirates to resume passenger services to three more cities

The carrier’s passenger network will grow to 74 destinations by September 1

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Saudi’s GACA denies reports that kingdom plans to resume international flights in October

A circular published on social media is “baseless and fabricated”, says the aviation authority