Dubai’s Emirates offers discounted fares to certain cities

Discounted fares are available to popular tourist spots as well as cities in the Philippines and India

Flydubai begins flights to Indian city of Kozhikode

The airline is the first Dubai-based carrier to operate flights to Kozhikode

Oman Aviation seeks adviser for multi-billion financing – sources

Oman increasingly relies on borrowing to offset a widening budget deficit caused by a slump in oil prices

Airbus A380 under threat as Emirates weighs rejigged order

Emirates announced the lifeline order for up to 36 superjumbos worth as much as $16bn at list prices a year ago

India’s SBI set to own 15% of Jet Airways, Etihad 40% – reports

With debts of about $1.14bn, the cash-strapped carrier is seeking a debt-for-equity swap

Dubai airport retains spot as world’s busiest for international travellers in 2018

The airport welcomed 89.1 million passengers last year

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad files lawsuit in the UK against Air Berlin administrators

The lawsuit disputes a claim by Air Berlin’s administrators for damages of up to $2.26bn

Etihad records best punctuality results since 2010

The Abu Dhabi airline saw on-time performance results of between 80-85 per cent across its hub and network

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to hold cabin crew recruitment days in 19 cities globally

The airline is looking to hire cabin crew from Australia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa

Saudi sacks head of civil aviation authority GACA

Abdulhakim bin Mohammed bin Suleiman Al-Tamimi was appointed to the post in June 2017

Emirates cuts baggage allowance for some passengers

Passengers booking Special or Saver tickets on economy will have their baggage allowance cut by 5kg

Flydubai taps banks for $300m loan

The debt facility is needed for aircraft pre-delivery payments, sources said

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to cut 50 pilots after big loss last year – sources

The Abu Dhabi-based carrier employs 2,065 pilots

Dubai’s Emirates to operate A380 to Jordan’s Amman for four months

The jumbo jet will be operated on the route from June 1 until October 26

Etihad operates first commercial flight using UAE-sourced sustainable fuel

The Etihad Boeing 787 flight flew from Abu Dhabi to Amsterdam

Emirates, flydubai to increase network of codeshare flights in 2019

The two airlines jointly carried 3.29 million customers on codeshare flights last year

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad proposes to invest in Jet Airways at 49% discount

Etihad already owns a 24 per cent stake in the struggling Indian airline, which has been roiled by financial difficulties

Abu Dhabi-bound Etihad plane returns to Manchester after reports of ‘loud bang’

Abu Dhabi airline says there was a “technical issue” with the aircraft

Air France to suspend flights to Riyadh due to route’s poor ‘economic performance’

Saudi Arabian Airlines will continue to operate the Paris-Riyadh route

Emirates says many flights will be cancelled, rescheduled during runway closure

Up to 48 of Emirates’ aircraft will not be utilised during the 45-day period this year

Airspace management, instability impact GCC growth potential, warns IATA CEO

Region grapples with issues but IATA predicts 6 per cent demand growth in 2019

Gulf Air says its niche will be to offer premium service

Bahrain’s national airline expects to carry around 5.8 million passengers this year

Saudi private jet industry stalls after corruption crackdown

Dozens of planes worth hundreds of millions of dollars are stranded at airports across the kingdom, according to sources

UAE low cost carrier Air Arabia launches flights to Belgrade

The service will begin in June with four weekly flights

Revealed: Top 20 safest airlines in the world for 2019

Dubai airline Emirates has been selected among the top 20 safest airlines for this year

Video: Emirates A380 jet battles heavy winds to land safely at UK airport

The jumbo jet was buffeted by severe winds at the Birmingham airport this week

Passenger traffic at Dubai airport reaches 81.4 million between Jan-Nov

The number of passengers using the airport fell 0.8 per cent to 6.9 million in November

All domestic flights from Jeddah to shift to new airport this year

The King Abdulaziz International Airport had a soft launch in May 2018

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Power Letters 2019: Sir Tim Clark, Emirates president

The President of Emirates talks innovation, growth and how to cope with headwinds in the aviation business

Saudi low-cost airline flyadeal launches four new routes from Dammam

Daily flights have been launched from Dammam to Riyadh, Madinah, Jazan and Abha