Dubai Aerospace authorised to buy back $300m in bonds

DAE said it had already bought back $295m of principal amount of its public bonds

Pakistan International Airlines resumes flights to Muscat, Sharjah

The carrier is in the middle of a turnaround plan

Saudi airline Flynas receives first Airbus A320neo under $8.5bn order

Flynas has committed to purchasing 80 aircraft before 2026

SaudiGulf Airlines signs agreement for 10 Airbus A320neo jets

The planes are worth around $1.1bn at list prices

Dubai airline Emirates posts 86% drop in H1 profit, warns of ‘tough’ times ahead

The airline blamed the drop in profit on high fuel costs and currency devaluations

Update: Kuwait airport resumes operations after halting flights

Arriving flights were redirected to Dammam, Riyadh and Manama airports

Off-duty Emirati pilot given jail sentence after threatening to blow up Emirates plane

The man was also charged with issuing death threats and damaging an entertainment screen

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad, Bahrain’s Gulf Air sign cooperation deal

The two airlines will codeshare on some routes and explore partnerships in their cargo and loyalty programmes

Saudi’s flyadeal aims to decide on 30-jet order by month-end

The airline is planning on Airbus A320neo models or Boeing 737 MAX planes

Oman Air flight makes emergency landing in UAE after boy dies onboard

The four-year-old Indian boy suffered an epileptic seizure onboard

Air Arabia posts 20% drop in Q3 net profit, blames high fuel prices

Net profit during the first nine months of the year also fell by 17 per cent

Dubai airline Emirates’ profit badly hit by higher fuel prices – official

Emirates’ cargo business is excelling this year, the airline’s chief commercial officer said

Airbus stages maiden flight of upgraded A330-800

Airbus announced last month it had won an order for eight A330-800 jets from Kuwait Airways

Dubai’s Emirates to offer Diwali sweets on flights

The carrier has been serving India for 33 years

Dubai World Central sees 45.2% drop in passenger traffic in 2015

Dubai World Central airport passenger traffic up 26% in Q3

Year-to-date traffic was still down 1.9 per cent on last year

Dubai’s Emirates to introduce new first class cabin on Vienna route

The carrier first unveiled the new Mercedes-inspired suites at the Dubai Airshow last November.

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad launches premium economy seats

By December 2018, Etihad will retrofit all its 10 Airbus A380s with the new ‘economy space’ seats

Dubai’s Emirates seeks Rolls-Royce A380 engine deal, nothing finalised

Industry sources have said Emirates is unhappy with the performance of Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines

Bahrain’s Gulf Air mulling laying off nationals

The airline is convening a board meeting on Friday to discuss the issue

Dubai’s Emirates introduces Airbus A380 on Hamburg, Osaka routes

Emirates is by far the largest operator of the A380

Dubai airport passenger traffic slips slightly in September

The number of passengers using the airport fell by 0.2 per cent to 7.2 million

Dubai’s Emirates launches new on-demand taxi app for Skywards members

Skywards members will earn miles for using the service, which will be available in 117 cities across the world

Lion Air crash: Officials say no survivors expected as bodies found

The plane, with 189 people onboard, crashed into the sea on Monday morning

Emirates to launch trials of ‘world’s first biometric path’ at Dubai airport

The ‘biometric path’ will initially cover only first and business class travellers

Indonesia’s Lion Air flight crashes with 189 people on board

The Boeing 737 jet crashed into the sea soon after take-off from Jakarta

Royal Brunei Airlines cuts Dubai-London flights

The carrier is cutting its service from Brunei to London via Dubai

Pictures: UAE low-cost carrier Air Arabia reveals new brand identity

The Sharjah-based low-cost carrier is marking 15 years of operations

Sharjah-bound Air India Express flight delayed for about 14 hours

The flight was delayed after the pilot found an engineering snag

Dubai’s Emirates operates temporary A380 service to St Petersburg

Emirates is by far the largest operator of the A380

Video of ‘fire’ on flydubai plane is fake – officials

The “fire” was just lighting on the plane’s wing, says Dubai Media Office