Dubai denies report that its airport was attacked by drone from Yemen

UAE officials had also dismissed reports of a Houthi drone attack on the Dubai airport last month

Dubai’s Emirates offers free Uber rides to economy passengers

The offer will allow some passengers to enjoy a trip worth Dhs120

Low cost carrier Air Arabia to begin flights to Kabul

The airline will operate the route four times per week

Dubai’s Emirates scraps plans for Mexico City route via Barcelona

Mexico is the only country with a population of more than 100 million where Emirates is not operating passenger flights

Dubai’s Emirates launches two new ice TV channels

The channels will promote things to do in Dubai and the UAE

Dubai’s Emirates to reduce Edinburgh flights weeks after launch

The airline will be launching a daily service to the Scottish capital on October 1

Dubai International Airport traffic expected to reduce 43% during runway closure

Both Emirates and Flydubai are considering the use of Dubai World Central during the works, which will take place in April and May 2019

Dubai’s Emirates denies report of Etihad takeover

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad is currently in the middle of a restructuring

Indian low cost carrier IndiGo to launch daily flight from Amritsar to Dubai

The new route will be launched on October 28

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad operates first A380 to the Maldives

The jumbo jet marked the opening of the new airport runway in the Maldives

Abu Dhabi studies restructuring options for $1.2bn Etihad-linked bonds

Over $500m of the paper is held by United Arab Emirates investors

Qatar Airways posts $69m annual loss

Qatar Airways lost access to 18 cities in the fall-out from the GCC dispute

GCC spurs German tourism growth

The GCC is among the top 15 source markets globally for Germany

New passenger terminal at Oman’s Duqm airport begins operations

The terminal has the capacity for 500,000 passengers a year

WhatsApp can officially hide online status, announces rollout of Communities

Saudia to provide free WhatsApp, Facebook messaging onboard flights

The texting-only service will be provided to passengers across all the classes

Saudi’s Flyadeal to decide on 50-plane order with Airbus or Boeing next month

The airline began operations last September

Kuwait regulator says 2,266 Wataniya passengers flown home

The airline had its licence suspended for three months after cancelling flights and leaving passengers stranded

Low-cost airline Flynas plans to recruit Saudi women as co-pilots

Last month, it was reported that Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) had issued five licences to female pilots

Dubai’s Emirates to briefly operate A380 to St. Petersburg in October

The jumbo jet will be deployed to the Russian city from October 25-29

Saudia to begin flights to Iraq’s Erbil

The Saudi flag carrier resumed flights to Iraq last October after 27 years

Saudi will require 8,800 pilots by 2024 – official

Saudi Arabia’s aviation market is seeing strong growth

Emirates says 11 people hospitalised after falling ill during Dubai-New York flight

The patients’ histories and symptoms – fever, cough and vomiting – indicate influenza, say officials

Kuwait suspends Wataniya’s licence after flight cancellations

The airline has left hundreds of passengers stranded after suspending flights

Flydubai doubles losses in first half of 2018

The airline blamed tough market conditions and rising fuel prices

Etihad flight to Jakarta forced to return to Abu Dhabi after engine problem

A passenger confirmed on Twitter that he heard an “explosion” from the right engine soon after take-off

Dubai’s Emirates cancels flights to Osaka due to Typhoon Jebi

The storm is the most powerful to hit Japan in 25 years

China Eastern airline to launch direct flights from Shanghai to Dubai

The three-times weekly services will begin on September 17

Emirates signs codeshare agreement with Vietnam’s Jetstar Pacific

The new codeshare will connect Emirates passengers travelling to Ho Chi Minh City or Hanoi to 14 Vietnamese cities

Latvia’s AirBaltic extends seasonal Riga – Abu Dhabi service

The airline first began the direct route onOctober 29 last year

Kuwait’s Wataniya says ‘unexpected’ plane issues led to flight cancellations

The airline has been issued an ultimatum by Kuwait’s aviation regulator after leaving hundreds of passengers stranded