UAE talks mutual travel benefits ahead of EU open skies talks

The EU already has open skies agreements with the United States, Canada, Israel and others

Emirates says flights affected by snow in the UK, Ireland

Snow blanketed the UK and Ireland in what has been dubbed “the Beast from the East”

Kuwait Airways says new terminal to open in June

The support terminal was originally due to open at the start of last year but has been hit by delays

Dubai airport passenger traffic falls 1% in January

Dubai Airports said the shifting Chinese New Year affected passenger numbers

SaudiGulf Airlines to start twice-daily Dubai flights

The carrier will operate a two-class A320 between the two cities

Dubai International Airport’s southern runway to close for 45 days in 2019

Flights will be reduced during the period

Saudi plans May opening for Jeddah airport despite concession withdrawal

Last week the kingdom terminated the airport concession awarded to Singapore’s Changi Airports International and the Saudi Naval Support Company

Muscat airport’s new terminal on final approach

The new terminal provides transit and origin-destination passengers with enhanced services

Fujairah airport expansion will allow it to handle A380s

The airport is set to undergo a major expansion

New Muscat airport cargo terminal to open in March

The facility has an annual capacity of 350,000 tonnes

Saudi Arabia terminates Jeddah airport concession

The General Authority of Civil Aviation awarded the contract last April

Flydubai records 17.4% increase in 2017 profit

The carrier’s revenue increased 9.2 per cent from $1.37bn to $1.5bn

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to replace Alitalia flights to Rome

Alitalia is discontinuing its Rome-Abu Dhabi service from March 25

Dubai’s Emirates to reintroduce A380 on Houston route

The superjumbo was removed from the route after corporate travel demand waned

Dubai’s Emirates to resume suspended Lisbon service, fly first A380 to Beirut

The carrier cancelled the second daily flight a few months after launching it in 2016

No survivors as Iran finds wreckage of plane on mountain

Iran has suffered several plane crashes in recent decades

Dubai’s dnata secures Canadian catering licence

The company plans to open a new facility at Vancouver International in the fourth quarter

Iran cannot confirm missing plane has been found

The Aseman Airlines flight from Tehran disappeared from radar screens on Sunday

Dubai’s Emirates announces new Auckland route via Bali

The flight will be Emirates’ third a day to New Zealand

66 feared dead after Iranian passenger plane crashes in central Iran

The plane crashed in a mountainous area near the town of Semirom

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

Russian surge boosts Dubai World Central passenger traffic in 2017

The airport saw a nine-fold increase in Russian passengers

Flydubai announces flights to DRC’s Kinshasa

The service will begin in April

Saudi’s Flynas to begin flights to Pakistan’s Islamabad, Lahore

The routes will be operated by the carrier’s Airbus A320 fleet and new Boeing B767 aircraft

Dubai’s Emirates faces crew calls to improve conditions

Around 3,000 employees left Emirates Group in the first half of its current financial year

Dubai’s Emirates firms up $16bn Airbus A380 order

Emirates is by far the largest operator of the superjumbo

Dubai’s Emirates signs MoU with India’s Andhra Pradesh

The agreement comes as the UAE and other Gulf countries seek to increase their capacity to India

Dubai International speeds up immigration with new smart gates

he gates are positioned in the arrivals area of Terminal 1

Sharjah’s Air Arabia announces flights to Russia’s Grozny

Air Arabia also began flights to Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport this month

Dubai airport predicts rise in traffic after 2017 growth dips

Passengers using the airport rose 5.5 per cent to 88.2 million in 2017

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad phases out 5 Boeing 777-200LRs

The aircraft were deemed surplus following a decision last year to reduce flights to the US