Low cost carrier Norwegian plans Stockholm-Dubai flights

Norwegian has recently shaken up its home European market by offering flights to the US for as little as $65 one-way

Flydubai widens H1 loss as fuel costs weigh on earnings

The airline’s revenues during the first half of 2017 rose 9.9 per cent to Dhs2.5bn

Dubai’s Emirates introduces new seat selection fees

The new charges come on top of advanced seat selection fees for some economy fares introduced last year

Emirates flight from Dubai to Melbourne suffers technical issue

An onward flight to New Zealand was cancelled following the incident

New Saudi carrier flyadeal receives first plane from Dubai Aerospace

Flyadeal will begin operations in September

Cebu Pacific flight from Dubai to Manila cancelled due to ‘technical issue’

Affected passengers will be stranded in Dubai for 24 hours

Passengers sue Boeing for injuries sustained during Emirates crash landing in Dubai

Wisner Law Firm said it was suing on behalf of passengers for psychological and physical injuries they sustained

Dubai’s Emirates sponsors 2018 Ryder Cup

The deal is a renewal of the carrier’s existing European Tour Agreement, which will run until 2021

Dubai International Airport sees busiest month on record in July

An increase in passengers saw the aviation hub beat a previous monthly record set in January

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad delays appointment of new CEO

Etihad appointed Ray Gammell as interim Group CEO in May to replace James Hogan

Dubai Aerospace is now one of the world’s largest aircraft lessors

DAE has completed the acquisition of Dublin-based AWAS

Emirates to operate extra flights to Jeddah, deploy A380 to Medina for haj

Emirates will operate 45 additional flights to Jeddah and 12 extra flights to Medina from August 17 until September 11

British Airways halts Muscat-London flights due to crew strike

Passengers are being offered alternative bookings via Qatar Airways

Etihad exploring options for leisure airline Niki

The Abu Dhabi airline bought Niki from Air Berlin for $351m earlier this year

Etihad expresses ‘disappointment’ as Air Berlin files for insolvency

The Abu Dhabi airline said it cannot offer any additional funding to the struggling German airline

US fighter jet crash landing disrupts flights in Bahrain

The jet suffered a technical failure in one engine

Emirates president accuses US airlines of seeking to preserve long-haul market “domination”

“They hope to go back to a time when they could extract pricing premiums from US consumers while providing a poor product in return,” Clark said

Emirates increases services to Cairo

Airline to offer four additional weekly flights to the Egyptian capital from October

UAE, India agree to aviation capacity talks

Passenger capacity between the two countries has been fully utilised, according to UAE news agency WAM

Saudi to privatise airports this year

The kingdom is aiming to make its airport operations profitable

Air Arabia reports 19.2% rise in Q2 profit

Air Arabia said it carried 2.05 million passengers in the second quarter

UAE to introduce mandatory registration for drones from September

The Emirates is cracking down on drone use after a number of disruptions at airports

Emirates crash investigation: No ‘engine abnormalities’

Flight EK521 crashed at the Dubai airport on August 3, 2016

Qatar Airways ends pursuit of American Airlines stake

Qatar said the investment no longer meets it “objectives”

US travel group defends Gulf airlines in Open Skies dispute

American, Delta and United are actively lobbying the US government to end Open Skies deals with the UAE and Qatar

Emirates deploys first A380 with revamped onboard lounge

The airline’s first jumbo jet featuring the revamped lounge was deployed on a flight to Kuala Lumpur

Flydubai receives first Boeing 737 Max jet

The 737 MAX is claimed to offer lower cost per seat and extended range

Etihad assisting Australian police with plane attack investigation

Police have not named which airline was allegedly targeted

Dubai World Central sees 35% increase in passengers in H1

The increase in traffic came despite the halting of flights by Qatar Airways

Four Arab states to open nine emergency routes for Qatari planes

The emergency routes will be opened on August 1