US lists criteria for visa applicants from six Muslim nations facing travel ban

The applicants must have a close US family relationship or formal ties to a US entity to enter the country

Emirates to introduce facial recognition technology at Dubai airport

The technology is designed to speed up passenger traffic in key areas of the airport including immigration

Saudia denies rumours that its flight landed in Tel Aviv

A picture circulated on social media allegedly showed a Saudia aircraft landing at the Ben Gurion Airport

Trump claims ‘clear victory’ after US Supreme Court revives parts of travel ban

The March 6 order called for a 90-day ban on travelers from Libya, Iran, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen and a 120-day ban on all refugees

Doha hotels hit hard during Eid holiday due to Arab sanctions

Qatar’s aviation industry also appears to have been badly impacted

Etihad adds capacity on MENA routes to meet summer demand

The Abu Dhabi airline is adding capacity to Dammam, Amman, Beirut, Cairo, Casablanca and Rabat

Why Oman’s SalamAir is bullish about the growth of low cost carriers

François Boutelleir, CEO of the Gulf region’s youngest carrier SalamAir, explains why low cost travel is not losing its appeal in the current climate

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad, China Southern Airlines sign codeshare agreement

China Southern Airlines will put its ‘CZ’ code on Etihad’s daily services to Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu

Etihad allows paid access to lounges, cuts free chauffeur services internationally

The airline will retain its complimentary chauffeur services for first and business class passengers in Abu Dhabi

Emirates, flydubai to ‘deepen their relationship’ over the next 18 months

Changes could include more closely coordinated connecting flights and a joint decision on schedules

Etihad to fly about 3.3 million passengers over next two months

The Abu Dhabi airline is offering a special ‘moonlight check-in’ service

Dubai’s Emirates sees demand returning on US routes

The airline announced in April it would cut flights on five US routes from May

Qatar Airways firms up order for 20 Boeing 737 jets

The airline signed a letter of intent for up to 60 narrowbody 737 MAX 8 jets, worth $6.9bn at list prices

Kuwait’s ALAFCO orders 20 Boeing 737 Max 8s worth $2.2bn

The company said it already had unfilled orders for 20 737 Max aeroplanes

Dubai’s Emirates urges passengers to arrive early ahead of Eid holiday

The carrier said 106,000 travellers would pass through Dubai International’s Terminal 3 during the Eid period

Oman Air increases flight frequency to Qatar

The carrier’s services and routes remain unaffected by Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain’s decision to close air links and airspace to Qatar

Qatar push to reopen neighbours’ skies to flights left unresolved

Qatar had asked the ICAO to intervene after its national carrier was denied access to its neighbours’ airspace

flydubai to begin flights to Kilimanjaro, up frequency to Zanzibar

The relaunched service will mark flydubai’s third location in Tanzania

Dubai’s Emirates fined and barred from route expansion in China

The move is related to two incidents on April 17 and May 18

UN agency to assess airspace closure against Qatar

Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt cut diplomatic and transport ties with Qatar a week ago

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways to drop San Francisco route from October

The flight was already reduced from a daily service to three times a week

Dubai’s Emirates considers equipping staff with AR goggles to improve service

“We could enhance customer service tremendously,” the airline’s chief digital officer said

Dubai’s Emirates SkyCargo begins weekly flights to Luxembourg

The first Boeing 777 freighter from Dubai World Central arrived in Luxembourg yesterday

Saudi’s Flynas tries to poach Qatar Airways staff

The Saudi low cost carrier said it wanted personnel including pilots and sales, security and maintenance staff

Saudi, UAE, Bahrain say airspace closure due to threats after Qatar Airways comments

Al Baker had appealed to the International Civil Aviation Organization to declare the airspace closure as illegal

Qatar Airways profit up 21.7% amid uncertainty surrounding Gulf operations

The state-owned carrier has been hard hit by the closing of air links and airspace by its Gulf neighbours

Bahrain’s Gulf Air confirms CEO resignation

No replacement has been announced for Maher Salman Al Musallam

UAE closes its airspace to planes from Doha, blocks Qatari websites

The website of Qatar Airways has now been blocked in the UAE

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Aviation Group ends JV talks with TUI AG

The potential joint venture involved the leisure operations of Air Berlin Group and TUIfly

Dubai’s new smart scheme will allow travellers to use smartphones as passports

The initiative, called Emirates Smart Wallet, is meant to further streamline travel movement at the Dubai airport