Abu Dhabi’s Etihad takes delivery of its 10th and final Airbus A380

The Abu Dhabi airline received its first A380 jet in 2014

SaudiGulf Airlines expects to agree Boeing 777 order by Q3

Boeing announced this week it was in talks to sell wide body jets to SaudiGulf

Cebu Pacific suspends flights from Manila to Doha, Riyadh and Kuwait

Cebu said fares on the routes had been pushed too low by the expansion of other carriers

Virgin Atlantic flight evacuated in Dubai after security threat

The airline said the evacuation was a precautionary measure

Philippine Airlines suspends Abu Dhabi – Manila service

The carrier said the change was being undertaken as it implements “operational adjustments”

Dubai’s Emirates to add second daily A380 to Birmingham after suspending third service

Emirates confirmed earlier this month that its EK41/42 flight between Dubai and Birmingham would be suspended

Dubai’s Emirates to introduce A380s on all Beijing and Shanghai services

The double deckers will be in a three-class configuration with up to 519 seats

Boeing signs military, commercial deals with Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is seeking closer defence and commercial ties with the United States under Trump

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to fly A380 on daily Paris route

The jumbo jet will be deployed on the route from July 1

Dubai airline Emirates to offer iftar meals during Ramadan

During the holy month, cold meals will be served in lieu of a hot one on all flights to Jeddah and Medina

Dubai pushes back Al Maktoum International Airport expansion to 2018

Dubai is spending around $36bn to expand the airport

Kuwait Airways appoints new CEO

The airline’s former CEO Rasha Al-Roumi, cited a lack of “government backing” for her resignation

The US electronics ban – what it means when you travel from Dubai

The current ban on carry-on electronics on flights to the US means a time-consuming process for passengers

Oman’s SalamAir begins flights to Pakistan

Salamair also plans to launch flights to Taif and increase flights to Madinah during Ramadan

Dubai’s two airports likely to welcome 100 million passengers in 2017

Dubai International welcomed 83.6 million passengers last year

Dubai closes $3bn of financing for airports expansion

The funds will be used to expand the Dubai International and Dubai World Central airports

Dubai’s Emirates to launch third daily service to Brisbane

The direct service will be operated by a Boeing 777-200LR

Emirates airline posts 82% drop in annual profit 

Emirates said revenues were hit by the weakening of all major currencies against the dollar

US likely to expand airline laptop ban to Europe

In March, the US announced laptop restrictions on flights from 10 airports including in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar

Construction work begins on Kuwait’s new $4.3bn airport terminal

The terminal will have the capacity to handle 25 million passengers per year

Bomb threat causes panic on Saudi airliner flynas’ flight heading to Cairo

An apparently mentally unstable 61-year old man was subdued by security staff

Emirates plane grounded in India after bird strike

The bird strike reportedly took place when the aircraft was landing at the Kolkata airport

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad agreed to repay Alitalia’s portion of two bonds

Etihad and its partner airlines issued the bonds worth a combined $1.2bn in 2015 and 2016

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Aviation Group appoints interim CEO and CFO

James Hogan, the current president and group CEO, will be leaving on July 1

Emirates cuts New York flights to twice daily in June

The reductions follow cuts to five of Emirates’ 12 US destinations

Air Arabia’s first quarter profit drops 12.6%

The Sharjah-based airline made a net profit of Dhs97.1m

Qatar Airways signs FIFA sponsorship deal until 2022 World Cup

The 2022 World Cup will be hosted in Qatar

Indian airline IndiGo begins flights to Doha

The carrier has launched daily direct flights to Doha from Delhi and Mumbai

Etihad-backed Air Serbia stops flights to Abu Dhabi in latest equity partner restructuring

The carrier said it would be readjusting to focus on short haul routes in Europe

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad announces fourth daily service to India’s Kozhikode

The new route takes Etihad’s weekly service total to Kerala to 63