UAE’s Etihad Airways appoints new boss in charge of airline stakes

Kamark will replace Bruno Matheu who has held the position since May 2016

Dubai Aerospace to buy aircraft leasing firm AWAS

Dubai Aerospace said the combined company will have an owned, managed and committed aircraft fleet of 394 aircraft

Qatar Airways closes in on Meridiana deal, to own minority stake in Indian airline

Al Baker also said the airline will not reduce flight frequency to the United States

New Zealand mulling extra security on flights from Dubai, Doha

The new rules would follow similar measures introduced last month by the US, Britain and Australia

Emirates remains ‘committed’ to US market despite reducing flights – president

The airline announced this week that it is reducing flights to five cities in the US

Dubai airline Emirates reduces flights on five US routes as demand drops

Restrictions imposed by US President Donald Trump’s administration has weakened demand

Dubai airline Emirates says travel flows from US to Iran have dropped

In March, US President Donald Trump signed an order keeping a 90-day ban on travel to the US by citizens of Iran

Dubai’s Emirates chides United’s overbooking controversy in new video

The YouTube clip features a quote from United’s CEO and utilises its ‘fly the friendly skies’ slogan

Oman’s SalamAir to fly to Jeddah, Pakistan

The low cost carrier began operations in January

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Dubai’s Emirates has been named the world’s best airline

Saudi’s STC beats Emirates to rank as Middle East’s most valuable brand

Emirates had led the Brand Finance top 50 list since 2010

Europe regulator says tech ban in airline cabins may cause fire risks

Personal electronic devices carry a fire risk due to their lithium batteries

Etihad-backed Alitalia cancels 60% of flights as workers strike

Italy’s flagship carrier has made an annual profit only a few times in its 70-year history

Oman Air to fly daily to Manchester from May

Oman Air also flies twice daily to London Heathrow

Dubai’s Emirates offers Surface tablets to passengers on US flights

Etihad and Qatar also introduced similar services last week

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad says bookings to US ‘healthy’ despite laptop ban

Last month, the US introduced a ban on most electronics from the cabins of passenger flights from the Middle East

Australia to screen electronic devices on flights from UAE, Qatar

€œExplosive detection screening will be conducted for randomly selected passengers and their baggage

Fire breaks out at Dubai International Airport

“The blaze was extinguished within minutes by Dubai Airports’ Fire Service,” a spokesperson said

Emirates A380 collides with Scoot plane in Singapore

Both aircraft will require repairs

IATA CEO says US, UK electronics bans creating ‘severe’ commercial distortions

Alexandre de Juniac called for governments to urgently find alternatives to the measures

Etihad offers first, business class passengers free wifi, iPads on US flights

The move comes following a ban on large electronic devices in airplane cabins of direct US flights

Etihad and Lufthansa eyeing additional codeshare routes – report

The two carriers entered an initial codeshare deal last year

Dubai’s Emirates might offer laptops on ‘loan’ to passengers amid US ban

Electronic devices larger than a mobile phone have been banned from passenger cabins on direct US flights from 10 airports

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Dubai International passenger traffic up 8.8% in Feb

The increase brings year to date traffic at the airport up 9.3 per cent

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad launches 787 on Amman route, plans second daily service

Etihad CEO Peter Baumgartner said the higher capacity was designed to meet demand

Qatar Airways CEO says laptop ban not ‘targeting’ Gulf carriers

The U.S. introduced new security measures on March 25

Dubai’s Emirates launches three additional A380 routes

The airline becomes the first to operate scheduled A380 services to Latin America and North Africa

Low cost carrier Air Arabia to launch flights to Turkey’s Trabzon

The airline will operate flights to the city three times per week from June 23

Bad weather causes delays, diversions at Dubai International

More than a dozen inbound flights were diverted due to poor weather conditions

Emirates to launch Dubai-Nice A380 service

The carrier said the superjumbo would increase its capacity on the route by 44 per cent