Saudi Airlines starts sale of $500m medical business

The sale process could be completed by the third quarter

Etihad says will no longer invest in Italy’s Alitalia

Etihad took a 49 per cent stake in Alitalia in 2014

Saudi awards Jeddah airport contract to Singapore’s Changi

The contract runs for up to 20 years

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad appoints new MD for Hala group

Gavin Halliday will replace Darren Peisley, the acting managing director of Hala Group

Emirates to fly all A380 to Melbourne as Qantas drops Melbourne-Dubai-London route

Emirates will operate its third daily Melbourne flight with an A380 from March 2018

Dubai’s Emirates to fly only A380 jets to Spain

The airline, which already flies a double daily A380 service to Barcelona, will also operate a double daily A380 service to Madrid

Qatar Airways to add fifth daily non-stop flight from Doha to Bangkok

The new service will begin from June 1, 2017

New supersonic jets could soon cut Dubai-New York flight time by almost half

US-based company Boom plans to begin supersonic passenger jets in the 2020s

Etihad-backed Alitalia readies for special administration after rescue plan rejected

Workers on Monday rejected a plan to cut jobs and salaries

Emirates chairman signals US expansion plans on hold after travel curbs

Emirates said last week it was cutting flights on five US routes

Passenger traffic at Dubai International airport up 7.4% in Q1

About 22.5 million passengers used the airport during the first quarter

Flydubai to increase flights to Russia after UAE visa changes

Russian visitors to Dubai rose 106 per cent in the first three months of 2017

Big three US carriers ‘swindle’ their customers – Qatar Airways CEO

Akbar Al Baker says not worried about Trump administration siding with the three US airlines

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

Revealed: Top 10 airlines in the world – TripAdvisor

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