Emirates to launch A380 on daily route to Morocco’s Casablanca

The airline will be the first to operate a commercial Airbus A380 flight to Morocco

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad confirms job cuts to reduce costs

The airline said it was operating in an “increasingly competitive landscape”

Etihad and Lufthansa announce code-share deal

Under the deal, Lufthansa will place its LH code on Etihad’s flights between Abu Dhabi and Frankfurt and Munich

Dubai Airports predicts heavy passenger traffic this weekend

Some seven million passengers are expected to pass through the airport during December

Qatar Airways to introduce A380 on Doha-Melbourne route

Qatar originally launched the route with a 259-seater Boeing 777

Saudi-backed JetSmarter achieves $1.5bn valuation

JetSmarter said it would use the funds to create new scheduled flights across the GCC

Qatar Airways wants Airbus A321neos instead of A320neo jets

Qatar Airways has cancelled deliveries for at least three A320neo jets

Iran Air to buy 80 planes from Boeing

The planes will be delivered over 10 years, according to IRNA

Middle East airlines to require more than 200,000 additional staff by 2035

New aircraft deliveries will need to be served by thousands of new staff, according to Boeing

Dubai’s Emirates plans premium economy within 18 months

The airline’s president said premium economy was an option to reduce declining yields

EU bans Iran’s Aseman Airlines from flying in Europe

Aseman Airlines was added to the EU’s air safety list

Work on Saudi’s Taif International Airport to begin next year

The project was first announced in 2014

Qatar Airways announces Doha-Dublin flights

The carrier will begin the service from June next year

Abu Dhabi-based GI Aviation to begin commercial flights

The company plans to offer a more affordable private air charter service

UAE aviation authority says drone disruption minimised in recent incident

A GCAA official said the regulator is exploring a number of means to limit the impact of drone activity within its airspace

Etihad board approves plans to create new European airline with TUI

Headquartered in Vienna, the new airline group is scheduled to begin operations in April 2017

Abu Dhabi’s Strata expects to break even in 2018

In July, Strata won two contracts from Airbus valued at $1bn to manufacture parts

Qatar Airways jet makes emergency landing after turbulence injures passengers

According to reports, several passengers were injured during the turbulence

Chairman of Abu Dhabi Airports and TDIC replaced

Ali Majed al-Mansouri served as Abu Dhabi Airports chairman since 2012 and TDIC chairman since 2014

Free unlimited wifi to be available at all Dubai airports

Dubai Airports is currently investing in over 6,000 new wifi access points to upgrade the network

Emirates begins world’s shortest A380 route to Doha

The flying time is less than 1.5 hours between Dubai and Doha

Flydubai launches double daily flights to Bangkok

The route, at just over six hours, is one of the airline’s longest in terms of travel time

Qatar Airways to launch flights to Rio, Las Vegas as it expands its 2017-18 network

The airline will now launch flights to a total of 15 new destinations in 2017-18

KLM to suspend Doha route after 33 years

The Dutch carrier said the route had become “unprofitable”

Saudi-bound Air India Express flight makes emergency landing in Kerala

The emergency landing took place after “sparks” were seen in the aircraft

Dubai airport passenger traffic crosses 69 million between Jan-Oct

The airport posted a 2.7 per cent growth on traffic in October

UAE’s Air Arabia confirms options for five A320s

The additions will be put into service in the second quarter of 2017

JetSmarter launches shared Dubai-London private jet service

The scheduled service is expected to offer a cheaper form of private jet travel

Nokia, UAE Aviation Authority to collaborate on drone management system

The deal follows a number of airspace closures at Dubai International Airport in recent months

Emirates Dubai-San Francisco passengers hit by lengthy delay after medical emergency

The airline said the flight had to return to Dubai due to crew working hour restrictions