Jet Airways flight from Dubai diverted back after technical issue

The flight to Mangalore returned to Dubai airport on Wednesday morning after problems onboard

Firefighter dies during Emirates’ plane crash at Dubai airport

Flight EK521 from Thiruvananthapuram had 282 passengers and 18 crew onboard

Qantas flight to Dubai returns to Sydney due to technical snag

The Airbus A380 aircraft turned back an hour into its journey

Emirates resumes flights to Guinea capital Conakry

The airline had suspended flights to the city in 2014 over Ebola fears

Etihad launches 787 Dreamliner to Shanghai

The aircraft increases capacity on the route by 14 per cent

Oman Air pens codeshare deal with Saudia

Customers can book flights through either airline between Muscat and Riyadh, Dammam, Jeddah, or Medina

Passenger traffic at Abu Dhabi airport up 6.6% in first half of 2016

The UAE capital welcomed over 11.84 million passengers at its international airport in H1

Iraqi Airways plane makes emergency landing in Kuwait

The incident happened on a Boeing 767 that was heading to New Delhi

US allows American-made planes to be flown to Iran

A new licence allows US-made planes to have “temporary sojourn” in Iran

Indigo flight from Dubai diverted to Mumbai due to “unruly behaviour”

A passenger onboard the aircraft reportedly turned “violent”

Airline subsidy row: US government exonerates Gulf carriers

Long-running Open Skies row ends with no further action

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to launch second A380 service to New York

The superjumbo will replace a Boeing 777-300ER currently serving the route

Emirates to deploy A380 on Johannesburg route

The jumbo jet will be deployed on the route from February 1, 2017

Emirates flight to Maldives from Dubai makes emergency Mumbai landing

The plane was reportedly forced to land after smoke was detected in the cockpit and cabin

Etihad and partners to support 108,000 US jobs this year

The airline says it will contribute $10.7bn to the US economy in 2016

Nepal Airlines to resume flights to Dubai

The carrier stopped serving Dubai in 2012

Dubai’s Emirates denies alleged recruitment freeze

The airline is in the midst of an 11-week cabin crew hiring freeze, according to a source

Emirates ID holders can now use e-gates at Dubai International Airport

The new system aims to speed up travel time through immigration areas

Suspicious bag scare on SpiceJet flight from Dubai was ‘false alarm’

The bag belonged to a passenger who failed to board the flight in Dubai

Emirates to upgrade second daily flight on Milan route to A380

The upgrade indicates a capacity increase of 1,834 seats per week between the two cities

Suspicious package found on Dubai-Amritsar SpiceJet flight

The package was on the flight at the Amritsar airport on Thursday

Jeddah airport passengers told to arrive four hours before departure

The new rules follow instances of some lounges accommodating three times more passengers than their capacity

Emirates flies ‘one off’ A380 to Chicago

The service leaves the door open to operating the superjumbo to Chicago on a regular basis

Turkish Airlines cancels more than 160 flights

Gulf passengers from Abu Dhabi and Doha have been affected by the cancellations

Qatar Airways seals agreement for Meridiana stake

The agreement follows months of talks that were believed to have been held back by the airline’s labour unions

Shanghai Airport Authority fined over Emirates teenage stowaway

Authority fined for failing to maintain safety initiatives including fences at airport hub

Construction begins on Bahrain airport expansion

Contractors raise $284m to support work at Bahrain airport

The facility covers the bonding and working capital requirements of the joint venture completing the work

Abu Dhabi’s Strata awarded $1bn Airbus parts contracts

The deals will see Strata construct parts for the A320 and A350 in Abu Dhabi

Gulf Air signs $900m deal for Rolls-Royce engines

Gulf Air previously selected Rolls-Royce’s Trent 700 engine to power its current wide body fleet

Qatar Airways to buy 10% of LATAM Airlines, eyes Meridiana stake

Qatar Airways’ deal with LATAM will inject $613m into the Chile-based carrier