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

Abu Dhabi airport sees slight drop in October passenger traffic

More than 20 million passengers have passed through the airport so far this year

Qatar Airways flight from Miami makes emergency landing in Zurich

The flight’s crew reportedly detected smoke onboard the aircraft

Investigation into Emirates crash in Dubai to take up to three years

The crash was the first major accident in Emirates’ more-than-30-year history

Oman Air launches $7.8m flight training centre

The facility was built in 11 months and the airline now employs 800 pilots and 1,600 crew

Landing gear failure on Emirates A380 under investigation

The airliner was arriving in Dubai from London last week when the crew received an error message

Qatar Airways gets approval from Brazil regulator for LATAM Airlines stake

Qatar Airways in July agreed to acquire up to 10 per cent of LATAM’s total shares

Fly Egypt to begin direct Abu Dhabi-Alexandria flights

The carrier said it planned to make the service daily in 2017

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to suspend flights to Sao Paulo

The airline said the performance of the route had fallen short of expectations

Dubai’s DWC posts 161% growth in passenger traffic

The growth in passenger traffic was mainly driven by flydubai

UAE low cost carrier Air Arabia posts 26% rise in Q3 net profit

Air Arabia had reported declining profits in four of the preceding five quarters

Qatar Airways fined $185,000 by US for airspace violations

The airline was penalised for operating flights while carrying the American Airlines (AA) code

Abu Dhabi’s Royal Jet targets VVIP growth

Two new Boeing Business Jets will be the first globally to have KA high-band internet

Dubai airline Emirates H1 net profit slumps 75%

The world’s largest carrier of international passengers reported a profit of Dhs786m

Etihad could raise $1bn in planned sukuk debut

The airline had revenues of about $9bn in 2015 and plans to have more than 300 aircraft by 2026

Dubai testing drone detectors after several airport incursions

Operations at Dubai’s main airport were halted for an hour on October 29

Emirates calls for action after “millions of dirhams” lost due to Dubai drone disruption

Airspace around Dubai International has been closed in three separate incidents since June

Dubai selects HSBC to advise on $3bn airport financing

The financing is designed the enable Dubai International and Al Maktoum International to serve up to 146 million passengers by 2025