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UAE’s Emirates and Etihad face UK action over passenger compensation

The UK’s CAA said both airlines refused to pay compensation for delays that caused passengers to arrive three hours late

Video: Dubai’s Emirates to revamp A380 onboard lounge

The new A380 onboard lounge will offer more space with a new seating arrangement

Abu Dhabi International passenger traffic up 2.6% in Jan

The airport saw higher volumes from the UK and India in particular

Dubai FDI to support Tesla’s regional expansion

Tesla launched operations in the UAE this month

Dubai’s Emirates to begin flights to Cambodia’s Phnom Penh

The new route will stop in Myanmar’s Yangon

Saudi rail operations expected to resume on Friday after flooding

Torrential rain caused a train to derail near Dammam last week

Dubai’s Gulf Navigation reaches settlement over oil tankers

“Our primary objective to seek fair and amicable settlements in respect of legacy disputes,” said group CEO Khamis Juma Buamim

Dubai Airports expects 143 million passengers in 2020

The airports operator is targeting a $53bn share of the aviation sector

Flydubai to launch three new summer destinations

The airline will operate to Batumi in Georgia, Qabala in Azerbaijan and Tivat in Montenegro from June to September 2017

Video: UAE’s first nanosatellite successfully launched into space

Nayif-1 is the first 1U nanosatellite programmed to transfer messages in Arabic

Emirates removes seafood meal from economy class menu

The move follows an internal review of products, the airline said

Dubai’s RTA signs deal with Tesla for 200 electric vehicles

The agreement comes following Tesla’s launch in the UAE yesterday

Video: Passenger drones to launch in Dubai by July, says RTA chief

The individual vehicles can carry up to 100kg and travel 40-50km

Tesla launches Model S, X in UAE, to open new Abu Dhabi store

The company plans to deliver vehicles to Dubai by the summer

New Muscat International Airport terminal to open by year-end

The terminal was originally due to open in 2014

Etihad flight from Dublin to UAE diverted over security threat

The plane was diverted to the Al Minhad Air Base in Dubai

Iraqi Airways plane evacuated at Jeddah after wheel catches fire while landing

Emergency crews evacuated 356 passengers from the plane

Dubai’s RTA begins hyperloop feasibility study

Officials have not set a timeline to implement the new technology

Careem resumes services in Abu Dhabi under new regulations

Users will be able to book on-demand rides through the app using a new service called Careem Limo

Saudi issues deadline for Saudisation of motor insurance sector

The kingdom also Saudised issued new rules for the Saudisation of the mobile shop sector last year

Air Arabia swings to surprise Q4 net loss

Air Arabia’s 2016 net profit was Dhs490.4m

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad says passenger traffic up 6% in 2016

“2017 will be another challenging year,” said Etihad Aviation Group president and CEO James Hogan

Qatar Airways expects Trump’s travel ban to be relaxed – report

The travel ban was halted temporarily on Friday following a ruling by a US judge

Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo to launch flights to Sharjah

The airline will begin daily direct flights between Sharjah and Kozhikode from March 20

Dubai government finalising $3bn airport expansion loan

The airport loan covers the first financing portion of the $35bn airport expansion

Qantas flight from Dubai to Melbourne diverted over mechanical fault

The A380 flight was diverted to Singapore after a fault occurred onboard

Tesla shares give up gains on renewed prospect of Musk buying Twitter

Tesla reveals Dubai job openings as it prepares to launch officially in the UAE

Tesla have confirmed that they will be launching in the UAE this month

Qatar Airways begins world’s longest flight to New Zealand

The return service from Auckland to Doha will take 17 hours and 30 minutes

Qatar Airways sets up new company to handle Hamad airport

The Doha-based airport currently serves around 30 million passengers per year

Emirates, Etihad, Qatar Airways to let barred passengers on US flights

A federal judge blocked Trump’s move to ban citizens from seven countries