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Emirates SVP to become oneworld CEO

Rob Gurney played a key role in developing Emirates’ bilateral relationship with Qantas

Kuwait says taxi fares still lowest in the region

Taxi rate increases come into effect from today

Qatar Airways plans large aircraft order soon – CEO

Qatar Airways said in July it was in advanced talks with Boeing to buy up to 30 narrowbody planes

Kuwait prepares for taxi fare increase

Petrol prices in Kuwait will increase by up to 83 per cent from tomorrow

Careem resumes Abu Dhabi operations, Uber services still offline

Careem said it is operating on a skeleton basis while Uber says it still waiting for clarity from authorities

Qatar Airways boosts services to Riyadh

The airline will operate 20 weekly flights to and from Riyadh from September 1

Qatar becomes latest GCC state to levy airport tax on passengers

Every passenger leaving from Doha’s Hamad International Airport will be charged QAR35

Uber, Careem services down as drivers detained in Abu Dhabi

Some drivers had reportedly been detained over violations of regulations

Airline KLM Royal Dutch to resume services to Iran

The airline will operate four weekly services between Amsterdam and Tehran

Uber, Careem suspend Abu Dhabi services

The companies have not given any reason as to why their services were halted

Turkey’s Tekfen to build Qatar’s $2.1bn Al Khor Expressway

The highway will be 34km in length and incorporate 10 lanes

Dubai’s RTA to reopen Dubai Marina intersection adjacent to tram

The left and U-turns at the intersection of Al Sufouh-Al Gharbi Streets will open in early September

First half passenger traffic at Dubai World Central surges 95%

New flights from low cost carrier flydubai contributed significantly to the increase

Lufthansa’s Eurowings ditches Cologne-Dubai route

The seasonal service was scheduled to resume in December

Saudia shifts domestic operations to Riyadh airport’s new Terminal 5

The terminal will offer some 36 check-in counters for Saudia customers

Qatar Airways flight makes emergency landing in Istanbul

One of the engines of the Airbus 330 aircraft reportedly caught fire shortly after takeoff

Dubai’s DP World to delay Jebel Ali port expansion

The plan to add capacity to Terminal 3 will be delayed into 2017

Emirates to operate one-off A380 to Amman

The A380 service will be operated to Amman on September 25, to mark Emirates’ 30th year of flying to Jordan

Emirates appoints UAE nationals to GCC management roles

New managers appointed in Qatar, Bahrain and Oman

Dubai’s RTA to boost taxi fleet by 40% to 7000 by 2021

The RTA’s new five-year plan will also see 50 per cent of the taxis converted into hybrid vehicles

Exclusive: Dnata president on what lies ahead

President of dnata and Emirates Group services Gary Chapman explains where it all began and where the company is going next

Dubai government to buy new electric and hybrid cars

Up to 10 per cent of new vehicles will be electric and hybrid cars

Air Arabia Q2 net profit down despite passenger increase

Airline blames regional shift in traffic and excess capacity for the decrease

Emirates offers EK521 passengers $7,000 compensation

Flight EK521 crash landed on arrival in Dubai last week

Aramex confirms stake acquisition by Australia Post

The deals follows Aramex’s recent sale of a Sydney-based courier firm to Australia Post

Saudi to nationalise health, automobile sectors

Plans come after the kingdom announced the complete Saudisation of the mobile sector

Hyperloop train to travel from Dubai to Fujairah in ‘less than 10 minutes’

Dubai to host international competition next month for hyperloop project designs

Emirates to deploy third daily A380 to Manchester

The jumbo jet will increase capacity on the route by 11 per cent

Dubai airport traffic drops by 1% in June due to Ramadan

In the first half of this year passenger traffic rose 5.8 per cent to 40.51 million people

Dubai to expand Burj Khalifa metro station under new 2030 transport plan

Dubai’s ruler also approves design of marine transport stations for the water canal project