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

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

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RTA to launch own payment app with Uber and Careem

The Palm Monorail and Dubai Trolley also set to join RTA’s Integrated Mobility Platform

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

Careem to bring ‘self-driving electric pods’ to the Middle East

Careem said the pods would be safer, more efficient and environmentally friendly than today’s vehicles

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

Iran will issue visa on arrival to all but 9 countries

Italy expects to sign $1.1bn Iran high-speed rail deal in Feb 2017

The contract is for the roughly 100 km-stretch between Qom and Arak

Abu Dhabi to be monitored by thousands of CCTV cameras

The emirate has set up a new system aimed at improving road surveillance

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

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala forms aircraft composites joint venture with Solvay

The joint venture has already been awarded its first primary materials supply contract by Boeing

Careem announces $100m research and development strategy

Investment includes new hires in the UAE and Pakistan

Qatar Airways announces $440m net profit for 2016

The carrier group published its financial results for the first time on Monday

Air Arabia launches new route to Georgia’s Batumi

The low cost carrier will operate two weekly flights from Sharjah

Flydubai to launch double daily service to Bangkok

The service is likely to be one of the airline’s longest in terms of travel time

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RTA to open Jumeirah Bridge this month as part of Canal project

The six-lane flyover is scheduled to fully open on July 21

Emirates chief says not much expected from EU aviation deal

The EU is pursuing air traffic agreements with the UAE and Qatar

flydubai partners with Booking.com to offer hotel deals

The company’s site will include guest reviews and a range of payment options

Nile Air launches Cairo, Al Ain service

An Airbus A320 aircraft will operate the new service

Dubai’s Emirates begins several capacity and service upgrades

The airline is boosting capacity to Bangkok and Los Angeles from July 1

Abu Dhabi Airports appoints new acting CEO

CEO Mohamed Mubarak Al Mazrouei has now been appointed as an advisor to the chairman

Dubai airport passenger traffic rises 7.2% in May

In the first five months of this year, traffic expanded 7 per cent to 34.65 million passengers

Flydubai boosts Kuwait capacity for holiday traffic

Flydubai makes Dubai, Bucharest service daily

The move follows year-on-year passenger traffic growth on the route