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Etihad To Start Second A380 to London From May 1

Two of the airline’s three daily flights to London will now be operated by the jumbo jet.

Bahrain-Dubai Joint Venture Closes Third Bombardier Deal

The deal for the leasing of three Bombardier Q400 NextGen planes is worth $94 million at list prices.

Air Arabia Jordan To Launch Services On May 18

Sharjah-based Air Arabia, which bought a 49 per cent stake in Petra Airlines in January, has rebranded the airline as Air Arabia Jordan.

Qatar Navigation Says Q1 Net Profit Up 4% On Core Business Growth

Milaha’s core units – Maritime & Logistics, Gas & Petrochem and Offshore – posted a combined increase in profitability of 71 per cent year on year.

UAE Aviation Firm Sanad Says Raises $90m Loan

The transaction will increase the company’s total borrowing to $600 million.

Dubai’s DP World Posts 4.4% Rise In Q1 Gross Container Volumes

Gross volumes totalled 15 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEU) in the opening three months of 2015.

Airbus Upbeat On Sales As A380 Marks Bitter-Sweet Anniversary

Airbus has booked no new airline orders for the jumbo jet since 2013.

Emirates Says Still Waiting To Hear From Airbus On A380 Revamp

Emirates has said it would look at placing an order for up to 200 of the so-called A380neo jets should Airbus go ahead with the update.

Rolls-Royce Wins $9.2 bn Engine Order From Emirates For A380s

The contract includes a long-term “Totalcare” package, which means Rolls-Royce will also provide service and maintenance to Emirates for the Trent 900 engines.

Boeing Sees F/A-18 Middle East Export Decision Soon

The company declined to name the country involved but it is widely reported to be Kuwait, which is considering renewing its fleet.

Jumbo Jets Airbus A380, Boeing 747 Face A Make Or Break Year

There were zero orders placed by commercial airlines for new Boeing 747s or Airbus A380s last year.

Dubai’s Ruler Issues New Law On Aviation Safety

The law regulates the usage of laser, fireworks, light beams and drones in Dubai’s airspace.

Emirates Launches Second Daily A380 To London Gatwick

Capacity rise on key London route coincides with arrival of its 60th A380 aircraft

Dubai’s RTA Begins Work On Dhs32m Cycling Track

The new track will connect the existing cycling path at Seih Assalam to Mohammed bin Zayed Road and onwards to Nad Al Sheba.

Changes To Gulf Open Skies Pacts Could Involve Price, Capacity Dumping Rules -Delta CEO

Delta and other U.S. airlines have charged their Gulf competitors with receiving more than $40 billion in subsidies from their home governments.

Saudi’s Bahri Says Q1 Net Profit More Than Doubles On Year-Ago

The company’s net profit for the three months to March 31 was SAR398.4 million.

Etihad Airways Added $1bn To Europe’s Economy In 2014

The airline’s capital spending on aircraft and other aviation equipment pumped in $2.6 billion to the European economy last year while supporting 28,100 jobs.

Saudi Arabia’s Ras Tanura Port Reopens After Shutdown

The port was shut on Monday because of poor visibility and strong winds.

Bad Weather Shuts Saudi Arabia’s Ras Tanura Port

Ras Tanura port is a major oil operations centre for Saudi Aramco.

Sheikh Mohammed Approves Plans For Dubai Metro’s Red Line Extension

The project will extend the Red Line to the Expo 2020 site and will add 15 kilometres in length and seven stations.

Emirates To Launch A380 Daily Service To Copenhagen

The airline will deploy its two-class configured A380 from December 1, 2015 on this route, significantly increasing capacity.

Saudi’s Bahri Says Q1 Net Profit More Than Doubles

It attributed the rise to an increase in its fleet of very large crude carriers to 31 from 17.

Saudi Shipper Bahri Signs Deal With South Korea’s S-Oil

Bahri expects to book revenues of at least $67 million annually from the deal.

Emirates Launches Second A380 Daily Service To Zurich

The second A380 service will begin from October 1, 2015, adding 945 seats per week on the route.

Louis Berger Inks $100m Deal To Develop Madinah’s Public Transport System

The firm will act as the programme management office consultant (PMOC) for the public transportation project that aims to ease congestion.

Abu Dhabi Airports Names Board Member Al-Mazrouei As CEO

He replaces Tony Douglas, who joined Britain’s defence ministry (MoD).

Etihad Purchase Of Darwin Stake Gets Swiss Approval

The Abu Dhabi carrier agreed to buy a 33.3 per cent stake in Lugano, Switzerland-based Darwin at the start of 2014.

UAE Sandstorm Disrupts Air Traffic In Dubai, Abu Dhabi

Many flights coming into Dubai from South Asia, Iran and the GCC region have been delayed or cancelled.

Dubai’s Budget Airline Flydubai Begins Chennai Flights

The carrier will operate three flights per week to Chennai.

Qatar Airways Increases Flights To Bali and Jakarta

The airline will begin increased services to Jakarta and Bali from July 5 and July 16 respectively.