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Aviation Pushing Through The Crisis

The global aviation sector’s growth trajectory remains intact despite headwinds.

Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways Leasing Unit To Sell 15 A320s For $507m

The carrier will sell aircraft from Sahaab Aircraft Leasing to a joint venture between South Africa’s Investec Bank and Hong Kong-based Chow Tai Fook Enterprises.

Qatar Airways Launches First A350 Flight

The first of the Doha carrier’s 80 A350s has entered service to Frankfurt

Saudi Arabia Mulls Privatisation Of Major Airports

The official, however, did not specify the total number of airports in the Kingdom that will be privatised.

Qatar Airways A350XWB To Fly Double Daily To Frankfurt

Doha carrier wastes no time in ramping up operations of new widebody aircraft

Top 10 Safest Airlines In The World

Australia’s Qantas tops the list, which also includes UAE carriers Emirates and Etihad.

Airbus In Talks With Regulator On Ejectable ‘Black Boxes’

Used in military planes for decades, ejectable recorders separate from the tail during a crash and float, while emitting a satellite distress signal.

US Preclearance At Abu Dhabi Airport Now Extended To All US-Bound Flights

The facility will now be operational for Etihad’s early morning flights, EY103 to New York JFK and EY183 to San Francisco.

Bureaucracy Delaying Qatar Airways Launch In Saudi – CEO

The airline is expecting to begin operations in the Kingdom in the next six to 18 months.

AirAsia Crash Makes Case For Ejectable Black Boxes

ICAO wants to develop a global system to improve plane tracking and ensure accident sites are found quickly.

Emirates Launches Second A380 On Manchester Route

The upgraded service will increase Emirates’ capacity from Manchester by 13 per cent, the airline said.

Abu Dhabi Airport Hit By More Fog, Reschedules Some Flights

Normal operations are expected to resume by later on Thursday afternoon, the spokesman said.

Middle East Carriers Post 12.9% Cargo Growth In November

Middle Eastern air cargo carriers also saw a 17.1 per cent increase in capacity in November, IATA said.

Qatar Airways To Cut Surcharge Following Oil Price Drop

The company declined to comment on exactly how much the cut would be or when it would be implemented.

Qatar Airways Unveils First A350XWB

Qatar’s 283-seat aircraft was officially unveiled to international media and dignatories in Doha today.

Qatar Airways Finalises Deal For Four Boeing Freighters

The Gulf airline also purchased rights for four additional planes, bringing the combined value of the deal to $2.46 billion when exercised.

Middle East Sales Drive Rolls-Royce’s Record Year

The UAE was the third largest market for Rolls-Royce after the US and mainland China in 2014, while Saudi Arabia was fifth.

Etihad Forecasts Normal Operations Post Fog Delay

The airline will also review the amount of time its flights can be on the tarmac with passengers on board, following reports of passengers being held on a plane for nearly 12 hours.

Oman Air Launches Efficiency Plan To Slash Costs

The new plan aims to reduce the total expenditure of the airline by more than OMR100 million over the next three years.

UAE’s Air Arabia Says Buys 49% Of Jordan’s Petra Airlines

Petra Airlines will be rebranded as Air Arabia Jordan and the UAE carrier will establish a hub at Amman’s Queen Alia International Airport.

Delayed Etihad Flight Held On Tarmac For 12 Hours, Passengers Say

Passengers said that they were asked to wait in the plane because Abu Dhabi International was too crowded with travellers from other stranded flights.

Fog Causes Severe Disruption At Abu Dhabi Airport -Etihad Airways

The airport was closed for a little more than an hour from 2.30am local time on Saturday, Etihad said.

Crowded Skies In Southeast Asia Put Pressure On Pilots, Air Traffic Control

Pilots who have flown the Indonesia to Singapore route say it’s not unusual for delays to requests to increase altitude to avoid bad weather.

Bodies From Crashed AirAsia Plane Arrive In Indonesian City

Seven bodies have been recovered from the sea, some fully clothed, which could indicate the Airbus A320-200 was intact when it hit the water.

Russia Turmoil Slows Traffic Growth At Dubai Airport

Passenger traffic related to Russia and other countries in the Commonwealth of Independent States plunged 18.2 per cent from a year earlier in November, Dubai Airports said.

AirAsia A320 Debris Found In Ocean As First Bodies Retrieved

The Indonesian Navy spotted objects suspected to be an emergency door and underwater objects resembling a plane, a senior official said.

AirAsia Search Enters Third Day As U.S. Asked For Assistance

U.S. assistance could include air, surface or underwater detection capabilities, said Rear Admiral John Kirby, the Pentagon press secretary.

AirAsia Search Fails For Second Day With Jet Suspected In Ocean

The Indonesian search team suspects the plane is under water with no signal detected from the emergency local transmitter yet.

Etihad Airways Says Abu Dhabi Airport Resumes Operations

After a two-hour closure, all diverted flights have proceeded to Abu Dhabi and delayed outbound flights have begun departing, a statement said.

Abu Dhabi Airport Closes Temporarily Due To Severe Fog

Etihad Airways diverted 15 inbound flights to five other airports in the region including Dubai World Central and Muscat.