The incident is likely to rekindle a debate about whether black box flight recorders should be replaced with satellite-based systems capable of sending back telemetry in real time.
The ITF is running a campaign against Qatar Airways over its monitoring of staff and rules preventing women from becoming pregnant and getting married.
Emirates confirmed a hydraulic brake fluid leak on the flight, which was travelling from Kuwait.
The airline may order more of the world’s largest passenger plane depending on its performance, the CEO said.
Middle Eastern carriers are benefitting from the strength of regional economies and a solid growth in business-related premium travel, says IATA.
Qatar Airways joins Emirates in providing more access to and from Tokyo’s second airport
Etihad Airways said all flights into Abu Dhabi were temporarily diverted to other airports in the region.
Technical failure forces Abu Dhabi flights to other regional airports
Germany’s Lufthansa has announced plans to offer wirelessly streamed movies to passengers.
The jumbo jet will feature eight seats/beds in first class, and customers will have access to an exclusive lounge on board.
Seats have 50 per cent more room than economy and will initially be on Boeing 747-8s and gradually rolled out across the long-haul fleet.
Air passenger traffic in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Oman is expected to grow at 6.6, 6.9 and 7.2 per cent respectively, a report says.
The current regulations only allow small shipments, such as parcels sent by online retailers, to be cleared by customs.
The airline benefited from a 30 per cent increase in partnership revenues, to $820 million, as its equity alliance stable rose to seven airlines.
Talks between the airlines intensified last month and sources close to the matter said Etihad might be interested in buying a stake of up to 40 per cent in the Italian carrier.
Etihad would have to be convinced that Alitalia could be moved to profitability, the Abu Dhabi airline’s CEO James Hogan told reporters.
The low-cost airline announced full-year 2013 net profit of Dhs222.8 million.
Low-cost carrier about to step into the aviation breach following RAK Airways’ closure
The Gulf carrier will initially operate the extra flights on two three-class Boeing 777-300ERs, leased from partner Jet Airways, and from May 1, Jet Airways will take over the service
The Doha carrier now connects four UAE gateways to its global network
A tie-up with Etihad could bring Alitalia the resources to invest in a new strategy focused on long-haul routes.
The group’s planned capital expenditure, net of operating lease liability, will be reduced to $800 million in the next two years, providing reductions of AD$1 billion.
The 1,600-company freezone now accounts for 8 per cent of Dubai’s trade
Akbar Al Baker said Qatar Airways was in talks with British Airways, one of the founding members of the oneworld alliance, on a codesharing agreement.
Strategic agreement follows Qatar’s entry into the oneworld alliance
UAE residents and holidaying Europeans now have improved access to the popular Thai destination
The windy city will shortly will be served by all three Gulf carriers and becomes Emirates’ ninth US gateway
Trade missions designed to foster opportunities across food & beverage, agriculture, education, urban design, marine and fashion
An extra charge of Dhs2 will be levied on all credit and debit card payments while Nol card users will incur a Dhs1 charge.
The loan will finance the delivery of the next 17 aircraft on order for the carrier.