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Exclusive: Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Plans To Buy 49% Stake In Alitalia – CEO

Etihad is looking to invest up to $1.7 billion in Alitalia over the next four years.

Emirates’ Decision To Cancel A350 Order Will Be A “Blow” For Airbus

The Dubai carrier cancelled its entire order of 70 A350 XWB aircraft following a “fleet requirement review”.

Abu Dhabi Ports Awards Dhs20m Contract For Phase 2 Of Marfa Port

Construction firm Alba Tec won the contract and will build landside infrastructure and new marina facilities at the port.

Airbus Says Emirates Cancels Order For 70 A350 Planes

Emirates placed the order for 50 A350-900 and 20 A350-1000 jets in 2007.

Alitalia Needs A Few Weeks To Close Etihad Deal – CEO

Gabriele del Torchio said Etihad was proposing to invest up to 560 million euros in Alitalia.

Emirates, Etihad Warn Of Flight Delays On Karachi Route

A terrorist attack killed at least 27 people in Karachi’s Jinnah airport on Sunday.

Etihad Withdraws From Skytrax, Airline Ratings Firm Says Carrier Can’t Opt-out From Awards

The airline said it made the decision after reviewing the criteria and measurement of the Skytrax Airline Rating System.

Abu Dhabi International Passenger Traffic Up 22.5% in April

Passenger traffic at the Abu Dhabi International Airport surpassed 1.6 million in April.

Alitalia CEO Says Job Cuts From Etihad Tie-Up To Number 2,200

Alitalia and Etihad have been in talks since December, but a deal has so far proved elusive.

Alitalia Gives Initial Nod To Etihad Plan, To Continue Talks

Alitalia’s board on Friday “expressed appreciation” for Etihad’s proposals, which government sources say include plans to make the Italian carrier profitable by 2017.

Global Airlines’ Summit Highlights Growing Power Of Gulf Carriers

Senior representatives of over 200 airlines attended the IATA meeting in Doha, making Qatar the first Gulf country to host the summit.

Demand For Middle East Carriers Soars – IATA Report

Middle East carriers saw an 18.6 per cent increase in passenger demand in April, which is the strongest growth for any region.

Emirates To Start A380 Frankfurt Services

One of the airline’s three daily services to be upgraded to A380s from September, complementing double-decker A380 flights into Munich

Etihad Launches Daily Zurich Flights

Daily services on A330-300 aircraft will be supported by Etihad Regional’s traffic growth

Etihad Expands Codeshare Agreement With India’s Jet Airways

The Abu Dhabi carrier has placed its ‘EY’ code on Jet Airways’ domestic services for the first time, as part of the deal.

Emirates Airline Sees Progress Soon On A380 Engine Upgrade

Emirates has expressed interest in applying the lessons of other Airbus re-engining projects to the four-engined superjumbo.

Etihad Airways Takes Steps Toward Alitalia Investment

Both airlines will proceed with final documentation to complete the transaction once the board and stakeholders in Alitalia confirm acceptance of the terms.

Etihad Starts Los Angeles Flights

Today’s inaugural flight marks Etihad’s fourth US destination and one of the longest flights globally

Qatar Airways Delays Taking First A380 By Several Weeks

Delays in jetliner deliveries can cause disruption and extra cost for airlines as they reassign aircraft to fill the gap.

Shipping Firms Shy Away From Iran Despite Deal To Ease Sanctions

An Iranian trade source said the country was relying more on its domestic shipping fleet or using land routes.

Air Serbia Passengers Rise On Etihad’s Connectivity

Revenues rise 47 per cent on back of Etihad Airways’ global connectivity, growing codeshare partners and introduction of three Airbus aircraft

Qatar Airways Launches Edinburgh Flights

Scottish passengers and companies now have better access to Asian and Australasian markets

Emirates To Start A380 Mumbai Services In July

The Dubai carrier will also deploy larger Boeing 777 aircraft to Delhi and Hyderabad

Qatar Airways Delays A380 London Heathrow Launch

Airline’s website shows double-decker’s launch has been put back until July 1

Pictures: Qatar Airways Begins Operations From New Doha Airport

Qatar’s national airline shifted operations to the much-delayed Hamad International Airport in Doha on May 27.

Dubai Airports: Passenger Traffic Up, Runway Upgrade “Ahead Of Schedule”

Passenger traffic through Dubai’s main airport reached 6.16 million in April, the airport operator said.

Emirates Eyes A380 Vienna Services

If previous ‘one offs’ are an indicator, it may not be long before Austrian travellers fly on the airline’s A380s regularly.

Qatar Airways Shifts Operations To Hamad International Airport

All flights from 9:00am Doha time on Tuesday, 27 May, will operate from the new airport.

Bahrain Plans IPO For Khalifa Bin Salman Port Operator

The listing aims to fulfill a contractual agreement made when the port opened in 2009.

Etihad-Owned Air Berlin Considers Splitting In Two

Air Berlin could be divided into a unit that offers traditional scheduled flights and another that flies to tourist destinations.