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Airspace management, instability impact GCC growth potential, warns IATA CEO

Region grapples with issues but IATA predicts 6 per cent demand growth in 2019

Gulf Air says its niche will be to offer premium service

Bahrain’s national airline expects to carry around 5.8 million passengers this year

RTA to operate ferry between Dubai Mall and Dubai Marina Mall

The ferry service will take about 1 hour 20 minutes one-way

Saudi private jet industry stalls after corruption crackdown

Dozens of planes worth hundreds of millions of dollars are stranded at airports across the kingdom, according to sources

UAE low cost carrier Air Arabia launches flights to Belgrade

The service will begin in June with four weekly flights

Abu Dhabi’s Masdar launches region’s first all-electric bus

The bus can seat 30 passengers with a range of 150 kilometres per battery charge

Revealed: Top 20 safest airlines in the world for 2019

Dubai airline Emirates has been selected among the top 20 safest airlines for this year

Video: Emirates A380 jet battles heavy winds to land safely at UK airport

The jumbo jet was buffeted by severe winds at the Birmingham airport this week

Passenger traffic at Dubai airport reaches 81.4 million between Jan-Nov

The number of passengers using the airport fell 0.8 per cent to 6.9 million in November

UAE’s Gulftainer appoints new group COO

Fred Castonguay will help Gultainer expand its ports and logistics portfolio globally

All domestic flights from Jeddah to shift to new airport this year

The King Abdulaziz International Airport had a soft launch in May 2018

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Power Letters 2019: Sir Tim Clark, Emirates president

The President of Emirates talks innovation, growth and how to cope with headwinds in the aviation business

Saudi low-cost airline flyadeal launches four new routes from Dammam

Daily flights have been launched from Dammam to Riyadh, Madinah, Jazan and Abha

Dubai’s RTA offers discount on three-digit vehicle number plates

Among the three-digit plates on offer are T 738, J 945 and P 682

Over 2 million used public transport in Dubai on New Year’s Eve

Over 866,800 people used the Dubai Metro on NYE

Emirates expects over 180,000 travellers to pass through Dubai airport from Jan 1-5

The busiest day in the first week of 2019 is expected on Wednesday, January 2

Saudi’s Haramain railway mulls 30 daily trips by end-2019

The line transported more than 118,000 passengers through 310 trips since its launch on October 11

Dubai’s Emirates carries over 59 million passengers in 2018

The airline operated over 192,000 flights in the last 12 months

UAE regulator evaluating resuming flights by national carriers to Damascus

Etihad and Emirates suspended flights to Damascus in 2012 because of security concerns

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UAE rescue helicopter crashes after hitting world’s longest zip line in Ras Al Khaimah

All four crew members on board died in the accident

Dubai Duty Free surpasses $2bn in sales

The retailer also recorded more than 3.5 per cent growth year-on-year

New allegations against Ghosn concern payments to Saudi businessman, say sources

Japanese prosecutors arrested Ghosn for a third time last week, in a case that has rocked the auto industry

Over 10.7 million passengers use smart gates at Dubai airports this year

The smart gates allow passengers to clear the immigration process in between seven to 10 seconds

Saudi to appoint new private-sector operator for Jeddah airport in 2019

Saudi’s aviation authority GACA terminated an agreement with a consortium led by Singapore’s Changi Airport in February

Weekly direct flight launched between Ras Al Khaimah and Poland’s Wroclaw

Launched by Enter Air – a charter airline of tour operator TUI Poland – the new route will be served every Sunday

Saudi’s flyadeal signs $5.9bn deal for up to 50 Boeing 737 MAX jets

The airline committed to ordering 30 airplanes with options for 20 more

Dubai government to launch taxi venture with Careem

Almost 11,000 taxis will be operated by the new company

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to introduce Dreamliner on daily Hong Kong route

The two-class aircraft will replace the Airbus A330-200 aircraft currently operating the route

Dubai airport crosses billion-passenger mark

The airport ranks as the world’s busiest for international passenger traffic

Emirates flights to Gatwick face diversion, delays as airport suffers drone disruption

All flight arrivals and departures have been suspended at London Gatwick