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Saudi warns passengers of new powder restrictions on US flights

The new measures comes into force on June 30

Dubai plans hub for conventional, hypersonic, space travel

The plan would in theory allow a passenger travelling on a conventional aircraft to transfer seamlessly to a spacecraft

Virgin Atlantic to halt Dubai-London flights

The carrier has operated the service for the last 12 years

Dubai’s Emirates looks to hire cabin crew from Lebanon

The airline is holding two cabin crew recruitment open days at Jounieh and Beirut

Dubai’s ENOC to boost jet fuel supply in Nigeria

The group has signed an aviation technical and marketing services agreement with Raven Energy

Flydubai begins flights to Greece’s Thessaloniki

The route is being offered to Emirates customers under a codeshare deal

Motorists must self-serve or pay at Abu Dhabi’s Adnoc fuel stations

Adnoc will charge Dhs10 for assistance from attendants to refuel vehicles

Saudi, UAE and allies submit Qatar airspace dispute to International Court of Justice

The countries said UN aviation body ICAO “was not competent” to consider the dispute

Dubai’s Emirates in $40m partnership for world’s largest vertical farm

Emirates said the facility would have production output equivalent to 900 acres of farmland

Dubai International Airport to host music festival

British folk musician Nathan Faulkner will headline the 10-hour event

Dubai to fine drivers for using JLT bus lane from next week

The new bus lane is the first to open in seven years

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad says pilots can join Dubai rival Emirates on secondment

A source previously told Gulf Business that Emirates had offered to take on 300 Etihad pilots

British Airways claims error after cancelling cheap Dubai tickets

Customers have complained the measure has impacted their travel plans

UAE’s Air Arabia has $336m exposure to Abraaj

Shares in Air Arabia plunged 7 per cent this week because of the link between the airline and Abraaj

Pictures: Abu Dhabi Airports opens new sleeping facility in Terminal 3

Prices for the two-hour day package range from Dhs89.25

Dubai’s Emirates to operate one-off A380 to Muscat

Emirates is by far the largest operator of the Airbus superjumbo

Saudia restarts flights to Vienna after eight years

The airline will fly to the Austrian city four times a week

Air Arabia says working to protect its investment in Abraaj

Abraaj’s founder Arif Naqvi is a board director of the Middle East low-cost carrier

Dubai’s RTA awards contract for 900 new taxis

The new fleet will include 375 hybrid vehicles

Dubai’s Emirates launches new Auckland service via Bali

The flight will provide the only ‘year-round non-stop daily service’ between Auckland and Bali

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways reports $1.52bn loss for 2017

The airline’s revenue rose 1.9 per cent to $6.1bn and it carried 18.6 million passengers last year

Emirates to offer passengers free ice cream at Dubai airport

The service will be offered at the Terminal 3 departure and transit areas from June 15 to August 31

Etihad Airways in talks to cancel, defer Boeing 777X orders – sources

Etihad is a launch customer of the 777X and had placed an order for 25 jets

Emirates to operate 24 extra flights to Jeddah for Umrah season

The additional services can be accessed by travellers holding a valid Umrah visa

Dubai’s Emirates to resume daily Luanda service

Emirates cut flights and ended a deal with Angola’s carrier last year due to issues repatriating funds

Flydubai offers passengers home check-in and baggage collection

Prices for home baggage collection and check-in start at Dhs110 for one bag

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to introduce Boeing 787-9 on Cairo route

Etihad expanded a codeshare partnership with Egypt Air in April

Dubai’s Emirates offers discounted summer fares to the Philippines

The lower fares are valid from June to August 2018

Dynamic test runs begin on Riyadh Metro project

The metro is scheduled to begin operations in 2019

Emirates starts flights to London Stansted

The airline now operates 10 daily flights to three different London airports