A former astronaut explains why Boeing’s latest craft could mean commercial space travel is not so far away.
The industry needs to tackle its airspace and regulation challenges to ensure further growth, writes the vice president, Member External Relations at IATA.

ICAO wants to develop a global system to improve plane tracking and ensure accident sites are found quickly.
Saudi Arabia is offering crude at discounted prices in an attempt to defend its remaining share of the regional market, which has shrunk by more than half in recent months.
Credit insurance protects businesses from non-payment of commercial debt, writes Gregory le Henand, country manager – GCC, credit insurance firm Coface
Jeanette Teh, assistant professor in the School of Business Administration at the Canadian University Dubai (CUD) discusses privacy concerns in the digital era.
Many US firms are racing to revamp their policies, cashing in well-placed hedges to increase the number of future barrels hedged, according to industry consultants.
The GCC needs to integrate into the Silk Road Economic Belt, writes the founder and president of Nasser Saidi & Associates.
Captain Abbas Shaban, Chief Pilot, technical operations at Emirates airline offers a glimpse into how a pilot operates the superjumbo while taking off.
Is womenomics taking root in the gulf enough to break the region’s glass ceiling?
Demand for private jets is on the up in the Middle East, but global economic hurdles, a sizeable grey market and lack of airspace are all pressing concerns.
Iraq has splintered into various parts with rival groups pushing their stakes.
High freight rates benefit Gulf sellers to Asia.
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.
As the countdown to 2015 begins, Gulf Business rounds up a list of new year’s eve parties that are creating a buzz.
The CEO of one of the world’s largest and oldest private banks gives his insight into the evolving world of wealth management, potential acquisition targets, and his plans for the Middle East.
The man charged with leading French hotel giant Accor’s digital strategy reveals his vision for the future of hospitality.
The speed of the urbanisation process has put additional stress on social services and infrastructure in a region already deeply vulnerable to climate change.
While cloud computing is expected to grow in the Middle East and Africa, concerns about security are pushing against that trend.
Conspiracy theories are neither necessary nor helpful in trying to understand recent events in the oil market, writes Reuters columnist John Kemp.
Robert Anderson sits down with former Dragons’ Den star and retail entrepreneur Theo Paphitis and does not get burnt.
Oil, gas and petrochemicals is the most favoured industry in the region, writes Suhail Masri, VP of Sales at Bayt.com.
Nilesh Ashar, partner and head of Tax for KPMG in the UAE, analyses the impact of investment regulations and tax laws on foreign businesses foraying into the Middle East.
The audit reform and rotation regulation should be embedded across the UAE, writes Osama El-Bakry, Audit partner, Grant Thornton UAE.
The country’s current-account surplus will remain the world’s fourth-largest by the end of 2014 even after oil’s decline, economists say.
As the festive season nears, Gulf Business rounds up the top dining options this Christmas in Dubai.
It’s essential to create a smarter workforce, writes Mohammad Emad El-Din, IBM Collaboration Solution Business Unit executive, IBM MEA.
Jim Kouzes, co-author of the ‘The Leadership Challenge’, gives his insight into what makes a good buisness leader.
Ghaith Al Ghaith describes how flydubai became the Middle East’s largest short-haul airline in just five years.
The World Bank estimates up to $500 billion will be spent by Gulf countries on infrastructure by 2020, as governments seek to improve the lives of citizens and create jobs.