South African Airways To Expand Etihad Alliance With More Routes

The two airlines will share services on 49 routes, more than double the previous number, state-owned SAA said in a statement today.

Dubai State Fund ICD To Up Dubai Aerospace Stake In Latest Asset Shuffle

ICD is already the majority shareholder of DAE, holding 55 per cent.

Airbus Says First Delivery Of A350 To Qatar Postponed

The new Airbus A350 was scheduled for delivery on Saturday, December 13.

Cheap Oil, Stronger Economies To Drive Airline Profits In 2015 – IATA

The industry’s net profit is expected to rise to $25 billion in 2015, from an estimated $19.9 billion in 2014.

DWC Begins Work On New Executive Terminal For Business Jets

The 6,000 square metre terminal is scheduled to be completed in Q4 2015 and will host major operators such as Jet Aviation, XJet and Jetex.

Flydubai Targets Bratislava Expansion

Initially launching as a twice-weekly service, a third service will be introduced in January.

Air Canada To Launch Direct Flights Between Toronto And Dubai

The three-times-weekly service will begin operating from November 2015.

Abu Dhabi-Based Royal Jet To Double Fleet By 2020

The private jet operator aims to operate a fleet of 20 aircraft by 2020.

Abu Dhabi-Based Falcon Aviation Begins Work On $80m VIP Completion Centre

The facility, situated in Dubai World Central, is scheduled to be completed by 2015, the company said.

UAE Aircraft Parts Maker Strata Predicts Revenue Jump, Plans Expansion

The company aims to create at least 600 jobs when it opens a second plant in 2017.

Qantas Flight From Dubai To Sydney Diverted To Perth After AC Fault

The aircraft descended from 39,000 to 10,000 feet in five minutes before landing safely in Perth.

Swiss Firm Comlux Orders Two Boeing BBJ Max 8s At MEBA In Dubai

Around 30 per cent of all BBJs in service are operated by Middle East customers.

Airbus Unveils New VIP Cabin For A330s In Middle East

European manufacturer’s ACJ330 Summit targets governments and VIPs

Qatar Airways, Airbus Confirm First A350 XWB To Be Delivered On Dec 13

The first commercial service will be deployed on the route to Frankfurt from January 2015.

Qatar Airways To Launch A380 To Bangkok From December 5

The airline had initially planned to deploy the jumbo jet to the Thai capital from January 2015.

Lufthansa Pilots’ Strike Impacts Gulf Flights

Half of all long-haul flights are affected as group unveils details of low-cost long-haul division

Air Berlin Starts Abu Dhabi Stuttgart Flights

New route marks first connection between UAE and German city

Dubai Airport Passenger Traffic Up 5.7% In October

In the first 10 months of this year, traffic climbed 6.1 per cent to 58.41 million.

Emirates Extends AC Milan Sponsorship Deal For Five Years

The airline will continue to sponsor the club’s shirts until the 2019/2020 season.

Flydubai To Receive 43rd Aircraft On 43rd National Day

This month sees the Dubai airline start three services in Eastern Europe

Emirates Starts A380 San Francisco Flights

Houston will also join the airline’s superjumbo network this week

Indian Carrier IndiGo Expands Dubai Operations

Indian low-cost airline spots budget travel opportunities to Bengaluru and Kozikhode

Airbus Sells Part Of Dassault Back To French Planemaker

The move will result in a net reduction of Airbus Group’s stake from 46.3 per cent to 42.1 per cent.

Emirates To Launch A380 On Three New Routes Next Week

San Francisco, Milan and Houston are the three destinations that will be served by the jumbo jet in the first week of December.

Emirates Adds Seven New Flights A Week To Maldives

The service, which is scheduled to begin on December 1, will boost cargo and passenger capacity by a third on the route.

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways Says Some Flights Delayed Due To Fog

The fog delayed the departure from Abu Dhabi of 44 early morning flights by up to four hours, while several others were cancelled, the airline said.

Kuwait Airways Says Agrees To Buy 10 Boeing 777-ER Planes

The deal has a value of $3.3 billion at list price.

Emirates Targets 8-10% Profit Growth On New Aircraft, Routes

Emirates’ bottom line was hit by runway upgrades in the first six months of the 2014, resulting in modest growth of eight per cent.

Gulf Airlines Close Financing Deals For 16 Boeing, Airbus Aircraft

Emirates and Qatar Airways have signed financing facilities with banks to purchase new planes.

Flydubai Narrows Price Guidance For $500m Sukuk

Credit Agricole, Dubai Islamic Bank, Emirates NBD, HSBC, National Bank of Abu Dhabi, Noor Bank and Standard Chartered are the arrangers for the sukuk sale.