Saj Ahmad, aviation expert, says forcing the carrier’s closure may not necessarily benefit Gulf Air.
HH Sheikh Ahmed reveals Dubai’s new Al Maktoum International airport is to be inaugurated in October this year.
The privately owned airline was flying to around a dozen locations in the Middle East.
A Pakistan International Airlines plane crash-landed on a runway at Muscat International Airport.
Tim Clark says it “could get worse before it gets better” when asked about the Dreamliner issues.
The Pakistan International Airlines plane had 70 people on board but no injuries were reported.
Platinum members will receive exclusive benefits usually reserved for First Class passengers.
The airline boss said the company’s income will rise substantially in the current financial year despite high fuel prices.
Tim Clark, Emirates’ president, has said Dreamliner problems will not affect progress of the new 777X.
Emirates boss Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum said the deal was worth “above $10 million”.
This is the second time this year that flights to a Libyan city have been cancelled due to security concerns.
The Abu Dhabi airline is planning to buy a 24-per cent stake in Jet for up to $330 million, according to sources.
Directors have been touting the Nextant 400XT jet to regional entrepreneurs and HNWIs this week
The low-cost carrier puts its rise in passenger traffic down to its expansion plans.
The Abu Dhabi carrier recorded a 17 per cent rise in revenues while passenger numbers rose 23 per cent.
The expansion comes after the Sultanate signed MoUs with India and Pakistan to boost air services last November
A government source said Etihad was in talks to pick up a 24 per cent stake in Jet for $330 million.
New services to Haneda Airport will provide Japanese exporters and passengers more flexibility when connecting to the airline’s global network.
Airport beats forecasts by one million and has London’s Heathrow “firmly within its sights”.
Parliament first backed privatising loss-making Kuwait Airways Corp (KAC) in 2008.
Initially 12 airlines will fly to the new airport and Qatar Airways will move its entire operations in the second half of the year.
Abu Dhabi airline become the cultural icon’s exclusive international airline partner
The airline increased its capital through a share issue which was 2.25 times oversubscribed.
The airline operates the largest A380 fleet globally and will be “a powerful tool” to further Dubai’s bid.
More than 40 per cent of flydubai’s new routes last year concentrated on CIS and Central and Eastern Europe destinations.
But Airbus had a stronger year in the competitive single-aisle arena as it received 455 deliveries, while Boeing recorded 415 for its next-generation B737s
As countries around the world ground their 787s on battery fears, analysts say the new aircraft is only facing teething problems.
Qatar Airways CEO says it will only resume 787 operations “when we are clear that the aircraft meets the full requirements of the Airworthiness Directive”.
MENA region to be core focus of new strategy and the aim is for Bahraini businesses to forge closer links with regional markets.
Sales forecast at Dhs 6.6 billion for 2013, says executive vice chairman Colm McLoughlin.