FY 2022-23: Dubai's Emirates records $1.2bn in half-year net profit

FY 2022-23: Dubai’s Emirates records $1.2bn in half-year net profit

The group’s revenue stood at $15.3bn for the first six months of 2022-23, up 128 per cent from $6.7bn last year

Almosafer

Saudi’s Almosafer partners with Visit Oman to boost sultanate’s inbound tourism

Almosafer’s consumer business will run a 360 marketing campaign throughout 2023 to promote Oman to its customer base in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the UAE

Emirates and Gulf Air launch codeshare partnership

Emirates and Gulf Air launch codeshare partnership

Emirates currently has codeshare cooperation agreements with 26 airline partners and two rail companies around the world

Air Arabia announces Q3 2022 profit

Air Arabia’s Q3 net profit rises 99% to Dhs416m

The average seat load factor – or passengers carried as a percentage of available seats – during Q3 2022 stood at an average of 80 per cent

Saudi’s Seera Group reports $8m in operating profit for Q3 2022

Seera’s travel platform, Almosafer, reported a 74 per cent rise in revenue, totalling SAR155m in the third quarter of 2022

Dubai's Emirates purchases 5 Boeing 777 freighters

Dubai’s Emirates buys 5 Boeing 777 freighters

The agreement, worth over $ 1.7bn at list prices, takes the airline’s order book to 200 wide-body aircraft

Air Arabia

Air Arabia launches flights to three cities in Russia

Air Arabia operates the Airbus A320 and A321 neo-LR aircraft

Abu Dhabi Airports Groupe ADP sign MoU

Abu Dhabi Airports, Groupe ADP ink MoU to explore advanced air mobility solutions

The French company will be supporting Abu Dhabi Airports in laying the ground for electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft to transport people and cargo

flydubai

Flydubai to add six destinations to network

The new routes will see the airline’s network expand to 113 destinations in 53 countries

Air Arabia Egypt launches service to Marseille

Air Arabia Egypt to launch new service between Cairo and Marseille

The service will commence from December 16

Dubai’s Emirates resumes flights to Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires

The four-times weekly flights from Dubai to Rio de Janeiro with onward service to Buenos Aires will operate as EK247/EK248

Abu Dhabi Airports to introduce biometric tech

Abu Dhabi Airports to launch advanced biometric technology

The phased roll-out has begun with US flights from Abu Dhabi, offering facial recognition facility and an end to multiple passport and boarding pass checks

AirArabia-Abu-Dhabi

Air Arabia Abu Dhabi marks first flight to Kuwait

Air Arabia Abu Dhabi now operates 28 direct routes from the capital

Wizz air

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi commences first flight to Kuwait

The new route will strengthen connectivity within the GCC

Abu Dhabi Airports

Abu Dhabi Airports unveils new brand identity

The new corporate identity underpins future growth plans for the airports operator

First Etihad Airways flight using SAF departs Tokyo

Flight EY871 departed Tokyo Narita airport at 3pm on Thursday, October 27

Saudia to purchase 100 electric jets in sustainability push

Saudia to purchase 100 electric jets in sustainability push

With zero operating emissions, the Lilium jets will enable sustainable and time-saving travel

Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways signs SAF agreement with Gevo

The airline will be uplifting 5 million US gallons of neat SAF every year and will blend it with its existing supply of conventional jet fuel

Emirates activates codeshare, interline agreements with Batik Air

Dubai’s Emirates announces codeshare, interline agreements with Batik Air

The partnership expands connectivity for Emirates customers with access to 25 Indonesian points on a single ticket and one baggage policy

DXB to welcome 2.1 million passengers between October 21-30

Dubai’s DXB to welcome 2.1 million passengers between October 21-30

October 30 is expected to be the busiest day, with daily passenger traffic to exceed 259,000

Etihad Airways, World energy to operate NetZero flight

Etihad Airways, World Energy collaborate to operate ‘NetZero’ flight

The flight, which will be operated by Etihad’s Boeing 787 Greenliner, will leverage SAF Book & Claim systems in partnership with World Energy to overcome SAF logistical and infrastructure challenges

Former head of Portuguese national carrier named CEO of Etihad Aviation Group

Antonoaldo Neves succeeds Tony Douglas, who will serve during his transition period as an advisor to the board of ADQ Aviation and Aerospace Services Company

Flydubai to launch twice-weekly service to Osh in Kyrgyzstan

Flydubai to launch twice-weekly service to Osh in Kyrgyzstan

The addition of flights to Osh makes it the second point in Kyrgyzstan including the capital, Bishkek

Etihad Aviation Group ownership transferred to ADQ

Full ownership of Etihad Aviation Group transferred to ADQ

Earlier this year, Etihad Aviation Group’s ancillary businesses moved to holding company ADQ’s portfolio to form an integrated aviation support services company

Boeing 737 Max 7’s approval faces new tests from US regulators

The Federal Aviation Administration in an October 12 letter ordered the planemaker to study the impact of pilot performance on a broader range of potential failures

Dubai’s Emirates to resume daily operations to Taipei

The carrier had commenced its non-stop daily flights to Taipei back in 2014

Dubai’s Emirates A380 touches down in Bengaluru

The special service arrived on October 14, ahead of scheduled A380 operations which will commence on October 30

Flydubai signs agreement with Smartwings to wet lease 4 aircraft

The aircraft will operate on select routes on the flydubai network including Chattogram, Colombo, Dhaka, Karachi, Multan, Muscat and Sialkot

Amman’s Queen Alia International Airport welcomes over 5.8m passengers during Jan-Sep 2022

The passenger numbers registered a 89.6 per cent increase against 2021 figures

Emirates to deploy A380 on Dubai-Narita route

The carrier has reported a spike in bookings for flights to Narita and Osaka, following the Japanese government’s recent announcement to ease entry restrictions