Dubai International Airport to remain main hub for next 10 years

Al Maktoum International Airport was expected to become the emirate’s main aviation hub into the 2020s

Dutch air force escort KLM flight from Abu Dhabi after brawl onboard

A 29-year-old American became “aggressive” onboard

Flydubai to operate some flights from DWC during airport refurbishment

The southern runway refurbishment project at Dubai International is scheduled to take place from April 16-May 30

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise closes $800m loan

The company said it had initially launched a facility for $480m

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to add fourth daily to London for a month

The service will operate from December 15, 2018 to January 13, 2019 to meet peak demand

Dubai’s $36bn Al Maktoum airport expansion put on hold

Five sources told Reuters that the expansion had been delayed

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to offer paid access to its lounges

The carrier is initially opening its London Heathrow lounge to the wider market

Dubai airport sees highest monthly passenger traffic numbers in August

The number of passengers using the airport rose 1.7 per cent to 8.37 million

Emirates operates one-off A380 to Ghana’s Accra

The double decker jet was operated as a one-off service to Accra’s new airport terminal

Dubai’s Emirates says no interest in acquisitions after reports of Etihad merger

An official said the carrier wanted to focus on organic growth

Saudia begins flights to Iraq’s Erbil

The airline will operate three weekly flights to Erbil from Jeddah

Dubai’s Emirates starts Edinburgh flights

Initially Edinburgh was unveiled as a daily service but it has been revised to five-times weekly

Dubai denies report that its airport was attacked by drone from Yemen

UAE officials had also dismissed reports of a Houthi drone attack on the Dubai airport last month

Dubai’s Emirates offers free Uber rides to economy passengers

The offer will allow some passengers to enjoy a trip worth Dhs120

Low cost carrier Air Arabia to begin flights to Kabul

The airline will operate the route four times per week

Dubai’s Emirates scraps plans for Mexico City route via Barcelona

Mexico is the only country with a population of more than 100 million where Emirates is not operating passenger flights

Dubai’s Emirates launches two new ice TV channels

The channels will promote things to do in Dubai and the UAE

Dubai’s Emirates to reduce Edinburgh flights weeks after launch

The airline will be launching a daily service to the Scottish capital on October 1

Dubai International Airport traffic expected to reduce 43% during runway closure

Both Emirates and Flydubai are considering the use of Dubai World Central during the works, which will take place in April and May 2019

Dubai’s Emirates denies report of Etihad takeover

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad is currently in the middle of a restructuring

Indian low cost carrier IndiGo to launch daily flight from Amritsar to Dubai

The new route will be launched on October 28

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad operates first A380 to the Maldives

The jumbo jet marked the opening of the new airport runway in the Maldives

Abu Dhabi studies restructuring options for $1.2bn Etihad-linked bonds

Over $500m of the paper is held by United Arab Emirates investors

Qatar Airways posts $69m annual loss

Qatar Airways lost access to 18 cities in the fall-out from the GCC dispute

GCC spurs German tourism growth

The GCC is among the top 15 source markets globally for Germany

New passenger terminal at Oman’s Duqm airport begins operations

The terminal has the capacity for 500,000 passengers a year

WhatsApp can officially hide online status, announces rollout of Communities

Saudia to provide free WhatsApp, Facebook messaging onboard flights

The texting-only service will be provided to passengers across all the classes

Saudi’s Flyadeal to decide on 50-plane order with Airbus or Boeing next month

The airline began operations last September

Kuwait regulator says 2,266 Wataniya passengers flown home

The airline had its licence suspended for three months after cancelling flights and leaving passengers stranded

Low-cost airline Flynas plans to recruit Saudi women as co-pilots

Last month, it was reported that Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) had issued five licences to female pilots