Golden Falcon orders 25 A320neos for Kuwait’s Wataniya

The Kuwaiti airline resumed operations in July 2017

Flydubai, regional carriers suspend flights to Iraq’s Najaf

Najaf airport was closed on Friday after protests there halted air traffic

Emirates opens $3.6m airport lounge in Cairo

The lounge is Emirates’ 42nd dedicated lounge worldwide

Flydubai to operate certain flights out of Terminal 3 as part of Emirates tie-up

Flights to 10 of flydubai’s destinations will move from Terminal 2 to Terminal 3 from December 2

Saudia in Boeing 777X order talks – sources

Saudi Arabia’s state-owned airline operates a mixed fleet of 148 Airbus and Boeing aircraft

Emirates Skywards launches travel app with 2-for-1 offers

The 2-for-1 offers can be unlocked with 6,700 Skywards miles

Dubai’s Emirates flies one-off A380 to Pakistan’s Islamabad

The service marked the first time that the double-decker Airbus A380 aircraft has landed in Pakistan

Dubai airport passenger traffic falls for second consecutive month

The world’s busiest airport for international travellers handled 6.6 million passengers in May

Regional airlines see almost no passenger traffic growth in May – IATA

The earlier timing of Ramadan this year may have affected growth, says report

Dubai’s Emirates to operate additional Hajj flights

Last year more than 1.75 million Muslims from outside Saudi Arabia made their Hajj pilgrimage

Kuwait Airways terminal prepares for August opening

Terminal 4 is considered a stopgap to reduce overcrowding at Terminal 1 until the $4.3bn Terminal 2 is completed

Video: Dubai’s Emirates introduces VR seat selection

The new service allows customers to view a 3D rendering of the cabin before deciding where to sit

Emirates to fly one-off A380 service to Pakistan’s Islamabad

The airline said it is “very keen” to launch a scheduled A380 service to Pakistan

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways announces leadership changes, job cuts expected

Etihad reported a $1.5bn annual loss last month

Dubai’s Emirates begins second daily flight to Prague

The carrier first began flights to Prague in 2010

Emirates flies one-off A380 jet to Muscat

The airline flew the jumbo jet to mark 25 years of operation in Muscat

Flydubai replaces loyalty programme with Emirates Skywards

OPEN members have a month to convert their points

Dubai’s Emirates warns of summer passenger surge over next two weeks

The coming weekends will be among the busiest of the year at Dubai International Airport

Flydubai to deploy new Boeing 737 Max on flights to Sicily

Flydubai’s route network in Europe now includes 27 destinations

Saudi warns passengers of new powder restrictions on US flights

The new measures comes into force on June 30

Dubai plans hub for conventional, hypersonic, space travel

The plan would in theory allow a passenger travelling on a conventional aircraft to transfer seamlessly to a spacecraft

Virgin Atlantic to halt Dubai-London flights

The carrier has operated the service for the last 12 years

Dubai’s Emirates looks to hire cabin crew from Lebanon

The airline is holding two cabin crew recruitment open days at Jounieh and Beirut

Dubai’s ENOC to boost jet fuel supply in Nigeria

The group has signed an aviation technical and marketing services agreement with Raven Energy

Flydubai begins flights to Greece’s Thessaloniki

The route is being offered to Emirates customers under a codeshare deal

Saudi, UAE and allies submit Qatar airspace dispute to International Court of Justice

The countries said UN aviation body ICAO “was not competent” to consider the dispute

Dubai’s Emirates in $40m partnership for world’s largest vertical farm

Emirates said the facility would have production output equivalent to 900 acres of farmland

Dubai International Airport to host music festival

British folk musician Nathan Faulkner will headline the 10-hour event

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad says pilots can join Dubai rival Emirates on secondment

A source previously told Gulf Business that Emirates had offered to take on 300 Etihad pilots

British Airways claims error after cancelling cheap Dubai tickets

Customers have complained the measure has impacted their travel plans