66 feared dead after Iranian passenger plane crashes in central Iran

The plane crashed in a mountainous area near the town of Semirom

Dubai World Central sees 45.2% drop in passenger traffic in 2015

Russian surge boosts Dubai World Central passenger traffic in 2017

The airport saw a nine-fold increase in Russian passengers

Flydubai announces flights to DRC’s Kinshasa

The service will begin in April

Saudi’s Flynas to begin flights to Pakistan’s Islamabad, Lahore

The routes will be operated by the carrier’s Airbus A320 fleet and new Boeing B767 aircraft

Dubai’s Emirates faces crew calls to improve conditions

Around 3,000 employees left Emirates Group in the first half of its current financial year

Dubai’s Emirates firms up $16bn Airbus A380 order

Emirates is by far the largest operator of the superjumbo

Dubai’s Emirates signs MoU with India’s Andhra Pradesh

The agreement comes as the UAE and other Gulf countries seek to increase their capacity to India

Dubai International speeds up immigration with new smart gates

he gates are positioned in the arrivals area of Terminal 1

Sharjah’s Air Arabia announces flights to Russia’s Grozny

Air Arabia also began flights to Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport this month

Dubai airport predicts rise in traffic after 2017 growth dips

Passengers using the airport rose 5.5 per cent to 88.2 million in 2017

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad phases out 5 Boeing 777-200LRs

The aircraft were deemed surplus following a decision last year to reduce flights to the US

Dubai International Airport sees 5.5% increase in 2017 passenger traffic

It was the airport’s slowest growth rate since at least 2009

Saudia to begin Riyadh-Moscow flights for World Cup

The Saudi national team will face Russia in the tournament’s opening match

Oman Air to fly to Casablanca, Istanbul, Moscow in 2018

The carrier could also resume flights on suspended routes

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad scrambles to shore up $1.2bn bonds

Etihad could end up spending hundreds of millions of dollars to keep the bond structure alive

Middle East air passenger traffic share falls for first time in 20 years

Regional carriers were hit by new US travel restrictions and other negative factors last year

Oman Air receives first Boeing 737 Max

The Omani carrier has a total of 30 Maxs on order

Muscat airport expansion to open in March

The terminal was originally due to open in early 2014

Dubai’s Emirates announces flights to Chile’s Santiago

The route will include a stop in Sao Paulo

Qatar Airways agrees to financial disclosures in spat with US carriers

Qatar is expected to begin publishing annual financial statements audited by an outside party

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to fly daily to Lagos

The airline previously upped capacity to Lagos in December

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad denies plans to cut 10% of pilots

Etihad is undergoing a restructuring after posting a $1.87bn loss in 2016

Dubai’s Emirates restores capacity on some US routes

The carrier cut flights to some US cities last year

Etihad grounds 5 Airbus cargo planes amid strategy review

The state-owned Gulf carrier has been reviewing its business since 2016

Flydubai announces flights to Thessaloniki, Aqaba

The routes add to a growing network of new destinations for the carrier this year

US requires tougher cargo screening from Middle East airports

GCC carriers Saudia, Emirates and Etihad are among those subject to stricter security measures

Sharjah’s Air Arabia to fly to Turkey’s Izmir

The carrier said last month it would also begin flights to Bodrum

Dubai’s Emirates announces agreement for 36 Airbus A380s

Airbus executives warned this week that the programme could be scrapped without new orders

Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways load factor rose to 74.5% in 2017 – CEO

The budget carrier aims to fill close to 80 per cent of its available seats in 2018

UAE soldier killed in Saudi accident

UAE will complain to UN over Qatar war planes

The UAE said yesterday that two Qatari war planes twice flew dangerously close to its airliners