Abu Dhabi to sell Italian exec-jet business to China buyers

An Italian defence firm such as Piaggio Aerospace must notify the government of any big asset sale

Flydubai launches flights to Montenegro capital

Airline will become the only UAE-based carrier to offer direct air links to Podgorica

Dubai’s Emirates adds three extra flights a week to Stockholm

The additional flights add to the carrier’s existing daily service

Saudi Airlines plans combined IPO of Saudia, Flyadeal

The company also plans to privatise cargo, maintenance, training, medical and real estate units

Dubai International Airport receives record 8.2 million passengers in August

Passenger traffic increased by 6.6 per cent compared to same month last year

Dubai’s Emirates to fly daily to Tunis

Emirates first began services to Tunis in October 2006

UAE investigating ‘serious incident’ involving Emirates A380 in Moscow

The ‘serious incident’ category means an accident nearly occurred

Etihad customers can now pay via credit card installment plans

The installment plans range from three to 60 months, the airline said

Emirates flight affected by New Zealand fuel crisis

The Dubai-based airline’s longest non-stop service now has a temporary stopover

Emirates to launch fourth daily A380 service to Sydney

The new service will increase passenger capacity on the route by 6,846 seats a week

Emirates to allow extra baggage of up to 15kgs on certain flights

The allowance is for economy class passengers on certain flights

Oman’s SalamAir appoints new CEO

The airline has turned to budget rival Air Arabia for its new chief executive

Latvian airline AirBaltic to launch direct flights to Abu Dhabi from Riga

The new route is being launched as part of a codeshare cooperation with Etihad

Emirates cancels Florida flights due to Hurricane Irma

Flights to and from Fort Lauderdale and Orlando have been cancelled

Revealed: Top 10 longest flights in the world

Gulf carriers dominate when it comes to ultra long-haul flights

Dubai airline Emirates’ new pilot academy receives first training aircraft

The flight training centre took delivery of two Cirrus SR22 G6 aircraft

Emirates could restore US capacity within six to nine months

The Dubai airline started cutting frequencies on five US routes from May

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad appoints new CEO for engineering division

Abdul Khaliq Saeed replaces Jeff Wilkinson, who is leaving the post after 11 years with the company

Air India flight from Abu Dhabi veers off the taxiway in Kochi

All the 102 passengers on board were safely evacuated

Cathay Pacific names Dubai as regional hub for Middle East operations

Hong Kong-based carrier announces management shake-up in the Middle East

Etihad deploys Boeing 787 Dreamliner on daily Amsterdam route

The airline is rapidly expanding its Dreamliner network

Emirates and Qantas extend partnership for five more years

Some changes have been made to the partnership

Emirates cancels Houston flights due to heavy floods

Flights EK211 and EK212 have been cancelled

Dubai airport offers free movie streaming with ICFLIX

The video-on-demand service is complimentary for all DXB passengers for a trial period of two months

Low cost carrier Norwegian plans Stockholm-Dubai flights

Norwegian has recently shaken up its home European market by offering flights to the US for as little as $65 one-way

Flydubai widens H1 loss as fuel costs weigh on earnings

The airline’s revenues during the first half of 2017 rose 9.9 per cent to Dhs2.5bn

Dubai’s Emirates introduces new seat selection fees

The new charges come on top of advanced seat selection fees for some economy fares introduced last year

Emirates flight from Dubai to Melbourne suffers technical issue

An onward flight to New Zealand was cancelled following the incident

New Saudi carrier flyadeal receives first plane from Dubai Aerospace

Flyadeal will begin operations in September

Cebu Pacific flight from Dubai to Manila cancelled due to ‘technical issue’

Affected passengers will be stranded in Dubai for 24 hours