Etihad group CEO James Hogan and CFO to step down

Etihad said a global search for a new group CEO and CFO is already underway

Emirates’ flight to New York via Athens violates US agreement – US airlines

The Partnership for Open & Fair Skies said it would discuss the matter with the new Trump administration

Dubai airport welcomes 83.6m passengers in 2016, remains world’s busiest int’l

The airport is forecasting 89 million passengers this year

Dubai’s Emirates says ‘small number’ of staff affected by ‘restructuring’

Employees at the airline have been promoted and demoted

Germany’s Siemens partners with Abu Dhabi’s Strata, Etihad for 3D-printed aircraft parts

The pilot project will see cabin interior parts for Etihad aircraft designed, manufactured and certified in the UAE

Dubai’s Emirates to launch daily Newark flights via Athens

The launch of the service follows a request from the Greek government

Etihad to increase frequency of services to Maldives this summer

The airline will add four additional weekly flights on the Abu Dhabi – Male route

Dubai’s Emirates to launch third daily service to Nairobi

The third daily flight will also be operated by a Boeing 777-300ER

Etihad adds daily flight between Abu Dhabi-Dusseldorf, Airberlin cuts the route

The new service, effective March 26, 2017, will complement an existing daily flight

Etihad confirms that it is not looking to buy stake in Lufthansa

Etihad is grappling with ways to turn around two of its loss-making investments – Air Berlin and Alitalia

Lufthansa not in merger talks with Abu Dhabi’s Etihad – sources

A media report claimed that managers were examining the possibility of Etihad buying a 30-40 per cent stake in Lufthansa

Etihad, Lufthansa reportedly in talks to merge airlines

Managers are examining the possibility of Etihad taking a 30-40 per cent stake in Lufthansa, a report claimed

Saudi’s flynas orders 60 Airbus A320neos, upgrades 20 more

The 80 A320neo order is valued at $8.6bn

Emirates to launch daily A380 service to Brazil’s Sao Paolo

Emirates becomes the first ever to operate a scheduled commercial A380 flight to South America

Several killed as Turkish cargo jet crashes in Kyrgyzstan

The jet destroyed 15 local houses when it crashed

Eurowings flight from Oman to Germany lands in Kuwait over bomb scare

The flight was carrying 299 passengers

Dubai’s Emirates introduces paid access to its lounges

Passengers can pay to access the carrier’s first and business class lounges in Dubai

A mixed forecast for Middle East business aviation

New airport infrastructure is creating optimism among the Middle East’s business jet operators but for manufacturers stagnation concerns remain

Qatar Airways opens Paris premium lounge

The lounge can hold up to 200 passengers and features two terraces

Dubai’s Emirates to begin daily flights to Zagreb

The airline said it expected the new daily service to also benefit travellers in Slovenia and regions of Hungary and Austria

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Middle East airlines see strongest growth in passenger demand in Nov

Regional carriers saw a 12.2 per cent increase in international passenger demand

Flight delays in Dubai as fog disrupts operations

Heavy fog blanketed the UAE on Thursday morning

Saudi’s flynas to buy Airbus aircraft worth $8.6bn

The first batch of aircraft will be received early in 2018

Airbus deliveries rose 8% in 2016, orders outpaced Boeing

The European planemaker delivered 688 aircraft in 2016

Elevator firm Kone wins order for Bahrain airport expansion

Kone will supply 85 elevators, 40 escalators, and 20 autowalks as part of the deal

Airbus finalises deal to sell more than 60 jets to Saudi’s flynas

An order for 60 A320neos would be worth $6.4bn at list prices

Etihad to launch third daily flight to Riyadh

The new service will be operated with an Airbus A320 aircraft

Saudia Airlines appoints new chairman in management shake-up

Ghassan bin Abdulrahman al-Shabal will replace Sulaiman al-Hamdan

Kuwait re-routes 14 flights due to bad weather

Flights were re-routed to airports in Damam, Doha and Manama since 0400 local time

Emirates flight from Muscat to Dubai cancelled after snake found on plane

The snake was found in the cargo hold by a staff member