IranAir gets first passenger jet from Airbus under sanctions deal

The Airbus A321 jetliner is expected to be delivered later this week

Airbus’ superjumbo A380 heading towards ‘certain death’ – analyst

The recent deferral by Emirates has added to the jumbo jet’s woes

Qatar Airways CEO says swapping Airbus A320neo order for A321neos

The airline is also deciding whether to switch the engine order for the narrow-body jets from Pratt & Whitney

Qatar Hamad International Airport to build Concourse F

Airport expansion announced as Doha hub becomes the first regionally to be awarded five-star Skytrax rating

Dubai airport passenger traffic up 9.4% in November

In the first 11 months of 2016, traffic grew 7 per cent to 75.95 million people

Dubai’s Emirates to resume A380 service to Japan’s Narita

Emirates’ Narita flights were previously operated by a three-class Boeing 777-300ER

Muscat International Airport to introduce new passenger fees

The new fees come in addition to an increase to Oman’s airport tax introduced last year

Dubai airport receives record 105, 326 passengers in one day

A total of 669,093 passengers passed through the airport between December 28-31

Iranian airliner returns to Tehran airport after engine failure

Taban Airlines’ aircraft turned back “due to technical failure”

Emirates receives first A380 powered by Rolls-Royce engine

The three-class configured jet was originally scheduled for delivery on December 2

Emirates expects about 250,000 passengers between Jan 1-3

A record of over 87,000 passengers will pass through Terminal 3 on January 2

Dubai airport, Emirates report flight disruptions due to fog

Fog could cause delays of up to an hour on arriving and departing flights

Airbus postpones deliveries of 12 A380 jets to Emirates

Six deliveries will be postponed from 2017 to 2018, with another six pushed back from 2018 to 2019

Abu Dhabi airport sees 4.4% rise in Nov passenger traffic

The airport received over 1.86 million passengers last month

Saudi carrier flynas begins flights between Dammam and Abu Dhabi

An Airbus A320 aircraft with business and economy seats will operate the route

Airbus seals deal with Iran for sale of 100 aircraft

Iran said earlier this week that it had finalised the deal, which is roughly split equally between narrow body and wide body aircraft

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad signs codeshare with Montenegro Airlines

The deal will begin next year, subject to government approval

Dubai Airports signs deal for new 3,000-space car park

Under the agreement Mawgif will design and build the new facility

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad pens codeshare with Tanzania’s Precision Air

Under the deal, Etihad will place its EY code on Precision Air flights

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to dismiss group CEO James Hogan?

German business paper Handelsblatt Global cited multiple independent sources as confirming Hogan’s departure

Thai AirAsia X suspends Bangkok-Muscat service

The carrier began serving the route roughly six months ago

Gulf airlines face job cuts as growth slows

While lower oil prices have cut operating costs for the carriers, demand for high-margin premium cabins has softened

Dubai South VIP Terminal officially opens

The new facility is being marketed for its bespoke retail offering

Iran to acquire 100 Airbus aircraft but no A380s in revised deal

A draft deal in January included 118 Airbus jets

Emirates to launch A380 on daily route to Morocco’s Casablanca

The airline will be the first to operate a commercial Airbus A380 flight to Morocco

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad confirms job cuts to reduce costs

The airline said it was operating in an “increasingly competitive landscape”

Etihad and Lufthansa announce code-share deal

Under the deal, Lufthansa will place its LH code on Etihad’s flights between Abu Dhabi and Frankfurt and Munich

Dubai Airports predicts heavy passenger traffic this weekend

Some seven million passengers are expected to pass through the airport during December

Qatar Airways to introduce A380 on Doha-Melbourne route

Qatar originally launched the route with a 259-seater Boeing 777

Saudi-backed JetSmarter achieves $1.5bn valuation

JetSmarter said it would use the funds to create new scheduled flights across the GCC