Suspicious bag scare on SpiceJet flight from Dubai was ‘false alarm’

The bag belonged to a passenger who failed to board the flight in Dubai

Emirates to upgrade second daily flight on Milan route to A380

The upgrade indicates a capacity increase of 1,834 seats per week between the two cities

Suspicious package found on Dubai-Amritsar SpiceJet flight

The package was on the flight at the Amritsar airport on Thursday

Jeddah airport passengers told to arrive four hours before departure

The new rules follow instances of some lounges accommodating three times more passengers than their capacity

Emirates flies ‘one off’ A380 to Chicago

The service leaves the door open to operating the superjumbo to Chicago on a regular basis

Turkish Airlines cancels more than 160 flights

Gulf passengers from Abu Dhabi and Doha have been affected by the cancellations

Qatar Airways seals agreement for Meridiana stake

The agreement follows months of talks that were believed to have been held back by the airline’s labour unions

Shanghai Airport Authority fined over Emirates teenage stowaway

Authority fined for failing to maintain safety initiatives including fences at airport hub

Construction begins on Bahrain airport expansion

Contractors raise $284m to support work at Bahrain airport

The facility covers the bonding and working capital requirements of the joint venture completing the work

Abu Dhabi’s Strata awarded $1bn Airbus parts contracts

The deals will see Strata construct parts for the A320 and A350 in Abu Dhabi

Gulf Air signs $900m deal for Rolls-Royce engines

Gulf Air previously selected Rolls-Royce’s Trent 700 engine to power its current wide body fleet

Qatar Airways to buy 10% of LATAM Airlines, eyes Meridiana stake

Qatar Airways’ deal with LATAM will inject $613m into the Chile-based carrier

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala forms aircraft composites joint venture with Solvay

The joint venture has already been awarded its first primary materials supply contract by Boeing

Qatar Airways announces $440m net profit for 2016

The carrier group published its financial results for the first time on Monday

Air Arabia launches new route to Georgia’s Batumi

The low cost carrier will operate two weekly flights from Sharjah

Flydubai to launch double daily service to Bangkok

The service is likely to be one of the airline’s longest in terms of travel time

Emirates chief says not much expected from EU aviation deal

The EU is pursuing air traffic agreements with the UAE and Qatar

flydubai partners with Booking.com to offer hotel deals

The company’s site will include guest reviews and a range of payment options

Nile Air launches Cairo, Al Ain service

An Airbus A320 aircraft will operate the new service

Dubai’s Emirates begins several capacity and service upgrades

The airline is boosting capacity to Bangkok and Los Angeles from July 1

Abu Dhabi Airports appoints new acting CEO

CEO Mohamed Mubarak Al Mazrouei has now been appointed as an advisor to the chairman

Dubai airport passenger traffic rises 7.2% in May

In the first five months of this year, traffic expanded 7 per cent to 34.65 million passengers

Flydubai boosts Kuwait capacity for holiday traffic

Flydubai makes Dubai, Bucharest service daily

The move follows year-on-year passenger traffic growth on the route

Istanbul attack again raises concerns of airport security

The suicide attack at Ataturk Airport on Tuesday killed at least 36 people and injured hundreds

Singapore Airlines’ Indian JV to challenge Gulf carriers

Vistara is looking to compete for international traffic following changes in the county’s aviation rules

Malaysia Airlines CEO linked with Emirates

Reports have linked Christoph Mueller with a position leading Emirates’ digital strategy

Abu Dhabi airport expects 85,000 passengers to travel this week

Airport authorities urge travellers to register for the Smart Travel initiative

Kuwait Airways’ New York flight to include Ireland stopover

The two and a half hour stopover to be part of an extraordinary security precaution, announced Kuwait Airways

British Airways delays London Tehran route

The UK carrier was due to launch a six-times weekly service on the route from July 14

Abu Dhabi-backed Solar Impulse 2 completes Atlantic flight

Experimental solar-powered plane lands in Seville after a 70-hour journey from New York