Flydubai to start new passenger services from DWC

The airline will also continue its operations at Dubai International

Emirates launches A380 service to Madrid

The new service will add 2,900 seats per week between Dubai and Madrid, bringing the total number of weekly seats to and from Spain to over 22,000

Abu Dhabi Airport crosses 2m passenger mark in July

The airport saw a 17.2 per cent growth in passenger numbers during the first half of 2015

Qatar Airways submits white paper to US govt on subsidies row

The airline alleges that the big three US carriers are also recipients of government subsidies and support

Flydubai: No small ambition

Six years after its launch, the low-cost carrier remains on an expansion spree and hopes to reach 100 destinations by 2016. Where is it heading?

Abu Dhabi airport passenger traffic up 17.2% in H1

Passenger numbers rose to 11.11 million from 9.48 million a year earlier

Dubai airport traffic rises 16.7% in June

Traffic rose to 5.91 million passengers from 5.07 million the same time last year

Qatar Airways, flydubai reject reports of interest in India’s SpiceJet

Qatar Airways said the only airline it is talking to regarding a stake purchase is low-cost carrier Indigo

Emirates to launch second daily service to Lisbon from Jan 2016

The new service will be operated by a Boeing 777-300 aircraft and follows strong demand on the route, the airline said

Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways restarts flights to Egypt’s Assiut

Flights were stopped after Assiut’s airport closed for renovation in June 2014

Emirates to launch flights to Bamako in Mali

The service to Bamako will help Emirates improve its connectivity in Africa, the airline said

Austrian Airlines to cancel direct Dubai flights

The airline said it was stopping flights to Dubai due to over-capacity on the route

Emirates operates one-off A380 to Taiwan

Emirates is the first airline to land the A380 at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport

Emirates deploys one-off A380s to Qatar, Bahrain for Eid

The special A380 flights were at full capacity, supporting the traffic over the Eid holiday period from both countries

Etihad signs sponsorship deal with Saudi football club Al Ittihad

The Abu Dhabi-based carrier will serve as the preferred airline for the Jeddah-based club

Emirates to resume flights to Iraqi city of Erbil

The Dubai carrier said that it will follow a different flight path to Erbil in order to ensure the safety of its passengers and crew

Qantas becomes first airline to offer virtual reality headsets

The VR technology offers first class customers interactive content

British Airways to fly Dreamliner to Abu Dhabi and Muscat

British carrier will hope to lure Emiratis and Omanis onto its new First Class suites

Dnata to handle 20m passengers in Dubai airport this summer

The travel service firm is expecting to handle over 50,000 flights and 30 million bags in the months of June, July and August at Dubai airport

Emirates confirms halting ticket sales by travel agents in Greece

The airline’s sales office in Athens will remain open for bookings, it clarified

Emirates to launch services to Iranian city of Mashhad

The airline will soon begin a weekly service to Mashhad, its second destination in Iran

New terminal with A380-size runway opens in Madinah airport

The terminal will be spread across three floors and includes an extended and widened runway

Dubai airport passenger traffic up 23 per cent in May

Passenger numbers climbed to 6.2 million in May – up from 5 million a year earlier

Emirates starts A380 Dusseldorf flights

Western city becomes third in Germany to welcome the superjumbo

Emirates rebuts subsidy claims with new report

The carrier said it has paid the Dubai government – its parent firm – nearly $3bn in dividends and is financially transparent with no room for subsidies.

Etihad signs codeshare deal with Pakistan International Airlines

Through the deal, both airlines will place their code on each other’s flights between Abu Dhabi and Pakistan

Abu Dhabi airport passenger traffic up 14.9% in May

Airport passenger traffic growth was largely driven by flights from the US, India and Italy.

Air Seychelles appoints ex-Etihad official as new CEO

Roy Kinnear, who was a senior vice president at Etihad Airways, replaces Manoj Papa.

Saudi carrier takes 50 Airbus planes in Islamic leasing deal

Dubai-based International Airfinance Corporation will buy the aircraft and lease them to Saudi Arabian Airlines

Delta Air Lines CEO: ‘subsidised’ GCC carriers pose airline industry’s ‘greatest challenge’

Thousands of US jobs are being threatened because of the GCC airlines, alleges Richard Anderson