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Emirates to operate extra flights to Jeddah, deploy A380 to Medina for haj

Emirates will operate 45 additional flights to Jeddah and 12 extra flights to Medina from August 17 until September 11

British Airways halts Muscat-London flights due to crew strike

Passengers are being offered alternative bookings via Qatar Airways

Dubai’s RTA to allow motorists to change their licences without classes

It will soon be easier for motorists holding a licence for automatic transmission cars to convert their licences to manual transmission

Etihad exploring options for leisure airline Niki

The Abu Dhabi airline bought Niki from Air Berlin for $351m earlier this year

Etihad expresses ‘disappointment’ as Air Berlin files for insolvency

The Abu Dhabi airline said it cannot offer any additional funding to the struggling German airline

US fighter jet crash landing disrupts flights in Bahrain

The jet suffered a technical failure in one engine

Dubai Taxi Corp awards contract for 125 school buses

The firm plans to increase its bus fleet to 650 by 2024

Emirates president accuses US airlines of seeking to preserve long-haul market “domination”

“They hope to go back to a time when they could extract pricing premiums from US consumers while providing a poor product in return,” Clark said

Emirates increases services to Cairo

Airline to offer four additional weekly flights to the Egyptian capital from October

UAE, India agree to aviation capacity talks

Passenger capacity between the two countries has been fully utilised, according to UAE news agency WAM

Saudi to privatise airports this year

The kingdom is aiming to make its airport operations profitable

More images revealed of air taxis set to begin trials in Dubai this year

Dubai’s RTA has teamed up with German company Volocopter to develop the flying taxis

China’s Didi Chuxing invests in Dubai-based ride app Careem

The two firms will share knowledge in intelligent transport, technology, product development and operations

Saudi to press ahead with $7bn Jeddah-Riyadh rail line within a year

The government had previously attempted to build the line in 2011

Air Arabia reports 19.2% rise in Q2 profit

Air Arabia said it carried 2.05 million passengers in the second quarter

UAE to introduce mandatory registration for drones from September

The Emirates is cracking down on drone use after a number of disruptions at airports

Emirates crash investigation: No ‘engine abnormalities’

Flight EK521 crashed at the Dubai airport on August 3, 2016

Dubai to hold medical tests for motorists aged 65 and above

The validity of the renewed driver licence for older motorists has also been reduced to three years

Over 100 million commuters used Dubai Metro during H1 2017

Over 275 million commuters used public transit means in Dubai during the first half of the year

Qatar Airways ends pursuit of American Airlines stake

Qatar said the investment no longer meets it “objectives”

Video: Dubai-backed Hyperloop One completes second phase of testing

The company is expected to its office in Dubai this September

driving licence new

Dubai’s RTA says NOCs for driving licences can now be submitted online

The RTA will gradually phase out the existing paper-based transactions

US travel group defends Gulf airlines in Open Skies dispute

American, Delta and United are actively lobbying the US government to end Open Skies deals with the UAE and Qatar

Uber signs agreement with Riyadh Airports

Uber will have three dedicated areas at Riyadh International Airport

Emirates deploys first A380 with revamped onboard lounge

The airline’s first jumbo jet featuring the revamped lounge was deployed on a flight to Kuala Lumpur

Flydubai receives first Boeing 737 Max jet

The 737 MAX is claimed to offer lower cost per seat and extended range

Etihad assisting Australian police with plane attack investigation

Police have not named which airline was allegedly targeted

Dubai World Central sees 35% increase in passengers in H1

The increase in traffic came despite the halting of flights by Qatar Airways

Four Arab states to open nine emergency routes for Qatari planes

The emergency routes will be opened on August 1

Dubai’s RTA to carry out road works at five congested spots

The works are expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2018