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Saudi car rental firms ask for time to prepare for Saudisation of workforce

The Ministry of Labour and Social Development announced last Thursday that all jobs at car rental firms would be restricted to Saudi nationals

Emirates to fly all A380 to Melbourne as Qantas drops Melbourne-Dubai-London route

Emirates will operate its third daily Melbourne flight with an A380 from March 2018

Uber plans to bring flying taxis to Dubai by 2020

Uber’s flying taxis will be small, electric aircraft

Dubai’s Emirates to fly only A380 jets to Spain

The airline, which already flies a double daily A380 service to Barcelona, will also operate a double daily A380 service to Madrid

Qatar Airways to add fifth daily non-stop flight from Doha to Bangkok

The new service will begin from June 1, 2017

New supersonic jets could soon cut Dubai-New York flight time by almost half

US-based company Boom plans to begin supersonic passenger jets in the 2020s

Etihad-backed Alitalia readies for special administration after rescue plan rejected

Workers on Monday rejected a plan to cut jobs and salaries

Emirates chairman signals US expansion plans on hold after travel curbs

Emirates said last week it was cutting flights on five US routes

Passenger traffic at Dubai International airport up 7.4% in Q1

About 22.5 million passengers used the airport during the first quarter

Flydubai to increase flights to Russia after UAE visa changes

Russian visitors to Dubai rose 106 per cent in the first three months of 2017

Big three US carriers ‘swindle’ their customers – Qatar Airways CEO

Akbar Al Baker says not worried about Trump administration siding with the three US airlines

UAE’s Etihad Airways appoints new boss in charge of airline stakes

Kamark will replace Bruno Matheu who has held the position since May 2016

Dubai Aerospace to buy aircraft leasing firm AWAS

Dubai Aerospace said the combined company will have an owned, managed and committed aircraft fleet of 394 aircraft

Qatar Airways closes in on Meridiana deal, to own minority stake in Indian airline

Al Baker also said the airline will not reduce flight frequency to the United States

New Zealand mulling extra security on flights from Dubai, Doha

The new rules would follow similar measures introduced last month by the US, Britain and Australia

Dubai’s RTA mulls deploying electric smart vehicles at malls, metro stations

The RTA concluded a two-month trial of the autonomous vehicle in the Business Bay area

Emirates remains ‘committed’ to US market despite reducing flights – president

The airline announced this week that it is reducing flights to five cities in the US

Dubai airline Emirates reduces flights on five US routes as demand drops

Restrictions imposed by US President Donald Trump’s administration has weakened demand

After Uber, ride sharing app Careem launches affordable service in Dubai

Careem GO is the company’s “most affordable option yet”

Dubai airline Emirates says travel flows from US to Iran have dropped

In March, US President Donald Trump signed an order keeping a 90-day ban on travel to the US by citizens of Iran

Uber launches trial of affordable service uberX in Dubai

The trial of uberX will start with a limited number of vehicles in Dubai

Top 10 cars in Dubai: How insured are they?

Expats in UAE will have to renew driving licences once in five years

Currently, expats in the UAE renew their licences once in 10 years

Work progresses on Dubai Metro extension to Expo 2020 site

The completion rate of the project is now at 7 per cent

Dubai’s Emirates chides United’s overbooking controversy in new video

The YouTube clip features a quote from United’s CEO and utilises its ‘fly the friendly skies’ slogan

Dubai’s RTA to launch 11 new bus routes, improve 13 others

The plans include 10 feeder connections to the emirate’s bus and metro stations

Oman’s SalamAir to fly to Jeddah, Pakistan

The low cost carrier began operations in January

Revealed: Top 10 airlines in the world – TripAdvisor

Dubai’s Emirates has been named the world’s best airline

Saudi’s STC beats Emirates to rank as Middle East’s most valuable brand

Emirates had led the Brand Finance top 50 list since 2010

Hyperloop One begins hiring as it prepares to open Dubai office in September

Hyperloop One is developing a system that will transport people between Abu Dhabi and Dubai in 12 minutes

Europe regulator says tech ban in airline cabins may cause fire risks

Personal electronic devices carry a fire risk due to their lithium batteries