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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

Dubai Taxi partners with Cartrawler for overseas bookings

Prepaid bookings can now be made through the Cartrawler system

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

Careem closes first part of $500m funding round

Careem said the cash would be used to help with its expansion plans

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad confirms job cuts to reduce costs

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

Saudi Telecom board approves $100m investment in Dubai’s Careem

STC will acquire a 10 per cent stake in ride-hailing app Careem

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

UAE survey reveals enthusiasm but safety concerns with driverless vehicles

Residents expressed concerns of technical failure and software hacking

Saudi-backed JetSmarter achieves $1.5bn valuation

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

Abu Dhabi plans hyperloop facility to Al Ain

A hyperloop route could connect Abu Dhabi and Al Ain in eight to 12 minutes

Qatar Airways wants Airbus A321neos instead of A320neo jets

Qatar Airways has cancelled deliveries for at least three A320neo jets

Riyadh Metro awards materials testing contract for two lines

The contract has been awarded to Advanced Construction Technology Services (ACTS)

Iran Air to buy 80 planes from Boeing

The planes will be delivered over 10 years, according to IRNA

Middle East airlines to require more than 200,000 additional staff by 2035

New aircraft deliveries will need to be served by thousands of new staff, according to Boeing

Dubai’s Emirates plans premium economy within 18 months

The airline’s president said premium economy was an option to reduce declining yields

EU bans Iran’s Aseman Airlines from flying in Europe

Aseman Airlines was added to the EU’s air safety list

Work on Saudi’s Taif International Airport to begin next year

The project was first announced in 2014

Qatar Airways announces Doha-Dublin flights

The carrier will begin the service from June next year

Abu Dhabi-based GI Aviation to begin commercial flights

The company plans to offer a more affordable private air charter service

UAE aviation authority says drone disruption minimised in recent incident

A GCAA official said the regulator is exploring a number of means to limit the impact of drone activity within its airspace

Etihad board approves plans to create new European airline with TUI

Headquartered in Vienna, the new airline group is scheduled to begin operations in April 2017

Abu Dhabi’s Strata expects to break even in 2018

In July, Strata won two contracts from Airbus valued at $1bn to manufacture parts