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The rise of the electric aeroplane

Aircraft manufacturers are looking to electric and hybrid aeroplanes for a cleaner and quieter future

UAE’s Etihad to appeal against ruling on Air Berlin codeshare

A German court revoked Etihad’s codeshare rights on 31 routes operated by airberlin

Abu Dhabi Airports awards duty free contracts for Midfield Terminal building

Aer Rianta International and Lagardère Capital will offer duty free retail at the new terminal

Officials say bomb found on Air France flight was fake

The flight made an emergency landing at Mombasa’s airport after a suspicious package was discovered in one of the toilets

Middle East becomes Cadillac’s second biggest growth market after Mexico

Eight new vehicles to be introduced in region following 18 per cent growth this year

Subsidies row – Qatar boss says US airlines using ‘smoke and mirrors’

Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker accuses US airlines of being unable to stand up to competition from Gulf carriers

What is next for aviation?

The global aviation sector must soar through short-term challenges to achieve long-term growth, says senior Boeing official

Etihad adds three weekly services to Philippines

Following the capacity upgrade, Etihad will offer a total of 17 return flights per week on the Abu Dhabi-Manila route

Qatar Airways expands South African links with Durban route

The new route brings the carrier’s total flights to South Africa to 21 a week

Egypt to appoint global firm to tighten airport security

The government is expected to appoint a security firm by the end of December to review airport safety

Emirates expects 535,000 people to fly out from Dubai before Christmas

More than 34,000 people expected to board flights from Dubai on December 18 alone

IATA cuts 2015 profit forecast for Middle East airlines as low oil prices persist

Regional airlines are anticipated to post a collective profit of $1.4bn in 2015, down from IATA’s earlier forecast of $1.8bn

Flying high: Exclusive interview with Emirates president Sir Tim Clark

Long-serving president Sir Tim Clark reveals the plans in place to take the company to even greater heights

Flydubai continues Russia push

Despite the slowdown in the Russian economy, flydubai is bullish about its long-term prospects in the country

United Airlines to stop flying to Dubai, blames oversupply

The American airline will cancel the Washington DC- Dubai route from end-January 2016

Etihad Rail receives approval to begin stage one commercial operations

Stage one will transport sulphur from Shah and Habshan to the port of Ruwais on two daily trains

Iran’s aviation industry poised for take off ahead of sanction lift

Boeing and Airbus may be rubbing their hands at the prospect of a revitalised Iranian airline industry but Gulf airlines are happy scooping up business in the interim as the world

The business of private jets

Despite some challenges, the outlook for the Middle Eastern private aviation market remains robust

Emirates launches Dubai service to Yinchuan and Zhengzhou

The airline will offer flights to the two cities on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday

Etihad Airways’ passenger numbers grow by 17% in 2015

The airline carried around 17.4 million passengers last year

Dubai taxi fares increased by 5%

This is the second increase in taxi tariffs in Dubai in the last 12 months

Alstom begins train production for Riyadh Metro

Alstom’s Katowice plant in Poland will manufacture 69 of the metro train-sets with delivery set to begin in 2017

In pictures: 10 new cars launched at the 2015 Dubai International Motor Show

New models were unveiled by several top carmakers at the Dubai International Motor show

Canadian planemaker Bombardier says CS100 aircraft testing almost 100% complete

The company said it is on track to have the aircraft certified this year with Transport Canada

Air Canada begins new direct service between Toronto and Dubai

The thrice-weekly service will be operated on a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

Uber to invest $250m in MENA region to boost growth

The platform launched two years ago in the UAE and currently operates in 13 cities across the region

GE opens new aviation tech centre in Dubai as part of industrial internet push

The new centre began operations three weeks ago and will work on developing localised digital solutions for airlines

Etihad expands Saudi network through codeshare partner flynas

Saudi carrier flynas will begin a new five-times-per-week service between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi from December 16

Emirates, flydubai stop flying over Sinai peninsula after Russian plane crash

The crash on Saturday killed all the 224 people on board

Abu Dhabi airport passenger traffic up 18% in nine months of 2015

The airport saw the steepest growth in passenger traffic from the US routes, with a 44 per cent surge in travellers