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Emirates To Launch A380 On Three New Routes Next Week

San Francisco, Milan and Houston are the three destinations that will be served by the jumbo jet in the first week of December.

Michelin Mulls Middle East Manufacturing Facility In The Future

The Middle East market, specifically Saudi Arabia, holds strong potential for growth for the French tyre company, says COO.

Dubai’s RTA Reveals Hike In Taximeter Starting Rate From Dec 1

The new flag-down rate will increase from Dhs3 to Dhs5 during the peak hour timings of 7-10 am and 4-8 pm.

Emirates Adds Seven New Flights A Week To Maldives

The service, which is scheduled to begin on December 1, will boost cargo and passenger capacity by a third on the route.

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways Says Some Flights Delayed Due To Fog

The fog delayed the departure from Abu Dhabi of 44 early morning flights by up to four hours, while several others were cancelled, the airline said.

Kuwait Airways Says Agrees To Buy 10 Boeing 777-ER Planes

The deal has a value of $3.3 billion at list price.

Emirates Targets 8-10% Profit Growth On New Aircraft, Routes

Emirates’ bottom line was hit by runway upgrades in the first six months of the 2014, resulting in modest growth of eight per cent.

Gulf Airlines Close Financing Deals For 16 Boeing, Airbus Aircraft

Emirates and Qatar Airways have signed financing facilities with banks to purchase new planes.

Flydubai Narrows Price Guidance For $500m Sukuk

Credit Agricole, Dubai Islamic Bank, Emirates NBD, HSBC, National Bank of Abu Dhabi, Noor Bank and Standard Chartered are the arrangers for the sukuk sale.

Qatar Airways Says Delay On A380 Delivery Cost $200m – CEO

The airline faced a three-month delay in the delivery of A380 superjumbo jets.

Airbus To Deliver First A350 Jetliner To Qatar Airways By Mid-December

The A350, Airbus’s newest plane and made with a carbon-fiber composite fuselage, is a direct competitor to Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner.

Abu Dhabi Opens VIP Terminal

Top-end passengers can be driven to the aircraft in a Mercedes Benz limousine

Dubai Carrier flydubai Sets Initial Price Thoughts For Sukuk – Leads

Pricing guidance for the five-year sukuk is in the area of 225 basis points over midswaps, a document showed.

Dubai’s Aviation Sector To Support Over One Million Jobs By 2030

The aviation sector supported a total of 416,500 jobs and accounted for 21 per cent of the emirate’s total employment in 2013, a new report said.

Qatar Airways To Begin Daily Service To Edinburgh From Doha

The airline currently operates five times a week to Edinburgh and is the first to offer a direct air link between the Scottish city and the Middle East.

Etihad Starts San Francisco Flights

Abu Dhabi carrier launches fifth US route and now serves two key Californian cities directly

Emirates Launches iPhone App

Dubai airline launches mobile app on iOS first while work is underway on an Android version

EU Commission Clears Etihad’s 49% Buy Of Italian Airline Alitalia

To secure approval Etihad and Alitalia agreed to give up airport slots on the Rome-Belgrade route as Alitalia and Air Serbia, are the only carriers offering direct flights on that route.

Emirates Hopes For Talks With Airbus On A350 In Next Few Months

Clark said Emirates had cancelled the order after Airbus changed the plane’s specifications but it would look closely at how the aircraft performs once it starts flying.

Unlisted flydubai Says H1 Net Profit Up 40% Ahead Of Debut Sukuk

The unlisted airline, which started operations in June 2009, made a net profit of $14 million in the first half of this year.

Dubai’s Emirates To Resume Flights To Iraq’s Erbil

Emirates will restart two weekly passenger flights from November 16 and increase the frequency to four times a week from December 4, it said in a statement.

Kuwait’s Agility Q3 Net Profit Rises 8%

The firm made a profit of KD13.04 million ($44.8 million) in the third quarter of 2014.

EU To Approve Etihad’s 49% Buy Of Alitalia -Sources

The sources said the EU antitrust authority had accepted the airlines’ offer to give up some airport slots on the Rome-Belgrade route to facilitate rivals.

Emirates Airline Profit Rises 8% In Half Year

High passenger loads shield airline from external factors but group profit impacted by dnata

Dubai Aviation Corp To Meet Investors Ahead Of Potential Sukuk

The firm, also called flydubai, has picked seven banks as arrangers, a document from lead managers showed.

UAE’s Air Arabia Q3 Profit Up 22%, Beats Forecasts

The airline said it made a net profit of Dhs247.4 million ($74.71 million) for the period ended Sept 30, up from Dhs202.7 million a year-ago.

Dubai Tram Officially Launches, Passenger Services To Begin On November 12

The first phase of the Dubai tram, opening today, will stretch 10.6 kilometres and include 11 stations.

Starwood Partners With Emirates Skywards

Both operators’ premium travellers will now be able to enjoy mutual benefits, earning points and rewards.

RTA Announces Dubai Tram Service Hours

The tram will operate from 6.30 am to 1.30 am from Saturday to Thursday and from 9.00am to 1.30 am on Fridays.

Emirates To Launch Fourth New York Service

Third A380 service provides more choice for passengers connecting later in Dubai, and flying onwards in America