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Revealed: The world’s top 20 safest airlines for 2020

The UAE’s Etihad and Emirates feature among the top 10 safest airlines

Abu Dhabi toll gates take effect: Everything you need to know

Tolls will only be charged during the peak hours, from 7am – 9am and 5pm-7pm from Saturday to Thursday

Over 2.1 million use public transport in Dubai on New Year’s eve

The Dubai Metro was the most widely used mode of transport

Dubai’s Emirates warns of peak travel at the start of the New Year

The busiest days anticipated are January 1-4, 2020

Saudi starts trial operations at new Arar airport

Once operational, the new Arar airport will have the capacity for 1.04 million annual passengers

Uber’s acquisition of Careem gets Egyptian nod, with conditions

Any raising of passenger prices has to comply with cap imposed by the ECA

Can you own a private jet if you care about climate change?

A private jet emits as much as 20 times more carbon dioxide per passenger mile than a commercial airliner

Boeing discloses ‘very disturbing’ messages on Max to FAA

The disclosure came the same day that Boeing ousted its chief executive officer

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to increase its seasonal flights to Alexandria, Salalah

A new fifth weekly service introduced on both routes on Fridays

Emirates Airline president Tim Clark to step down in June 2020

Clark will step down from June 2020, but will remain an advisor to Emirates

UAE car sharing app ekar launches in Sharjah

The pay-per-minute car-sharing service now has 200 vehicles operational in Sharjah

Boeing ousts CEO, picks chairman to map exit from Max crisis

David Calhoun, who had served as chairman since October, will replace Dennis Muilenburg as CEO and president

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to launch new seasonal flights to Spain’s Malaga

Three weekly flights will operate via the Moroccan capital, Rabat, from June 26 to September 13, 2020

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways, Kuwait Airways sign new codeshare deal

The codeshare will cover selected routes operated by the airlines for travel starting in early January

Abu Dhabi toll gates to implement charges from Jan 2, no fee during non-peak hours

Previously, there were plans to charge a Dhs2 fee for crossing the toll gate during on-peak hours, on Fridays and during public holidays

Dubai’s RTA opens new roads leading to Expo 2020 site

The project includes the construction of a bridge extending 1.4km and roads stretching about 8km

What comes next for the region’s aviation sector?

Earlier this year, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) downgraded its 2019 profit forecast for the global air transport industry

UAE’s Etihad Rail awards Dhs4.6bn contract for next stage of national railway network

The new rail line will link the ports of Fujairah and Khorfakkan to the network at the Dubai border with Sharjah

New passport control system to make it faster for passengers to pass through Dubai airport

An automatic registration system enabled by advanced cameras will carry out the eye-scan of all passengers

Boeing pauses 737 Max production to slow cash burn

The cash pressure is rising as almost 400 new aircraft languish in storage due to a global flying ban imposed nine months ago

Boeing considers pausing production of 737 Max jets

The company isn’t allowed to deliver the aircraft while the flying ban remains in place

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Explainer: Factors disrupting the GCC’s logistics industry

Technology and economic headwinds are having a major impact on the logistics sector, says Hisham Albahar, group CEO of Posta Plus

Wizz Air to launch new discount carrier in Abu Dhabi

The airline, which will be 51 per cent Abu Dhabi owned, will start flying in the second half of 2020

Dubai’s flydubai launches inaugural flight to Yangon, Myanmar

For bookings under codeshare, Emirates passengers travelling on flydubai operated flights will be given complimentary meals and baggage allowance

Jet Airways’ creditors agree to delay revamp plan

State Bank of India and Punjab National Bank have claimed $1.16bn from the Indian airline which is 24 per cent owned by Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways PJSC

Over one million passengers expected to pass through DXB this weekend

Travellers have been advised to arrive at least three hours before departure

Oman’s SalamAir begins flights to Thailand

SalamAir will initiate flights from Muscat to Phuket thrice a week

Abu Dhabi’s ITC to launch Dhs100m Saih Shuaib-Al Faya road project

Al Faya-Saih Shuaib road is one of the main trucks roads between Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Al Ain

AquaChemie to build Dhs150m chemical terminal at Jebel Ali Port

The facility will position itself as a strategic gateway hub to help conduct petrochemical trade across the GCC region and further

Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways introduces direct flights to Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Dammam will be the airline’s fifth destination in the kingdom, following Riyadh, Jeddah, Medinah and Taif