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Boeing delays delivery of ultra-long-range version of 777X

The fresh delay comes as the grounding of Boeing’s 737 MAX single-aisle entered a sixth month in August

Revealed: Top 10 highest earning airline routes

Dubai airline Emirates’ service to London Heathrow features high on the list

Mohamed Yousuf Naghi Motors acquires Ford and Lincoln dealership in Saudi

Yousuf Naghi Motors is the official distributor of BMW, Jaguar, Land Rover and Hyundai in the western and southern regions of Saudi

Oil demand impacted by global vehicle production slump

Global motor vehicle output declined last year by 1 per cent, the first annual decrease since 2009 and only the third fall in 20 years

Emirates announces revised Hong Kong flight schedules

Passengers affected by the cancellation of the Emirates flights on Monday will be rebooked on its flights departing on Tuesday

Emirates, Etihad flights to Hong Kong affected after airport closure

Hong Kong International Airport cancelled all departures on Monday due to protests

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad says it will not express interest to reinvest in Jet Airways

Etihad acquired a 24 per cent stake in Jet in 2013

Dubai airport posts 5.6% drop in H1 traffic due to runway closure

The airport retained its position as the world’s largest for international passenger traffic

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad partners with Swiss blockchain platform Winding Tree

Several airlines and hotels that have partnered with Winding Tree to bypass intermediaries using the distributed ledger technology

Saudia begins operating daily flights from new Jeddah airport to Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi was one of Saudia’s first international destinations from Jeddah’s new airport

First international flights set to take-off from Jeddah’s new airport

Saudia will start daily flights to Abu Dhabi and Bahrain from the new airport on Friday

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to fly Dreamliners to Jakarta, Maldives

The airline’s two daily services from Abu Dhabi to Jakarta will be operated on a year-round basis by a two-class Boeing 787-9

Parking charges to rise across Dubai

Free parking in Dubai for Eid Al Adha, public transport timings revealed

All public paid parking zones will be free of charge throughout the four-day Eid holiday

Over 372,000 Emirates passengers to fly from Dubai airport during Eid weekend

The busiest time for departures in Terminal 3 will be on Friday, August 9

Over 296 million use public transport in Dubai in the first half of the year

Dubai Metro accounted for the highest number of users at 101.68 million

Flydubai to launch daily flights to Krabi via Yangon later this year

The new daily service will begin in December and is being codeshared with Emirates

Abu Dhabi to grant licences to companies for renting out electric scooters

The service will be available in the pedestrian and bicycle paths in Corniche and Khalifa Street during the first phase

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to launch fourth daily service to London

The new service will launch in October to meet growing demand on the route

Saudi’s ports authority issues licence to Maersk to operate in all ports

Maersk currently has shipping services to the ports of Jeddah, King Abdullah, Dammam and Jubail

Dubai launches ferry service to Sharjah

The ferry will operate 42 journeys (21 in each direction) everyday

Abu Dhabi confirms that four road toll gates will be operational from October

The toll fee will be Dhs4 for every pass during peak hours from Saturday to Thursday

Virgin Hyperloop mulls plan to build world’s longest test track in Saudi

A study will look at developing a 35km hyperloop test and certification track in King Abdullah Economic City

Saudi’s Haramain rail adds new trips to serve pilgrims ahead of Hajj

The high-speed rail line will now carry out a total of 64 trips per week

Alcohol tests for pilots routinely conducted at all UAE airports – GCAA

Pilots found to exceed an alcohol limit of 0.02 grams will not be permitted to fly

Dubai’s RTA installs 100 solar-powered Nol top-up machines

Over one million people used nol card recharging machines during the first half of this year

UAE airlines Emirates, Etihad continue operating flights to Cairo

British Airways and Lufthansa suspended services to Egypt’s capital ‘as a security precaution’

Trials begin at Abu Dhabi’s new Midfield Terminal ahead of expected opening this year

The terminal will have the capacity to handle more than 8,500 people per hour when it opens

New taxi-hailing service from Dubai’s RTA and Careem to officially launch in September

Up to 50 per cent of RTA’s taxi fleet will be bookable on the Careem app

Emirates to launch daily services to Mexico City via Barcelona this year

The new route, which will begin in December, will mark the airline’s first service to Mexico

Dubai International airport hit by brief power cut

The outage lasted for half an hour on Monday morning