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Dubai road renamed in honour of Expo 2020

The 15km long Jebel Ali Lehbab Road will now be known as Expo Road

‘World’s-first’ hyperloop system to open in Abu Dhabi in 2020

The system will cost up to $40m per km, although its operator says the amount can be recouped within 15 years

Flydubai taps banks for $300m loan

The debt facility is needed for aircraft pre-delivery payments, sources said

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to cut 50 pilots after big loss last year – sources

The Abu Dhabi-based carrier employs 2,065 pilots

Dubai’s Emirates to operate A380 to Jordan’s Amman for four months

The jumbo jet will be operated on the route from June 1 until October 26

Etihad operates first commercial flight using UAE-sourced sustainable fuel

The Etihad Boeing 787 flight flew from Abu Dhabi to Amsterdam

Emirates, flydubai to increase network of codeshare flights in 2019

The two airlines jointly carried 3.29 million customers on codeshare flights last year

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad proposes to invest in Jet Airways at 49% discount

Etihad already owns a 24 per cent stake in the struggling Indian airline, which has been roiled by financial difficulties

Abu Dhabi-bound Etihad plane returns to Manchester after reports of ‘loud bang’

Abu Dhabi airline says there was a “technical issue” with the aircraft

RTA taxi bookings in Dubai hit record 12m in 2018

The number of bookings was up 17 per cent from 2017’s 10.5m

Air France to suspend flights to Riyadh due to route’s poor ‘economic performance’

Saudi Arabian Airlines will continue to operate the Paris-Riyadh route

Emirates says many flights will be cancelled, rescheduled during runway closure

Up to 48 of Emirates’ aircraft will not be utilised during the 45-day period this year

Airspace management, instability impact GCC growth potential, warns IATA CEO

Region grapples with issues but IATA predicts 6 per cent demand growth in 2019

Gulf Air says its niche will be to offer premium service

Bahrain’s national airline expects to carry around 5.8 million passengers this year

RTA to operate ferry between Dubai Mall and Dubai Marina Mall

The ferry service will take about 1 hour 20 minutes one-way

Saudi private jet industry stalls after corruption crackdown

Dozens of planes worth hundreds of millions of dollars are stranded at airports across the kingdom, according to sources

UAE low cost carrier Air Arabia launches flights to Belgrade

The service will begin in June with four weekly flights

Abu Dhabi’s Masdar launches region’s first all-electric bus

The bus can seat 30 passengers with a range of 150 kilometres per battery charge

Revealed: Top 20 safest airlines in the world for 2019

Dubai airline Emirates has been selected among the top 20 safest airlines for this year

Video: Emirates A380 jet battles heavy winds to land safely at UK airport

The jumbo jet was buffeted by severe winds at the Birmingham airport this week

Passenger traffic at Dubai airport reaches 81.4 million between Jan-Nov

The number of passengers using the airport fell 0.8 per cent to 6.9 million in November

UAE’s Gulftainer appoints new group COO

Fred Castonguay will help Gultainer expand its ports and logistics portfolio globally

All domestic flights from Jeddah to shift to new airport this year

The King Abdulaziz International Airport had a soft launch in May 2018

Sir Tim Clark Emirates Airlines

Power Letters 2019: Sir Tim Clark, Emirates president

The President of Emirates talks innovation, growth and how to cope with headwinds in the aviation business

Saudi low-cost airline flyadeal launches four new routes from Dammam

Daily flights have been launched from Dammam to Riyadh, Madinah, Jazan and Abha

Dubai’s RTA offers discount on three-digit vehicle number plates

Among the three-digit plates on offer are T 738, J 945 and P 682

Over 2 million used public transport in Dubai on New Year’s Eve

Over 866,800 people used the Dubai Metro on NYE

Emirates expects over 180,000 travellers to pass through Dubai airport from Jan 1-5

The busiest day in the first week of 2019 is expected on Wednesday, January 2

Saudi’s Haramain railway mulls 30 daily trips by end-2019

The line transported more than 118,000 passengers through 310 trips since its launch on October 11

Dubai’s Emirates carries over 59 million passengers in 2018

The airline operated over 192,000 flights in the last 12 months