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Dubai’s RTA awards contract for 900 new taxis

The new fleet will include 375 hybrid vehicles

Dubai’s Emirates launches new Auckland service via Bali

The flight will provide the only ‘year-round non-stop daily service’ between Auckland and Bali

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways reports $1.52bn loss for 2017

The airline’s revenue rose 1.9 per cent to $6.1bn and it carried 18.6 million passengers last year

Emirates to offer passengers free ice cream at Dubai airport

The service will be offered at the Terminal 3 departure and transit areas from June 15 to August 31

Etihad Airways in talks to cancel, defer Boeing 777X orders – sources

Etihad is a launch customer of the 777X and had placed an order for 25 jets

Emirates to operate 24 extra flights to Jeddah for Umrah season

The additional services can be accessed by travellers holding a valid Umrah visa

Dubai’s Emirates to resume daily Luanda service

Emirates cut flights and ended a deal with Angola’s carrier last year due to issues repatriating funds

Flydubai offers passengers home check-in and baggage collection

Prices for home baggage collection and check-in start at Dhs110 for one bag

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to introduce Boeing 787-9 on Cairo route

Etihad expanded a codeshare partnership with Egypt Air in April

Dubai’s Emirates offers discounted summer fares to the Philippines

The lower fares are valid from June to August 2018

Dynamic test runs begin on Riyadh Metro project

The metro is scheduled to begin operations in 2019

Emirates starts flights to London Stansted

The airline now operates 10 daily flights to three different London airports

Dubai’s Emirates announces third daily flight to Moscow

Dubai has witnessed a surge in Russian visitors since the UAE eased visa restrictions last year

Dubai’s Emirates mulls windowless planes in the future

The airline has unveiled a new first class suite that features virtual windows

Qatar Airways CEO apologises after saying his airline “has to be led by a man”

It is not the first time the Qatar Airways CEO has attracted controversy for his comments regarding women

No plans for Emirates-Etihad merger anytime soon – Tim Clark

The decision on a merger is in the “hands of the shareholders”, says Emirates president

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to suspend New York service

Etihad is also suspending flights to Edinburgh and Perth on the same date

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to fly only A380s to Paris

The airline will deploy the jet on its second daily service to Paris from October 1

Emirates grounds 20 planes; facing ‘double whammy’ – Tim Clark

The airline has been hit by rising oil prices and the strengthening dollar

Bahrain’s Gulf Air to launch North American routes in 2023

The carrier currently codeshares for US destinations with American Airlines

Dubai’s Emirates to serve Osaka with A380, offers Santiago discounts

The airline will begin flying to Santiago from July 5

Oman plans Saudi road link through world’s largest desert

The Empty Quarter is the worlds largest uninterrupted sand mass

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to start Barcelona flights

Etihad has recently been suspending routes as part of a wider review

Dubai improvement works to cut congestion on Sheikh Zayed Road

The project will reduce congestion between the first and second interchanges by 15 per cent

New smart gates opened at Dubai airport’s Terminal 2 to cut queues

The smart gates will allow passengers to pass through immigration in between seven to 10 seconds

Dubai’s Emirates begins direct Newark service

The route is the first new addition by a UAE carrier since an aviation deal last month to resolve claims of unfair competition from US airlines

Middle East airlines to see traffic rise as demand restores on US routes

The US had enacted its controversial laptop ban during this period last year

Dubai’s Emirates eyes 2020 premium economy launch

The carrier is said to be looking to introduce the product on a new generation of A380s

Dubai Aerospace sells 16 aircraft worth $900m

DAE is in talks to buy a near-record total of 400 jetliners from Airbus and Boeing

Jeddah’s new airport welcomes first commercial flight

The airport’s soft launch comes despite the GACA cancelling a concession to manage the facility earlier this year