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Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to replace Alitalia flights to Rome

Alitalia is discontinuing its Rome-Abu Dhabi service from March 25

Dubai’s Emirates to reintroduce A380 on Houston route

The superjumbo was removed from the route after corporate travel demand waned

Dubai’s Emirates to resume suspended Lisbon service, fly first A380 to Beirut

The carrier cancelled the second daily flight a few months after launching it in 2016

No survivors as Iran finds wreckage of plane on mountain

Iran has suffered several plane crashes in recent decades

Dubai’s dnata secures Canadian catering licence

The company plans to open a new facility at Vancouver International in the fourth quarter

Iran cannot confirm missing plane has been found

The Aseman Airlines flight from Tehran disappeared from radar screens on Sunday

Dubai’s Emirates announces new Auckland route via Bali

The flight will be Emirates’ third a day to New Zealand

Saudi to introduce new 140kph speed limit on some roads

Drivers have been told they do not have to increase their speed to match the new limit

66 feared dead after Iranian passenger plane crashes in central Iran

The plane crashed in a mountainous area near the town of Semirom

Dubai trials bus on demand service

The bus service is intended to provide a transport link between metros and homes

Careem acquires online restaurant listing platform, to trial food delivery

Trial deliveries through RoundMenu will start this month

Oman government taxi company to begin airport services

Mwasalat began operations in December

Dubai World Central sees 45.2% drop in passenger traffic in 2015

Russian surge boosts Dubai World Central passenger traffic in 2017

The airport saw a nine-fold increase in Russian passengers

Flydubai announces flights to DRC’s Kinshasa

The service will begin in April

Saudi’s Flynas to begin flights to Pakistan’s Islamabad, Lahore

The routes will be operated by the carrier’s Airbus A320 fleet and new Boeing B767 aircraft

Video: Dubai tests autonomous transport pods

The NX1 pods are designed to travel short and medium distances in dedicated lanes

Dubai’s Emirates faces crew calls to improve conditions

Around 3,000 employees left Emirates Group in the first half of its current financial year

Dubai’s RTA launches $5m challenge for self-driving cars

International experts on smart mobility will judge the entrants

Dubai’s Emirates firms up $16bn Airbus A380 order

Emirates is by far the largest operator of the superjumbo

Dubai’s Careem to offer lower ride rates in Abu Dhabi

Careem had been forced to charge a minimum fare of Dhs40 in the UAE capital previously

Dubai’s Emirates signs MoU with India’s Andhra Pradesh

The agreement comes as the UAE and other Gulf countries seek to increase their capacity to India

Video: Dubai flying taxi partner conducts first passenger tests

Ehang signed an agreement to test its drone taxi in Dubai last year

Dubai International speeds up immigration with new smart gates

he gates are positioned in the arrivals area of Terminal 1

Dubai’s RTA signs MoU with Here to enable self-driving cars

Here maps will be used by self-driving public transport vehicles in Dubai

Sharjah’s Air Arabia announces flights to Russia’s Grozny

Air Arabia also began flights to Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport this month

Dubai airport predicts rise in traffic after 2017 growth dips

Passengers using the airport rose 5.5 per cent to 88.2 million in 2017

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad phases out 5 Boeing 777-200LRs

The aircraft were deemed surplus following a decision last year to reduce flights to the US

Dubai International Airport sees 5.5% increase in 2017 passenger traffic

It was the airport’s slowest growth rate since at least 2009

Saudia to begin Riyadh-Moscow flights for World Cup

The Saudi national team will face Russia in the tournament’s opening match

Oman Air to fly to Casablanca, Istanbul, Moscow in 2018

The carrier could also resume flights on suspended routes