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Emirates flight training academy receives first Embraer Phenom 100EV

The academy is one of the launch customers for the new Phenom aircraft

Emirates, flydubai announce new codeshare routes

The two airlines confirmed they would be expanding ties earlier this year

Dubai’s Jumeirah Lake Towers to introduce paid parking

The area was one of the few in Dubai where parking was free

Emirates to introduce new Boeing 777 first class cabin next month

The new first class cabin will feature six private suites, compared to eight earlier

Dubai Metro services disrupted during rush hour

Passengers have reported long delays on the metro’s Red Line

Muscat airport maintenance sees morning flights rescheduled until March

Emirates has cancelled its early morning service for the duration of the work

Emirates to resume services to Nigeria’s Abuja

The airline will also reinstate its second daily service to Lagos

Emirates aims to place A380 order at Dubai airshow

The Dubai airline is the world’s biggest customer of the A380

Flydubai begins flights to Montenegro, three Russian cities

The airline has launched flights to Makhachkala and Voronezh in Russia and resumed services to Ufa

Etihad to suspend Dallas/Fort Worth route as American cancels codeshare deal

The Abu Dhabi airline said the route will become “commercially unsustainable” from March 25, 2018

RTA, Emaar sign deal to launch driverless vehicles in Downtown Dubai

The initiative will seek to link various landmarks in Downtown Dubai with autonomous vehicles

Emirates unveils aircraft with new Expo 2020 Dubai livery

Emirates said 40 aircraft from its fleet – including Airbus A380s and Boeing 777s – will have Expo 2020 decals

Dubai’s Emirates to operate extra flights to London over Christmas

Some A380 services will also be made two-class only during the Christmas period

Bahrain’s Gulf Air to now offer holiday packages

The airline is working in partnership with online travel booking company Ezeego1.com

UAE says GCC rail network to operate from 2021 despite regional rift

The planned 2,100 km passenger and cargo network will connect all the GCC states

Dubai’s Emirates to fly daily to Algiers

The carrier will increase its six flights a week to seven from December

Saudi Arabian Airlines resumes flying to Iraq after 27 years

There have been no flights between Saudi and Iraq since Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in 1990

Abu Dhabi’s new Midfield terminal now 86 per cent complete

The terminal was originally scheduled to open in July this year

Emirates to operate one-off A380 to Bahrain

The special flight will be operated on December 15, one day ahead of Bahrain’s National Day

Emirates and flydubai could operate from single terminal at Dubai airport

Emirates exclusively uses Terminal 3 while flydubai flies out of Terminal 2

Additional screening for US-bound flights from Dubai

Passengers travelling to the US will face stricter security measures from Thursday, Emirates confirmed

Dubai airport handles over seven million passengers in Sept

For the nine months ended September 30, passenger traffic rose to 66.57 million passengers

Flydubai to fly to Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport

The new service will add to Flydubai’s existing daily flights to the Russian capital’s Vnukovo International Airport

Dubai extends metro, tram operating hours

Metro and tram services will begin earlier to support morning commuters

Dubai’s Emirates to establish experimental aviation lab

The area will host industry summits starting this year to identify and resolve key challenges facing the industry

Saudi’s Flyadeal plans 50-plane order with Boeing or Airbus

Flyadeal began operations last month

Video: Dubai’s Route 2020 metro extension takes shape

Tunnelling work for the project is underway

Dubai’s DP World Q3 gross container volumes rise 13.5%

Its terminals in the Americas and Australia recorded the strongest percentage growth

Dubai’s Maktoum Bridge to be closed on Fridays for a month

The bridge will be closed on Fridays – from October 27 until November 24 – from 1am to 9am

Germany’s Air Berlin demands at least $11.8m from Etihad – report

Air Berlin filed for bankruptcy in August after Etihad refused to provide any further funding