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Taliban wants Qatar help with Kabul airport

The Taliban will ask Qatar for technical assistance in operating Kabul airport, Qatari based Al Jazeera news channel reported on Friday citing a source in the Islamist movement. The Taliban have asked Turkey for technical help to run the airport after next Tuesday’s deadline for all foreign military forces to pull out of Afghanistan, an […]

Etihad Airways expanding Heahrow operation

Etihad Airways is to boost its services from Abu Dhabi to London Heathrow by adding a fourth year-round daily service between the two capitals, launching on 27 October 2019. The new service introduces a convenient mid-morning departure from Abu Dhabi and a late evening departure from London Heathrow and follows the introduction of additional seasonal […]

UAE's civil aviation authority imposes alcohol controls

‏The General Civil Aviation Authority, GCAA, has been successfully carrying out alcohol tests at all civil airports in the UAE as part of the safety procedures, according to senior officials. "The Alcohol test further compliments the GCAA’s risk based approach to control any such occurrences of foreign aircraft flight crew operating under the influence of […]

Saudi switching to airbus after Boeing Max fiasco

Saudi Arabia’s flyadeal will not proceed with a provisional order for 30 Boeing 737 MAX jets, the U.S. planemaker said on Sunday after the airline announced it would operate an all Airbus A320 fleet. Flyadeal began reconsidering a commitment to order the Boeing jets after two MAX aircraft crashed in Ethiopia in March and Indonesia […]

Etihad Airways celebrates Boeing 787-10 to Shanghai

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has celebrated the deployment of the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner on its daily scheduled services to Shanghai by hosting an 'Abu Dhabi Night' reception, at the Bellagio Shanghai. The event was attended by leading figures from the UAE and local government officials, diplomats, corporate partners, members […]

UAE cooperating with International Civil Aviation Organisation

A delegation from the Arab Civil Aviation Commission, ACAC, led by Sheikh Salman Al Hamoud Al Sabah, discussed means to promote cooperation and how to support the growth of the International Civil Aviation Organisation, ICAO, with Armando Daniel, President of the Latin American Civil Aviation Commission, LACAC. During the meeting, which took place in Cuba […]

Etihad renovating its cabins with latest features

Etihad Airways is transforming its economy class flight experience by upgrading its cabins and refurbishing its 23 narrow-body Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft. The renovated cabins will feature ergonomic "extra-spatial design" seats by UK-based Acro, an innovator in the manufacturing of aircraft seats. The retrofit programme, which includes new, personalised wireless streaming entertainment to smartphone […]

UAE in pursuit of Rolls Royce deal for superjumbo jets

Emirates is edging towards a deal with Rolls-Royce (RR.L) to power its latest Airbus (AIR.PA) A380 superjumbos but has not yet reached a final agreement, the Dubai-based airline said on Sunday. The fate of a lifeline order for up to 36 of the double-decker aircraft, of which Emirates already has over 100 in operation, has […]

Watch: Female pilot from Dubai’s ruling family in action

A video about one of the female members from Dubai’s ruling family has become an internet sensation. Social media users across the region were ecstatic to see Shaikha Moza Bint Marwan Bin Mohammad Bin Hasher Al Maktoum flying an Emirates aircraft to Italy, as she addressed passengers via the aircraft speaker. The video clip, which […]

Etihad rolls out ‘hand baggage only' fares

Passengers travelling with Etihad can score cheaper tickets through the airline’s newly launched fare scheme. The Abu Dhabi-based carrier announced on Sunday that it is rolling out its “hand baggage only deal fare” across selected destinations, allowing travellers to save money on tickets in economy, provided they travel light. That is, they travel only with […]

Su-57 and MiG-35 Land Russian Orders During Army 2018

During the Army 2018 military-technical forum held August 21-26 at Kubinka, west of Moscow, the Russian defense ministry signed a total of 32 contracts with 20 Russian manufacturers. The value of the orders exceeded 130 billion roubles (nearly $2 billion) and calls for the delivery of 600 pieces of equipment and the modernization of 1,500 […]

Dubai airport to hit 1 billion this year: Dubai Media Office

The total number of passengers through Dubai International is set to hit one billion at some point this year, according to the Dubai Media Office. In the 60 years that Dubai’s main airport has operated, the hub has seen more and more passengers each year, and officials said on Sunday that they estimate 2018 will […]

Boeing faces a significant setback with the spacecraft it is designing to fly NASA astronauts

The spacecraft Boeing plans to use to fly NASA astronauts to the International Space Station suffered a significant setback when, during a test of its emergency abort system in June, officials discovered a propellant leak, the company confirmed. In a statement to The Washington Post, Boeing said it has “been conducting a thorough investigation with […]

Arab Quartet Asks Top UN Court to Rule on ICAO’s Qatar Decision

The International Court of Justice has announced that Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain filed an appeal against the decision handed down by the UN's global civil aviation body over complaints made by Qatar. The Applicants invoked Article 84 of the Chicago Convention, read in conjunction with Articles 36 (1) and 37 […]

Emirates' double-decker plane to fly to Pakistan

People travelling from Dubai to Pakistan and back will soon experience what it’s like to fly aboard Emirates’ A380 aircraft, the world’s largest commercial passenger plane. The UAE-based carrier announced on Tuesday that it will operate a one-off A380 flight to Islamabad next week. The first Emirates double-decker plane to fly to the Asian country […]

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