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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 …

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 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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Abu Dhabi Air Expo got underway on Monday at Al Bateen Airport with global aircraft manufacturing companies displaying their latest models of business jets with an eye on the Middle East market. Dozens of aircraft — from ultra-light to heavy business jets — are on display at the three-day event …

A commercial airplane that skidded off a runway after landing in northern Turkey dangled precariously off a muddy cliff with its nose only a few feet from the sea. Images show the Boeing 737-800 on its belly and at an acute angle just above the water. If it had stopped …

French President Emmanuel Macron said a contract with China for 184 Airbus A320 narrow-body jets would be finalized soon and that his country also had ambitions to sell A350 and A380 planes to China in coming weeks or months. The potential A320 order, which had not been previously announced, would …

Flydubai and Boeing on Friday finalised the order for 175 Boeing aircraft, making it the largest single-aisle order in the history of the Middle East. The deal, including options for an additional 50 aircraft, is valued at up to $27 billion at current list prices, and follows order announcement made …

Protectionism breeds inefficiencies and is not going to help anyone. That was the message that senior executives in the Middle East’s aviation industry sent on Wednesday during the Arab Aviation Summit in Dubai, where they highlighted the importance of Open Skies policies and blasted protectionism. The summit was inaugurated by …

While 2018 will see the Middle East airlines doubling their net profits to $600 million (up from the $300 million this year), big challenges still remain for the region’s carriers, warns IATA’s chief economist Brian Pearce. Releasing its financial outlook on Tuesday in Geneva, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) …

Agility and its affiliate United Projects for Aviation Services Company (UPAC), and National Real Estate Company (NREC), the consortium behind Abu Dhabi’s Reem Mall, has achieved $1.2 billion financial close for the project. The companies also signed an agreement for a $457 million senior credit facility provided by regional and …

Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture and Tourism (DCT) Abu Dhabi on Saturday welcomed the launch of airBaltic’s programme to operate direct flights between Riga, Latvia, and Abu Dhabi. As part of the initiative, four-weekly flights between the two cities will operate for five months until 24 March 2018. Inaugural flights …

The Dubai Air Show has had notoriously bad luck with weather in the past. This year, the cloud of slower global growth is likely to turn eyes away from building capacity towards improving productivity and efficiency. And analysts expect those to be among the main trends affecting the show this …

Media was given access of the Midfield Terminal Building project at Abu Dhabi International Airport for the first time on Monday, currently scheduled to open in the fourth quarter of 2019. Construction of the new terminal, which is estimated at more than Dh10 billion, is aimed at expanding Abu Dhabi’s …