Aviation

Emirates doubles partnership connectivity, expands to 1,700 cities beyond its network

Airline delivers additional travel choices alongside 31 codeshare, 118 interline, and 13 rail and helicopter services partners

Global air cargo demand up 13.6 percent in July 2024, eighth month of double-digit growth: IATA

Air cargo demand reached record highs year-to-date in July, with robust growth across all regions, says director general

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise acquires 23 aircraft for $1.1 billion

The portfolio has an average age of 3.4 years, a lease term of 8.8 years, and serves 13 airlines in 9 countries

Emirates Group highlights 38 percent contribution of Emirati women to workforce growth

The Group supported 70+ Emirati women through leadership programs

Passenger traffic at Oman’s airports rises 9.2 percent to 8.5 million in July

Number of passengers traveling through Oman's Muscat International Airport reached 7,571,148 by the end of July 2024

Dubai Business Forum – China: Dubai-based Emirati companies invested $1.4 billion in China in last 8 years

The number of active Chinese companies within the Dubai Chamber of Commerce reached around 5,400 at the end of H1 2024

Dubai’s DXB to serve 3.43 million passengers between August 21 and September 2

The airport forecasts September 1 to be the peak day, accommodating 291,000 passengers

Qatar’s Hamad International Airport sets new record high in July with 4.73 million passengers

The airport set a previous record for the busiest month in January 2024, when it served 4.5 million passengers

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman International Airport: Four world-class design and engineering firms to lead development

New master plan includes several terminals, six runways, and a multi-asset real estate area

Passenger traffic at UAE airports surges 14.2 percent to 71.75 million in H1 2024

National carriers transported 68 percent of the 2,162,786 tons of air cargo

Abu Dhabi Airports bolsters advanced air mobility infrastructure in emirate with Groupe ADP

Collaboration aligns with Abu Dhabi Airports' vision for a more efficient, convenient, connected and sustainable future for air transport

How global aircraft chartering is revolutionizing corporate travel 

Companies spend about $111.7 billion on business travel every year 

As demand soars, Airbus prepares for the Middle East’s aviation future

3,700 new aircraft are needed in the region over the next 20 years

GCC’s aviation sector soars as a key economic driver 

Robust infrastructure, strategic location vital to the growth of the industry and the region’s economy

Emirates to launch retrofitted Boeing 777s to Zurich, Riyadh starting October 1

So far, 25 aircraft have been retrofitted, with 17 more to undergo the upgrade by December 2024

Etihad Airways to fly Airbus A380 to Singapore, adds six new flights to Thailand

The airline's new Thailand schedule will include 21 flights to Bangkok and 20 to Phuket

Masdar, TotalEnergies to develop sustainable aviation fuel project in Abu Dhabi

Agreement follows the successful test flight at COP28 that demonstrated the potential for converting methanol to SAF

Global aviation industry to see over 10,500 aircraft deliveries worth $640 billion by 2043: Report

Smaller aircraft deliveries will drive global demand with orders for 8,470 jets of up to 150-seat capacity by 2043

UAE’s Air Arabia to connect Sharjah and Maldives with daily non-stop flights

The new route offers travelers more convenient and affordable ways to explore a popular South Asian destination

Qatar Airways unveils Qsuite Next Gen, to be featured on aircraft by 2025

Qsuite Next Gen now features a movable 4K OLED Panasonic Astrova IFE screens, a first for any airline in the world

UAE, China forge agreement to boost air connectivity, bilateral relations

The agreement between the UAE and China will have a substantial positive impact on the economic sectors of mutual interest

DXB airport restores operations after CrowdStrike-linked outage

A global system outage affected the check-in process for some airlines in Terminals 1 and 2 this morning

UAE’s GCAA invests in world-class air traffic controller training to boost aviation safety, efficiency

The contract will see GANS provide training services to GCAA ab-initio air traffic controllers at its training centre in Al Ain