Aviation

ATM 2024: DET, Emirates ink agreement to boost Dubai’s position as leading business destination

DET and Emirates will collaborate on a series of events to strengthen relationships with the international business community

flydubai launches 10 new destinations for summer starting June 14

The airline will offer daily flights to Bodrum and double daily flights to Trabzon

ATM 2024: Emirates forges agreements with tourism boards of Malaysia, Turkey

Agreements promote travel across airline's network of more than 140 destinations

Emirates to fly A350s to select destinations in GCC, India, Europe from September

A350 aircraft offer three cabin classes and serve short to medium-haul cities

Abu Dhabi Airports achieves 35.6 percent surge, facilitating travel for over 6.9 million passengers in Q1 2024

Zayed International Airport alone welcomed over 6.8 million passengers during the first quarter of 2024

DRIFTx: Abu Dhabi, U.S. Joby partner to build electric air taxi ecosystem

The MoU signed seeks to establish Joby's air taxi services in Abu Dhabi and beyond

Archer, ADIO sign deal to accelerate commercial air taxi operations across UAE

Agreement encompasses in-country manufacturing, operations and training

Boeing reports first revenue decline in 7 quarters as production drops

Company reported $16.57 billion in quarterly revenue, down from $17.92 billion in Q1 of 2023

Dubai’s DXB named world’s busiest international airport for 10 years in a row

ACI unveils preliminary top 10 busiest airports worldwide for 2023, reflecting resurgence in international travel

Middle East travel market set to boom as tourists loosen purse strings

Indian tourists’ greater spending potential, surge in Gen X travelers set to buoy tourism

Riyadh airport introduces e-passport gates at two terminals

First airport in Saudi Arabia to implement biometric e-passport scanners

UAE launches new data platform to enhance air cargo industry

New platform sets benchmark for analytical insight and collaboration in air cargo sector

Saudi Arabia, China Eastern Airlines forge strategic partnership for new air route

China Eastern Airlines will operate the route using an A330-200 aircraft, providing an annual capacity of 35,880 inbound seats

Qatar Airways introduces Sama 2.0, world’s first AI cabin crew

While initially fluent in English, Sama 2.0 will expand her linguistic capabilities to include Arabic and other languages

Dubai South to soon get one of region’s largest aerospace hangars

The hangars will be able to accommodate up to five wide-body aircraft of any type, except the A380

Saudi Arabia-Brazil business forum explores boosting partnerships

Bilateral trade between the two countries has reached $8 billion

Middle East’s commercial aircraft services market to more than double: Report

Airbus forecasts the delivery of 3,120 new passenger and freight aircraft in the Middle East over the next 20 years

Global commercial aircraft fleet to grow 28 percent by 2034, Middle East fleet to surge by 51 percent: Report

The aviation industry is finally out of recovery mode and on a growth trajectory

Second phase of Saudization of licensed aviation professions launched

This phase will focus on pilots and flight attendants

Riyadh Air, Adobe partner to deliver personalized AI-driven travel experiences

Adobe's Experience Cloud to power airline's vision of personalized travel journeys

Saudi Arabia and China ink agreement to develop air transport

The partners are exploring opportunities for economic growth and technological advancements

flydubai reports record profits of $572 million in 2023

Passenger numbers surge to a new high of 13.8 million

Saudi Arabia fosters cooperation in aviation sector at Changi Aviation Summit 2024

Kingdom deepens ties with Singapore to drive growth in civil aviation