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Saudi Arabian Airlines to buy 787s and A330s

State-owned carrier Saudi Arabian Airlines has committed to buying 12 Boeing 787 airliners and... Read full article »
Saudi Arabia: Wednesday, June 04 - 2008 at 09:16

Jet Airways to begin daily flights to Dubai

Jet Airways, India's largest private airline, will begin daily direct flights to Dubai from New... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, June 04 - 2008 at 07:03

Abu Dhabi Airport passenger traffic up 40.9%

Passenger traffic at Abu Dhabi Airport increased 40.9% in April compared to the same month last... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, June 03 - 2008 at 15:02

Air Arabia doubles Khartoum flights

Air Arabia, the largest low-cost carrier in the Mena region, announced that beginning on June 8,... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, June 03 - 2008 at 13:03

Airlines face losses as fuel prices mount

IATA director-general Giovanni Bisignani said the global airline industry will incur losses of $... Read full article »
Tuesday, June 03 - 2008 at 07:21

ME to spend $40bn on airports by 2015

An estimated $40bn will be spent on airport infrastructure in the Middle East by 2015, according... Read full article »
Monday, June 02 - 2008 at 13:43

Delta launches Cairo service

US carrier Delta Airlines will launch a non-stop service between Cairo and New York's JFK airport... Read full article »
Egypt: Monday, June 02 - 2008 at 10:35

11m to pass through Dubai

Dubai International Airport is hiring hundreds of extra staff to cope with a summer traffic... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Monday, June 02 - 2008 at 09:25

Virgin offers Silverjet fare deal

Virgin Atlantic is offering stranded Silverjet passengers special fares to reach their... Read full article »
Middle East: Sunday, June 01 - 2008 at 13:08

Emirates shippers double US capacity

Emirates SkyCargo and Schenker AG have doubled capacity between Dubai and Ohio via Frankfurt-Hahn... Read full article »
Middle East: Sunday, June 01 - 2008 at 12:46

Passengers stranded

The UK's Civil Aviation Authority has said that close to 10,000 passengers have been affected by... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Sunday, June 01 - 2008 at 08:32

Royal Jordanian passenger load up 19%

Royal Jordanian transported 210,000 passengers in April 2008, against 175,000 in the same month... Read full article »
Jordan: Saturday, May 31 - 2008 at 09:52

Silverjet suspends operations

UK-based business-class-only airline Silverjet, which began flying daily to Dubai in November,... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Saturday, May 31 - 2008 at 07:39

ME passenger traffic up 11% in April

Middle Eastern airlines saw an 11% increase in passenger traffic in April due to soaring oil... Read full article »
Thursday, May 29 - 2008 at 14:20

Gulf Air buys 35 Airbus jets

Bahrain's national carrier Gulf Air has agreed to buy 35 aircraft from European planemaker Airbus... Read full article »
Bahrain: Thursday, May 29 - 2008 at 07:29