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Emirates orders 15 Airbus A350-900 after public row over larger jet model
Airbus won a consolation order for 15 more A350-900 jets from Emirates on Thursday after a public row between the Mideast giant and engine maker Rolls-Royce prevented a deal for a larger model at the ...
Dubai Airports forecasts annual passenger traffic at 86.8 mln, surpassing 2019 level
Propelled by strong growth throughout the first three quarters of the year and anticipation of an exceptional surge in guest numbers in the final quarter, Dubai Airports is forecasting annual ...
Ethiopian Airlines signs up for 11 wide-bodied Airbus planes
Ethiopian Airlines pledged to buy 11 wide-bodied Airbus planes at the Dubai Airshow on Wednesday, further expanding its order book a day after purchasing 31 Boeing aircraft.The Ethiopian flag-carrier ...
Airlines in last-minute talks to sort out engine issues, rescue Dubai Airshow deals
Emirates and Rolls-Royce sought to narrow differences over engine pricing on Wednesday as the Dubai Airshow entered a third day reeling from a public spat over engine performance and business terms ...
Singapore Airlines expands Philippine reach with new code share pact
Singapore Airlines Ltd. has added another regional partner, signing a deal with Philippine Airlines Inc. that will allow it to codeshare on flights to and from Manila and on to 27 destinations in the ...
Emirates not ordering with Airbus until A350 engine performance issues fixed
Emirates President Tim Clark dashed Airbus SE’s hopes of pulling in a large order at the Dubai Air Show, saying he’s not buying more of their flagship A350-1000 until engine performance issues have ...
Boost for Boeing in Dubai on first day of show while Airbus waits
Boeing Co. opened the Dubai Airshow with a flurry of orders led by a whopping $52 billion widebody commitment from Emirates Airline, while teasing the possibility of more as China moves closer to a ...
Emirates and flyDubai place massive Dubai Airshow jet orders to power growth plans
Dubai’s Emirates placed an order for 90 more Boeing 777X jets at the opening of the Dubai Airshow on Monday, including both variants of the future long-haul jet. The world’s largest ...
Riyadh Air narrow-body jet order not finalized: COO
Riyadh Air Chief Operating Officer Peter Bellew said on Monday that the Saudi Arabian state-owned airline was still in talks over a future narrow-body aircraft order.Bellew, speaking at the Dubai ...
Airbus poised to win massive order for 350 jets from Turkey at Dubai Air Show
Airbus SE is poised to win a giant order from Turkish Airlines for about 350 aircraft, according to people familiar with the talks, underscoring Turkey’s commitment to build its flagship carrier into ...
Emirates reports record first half profit of $2.7 bln on air travel upswing
Emirates Group, operator of the world’s largest long-haul carrier, reported a record first-half profit of $2.7 billion (10.1 billion dirhams), buoyed by a robust recovery in international travel ...
Upcoming Dubai Air Show promises frenzy of deals from airlines as travel kicks off
Never before have airlines placed such outsize orders as they did this year, breaking one record after another.Indian airlines alone made close to 1,000 purchases, but the action was spread across the ...
Abu Dhabi Intl Airport to be named Zayed International Airport from February 9, 2024
Abu Dhabi International Airport is to be named Zayed International Air-port, the Abu Dhabi Media Office (ADMO) reported on Tuesday. The new official name will take effect from February 9, 2024, ...
Air Arabia completes two decades of pioneering low-cost travel
Having served over 150 million passengers and operating flights to a vast network of more than 190 routes from seven strategic hubs, Air Arabia Group, the Middle East & North Africa’s first and ...
Pakistan national airline cancels 349 flights over fuel shortage row
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has canceled 349 flights in the last two weeks due to a shortage of fuel, it said on Thursday, underscoring the difficulties faced by the cash-bleeding national ...
Qatar Airways confirms CEO Akbar al-Baker to step down, al-Meer to take over
Qatar Airways Chairman Saad al-Kaabi said in an official circular obtained by Reuters on Monday that CEO Akbar al-Baker is to step down from his position effective November 5, confirming earlier ...
Emirates adds premium economy services on A380 Superjumbo flights to India
Emirates will add premium economy services on its flights to and from Mumbai and Bengaluru later this month as it looks to win over affluent consumers in the world’s most-populous nation amid rising ...
China on track to test world’s first flying taxi service this year
China gave EHang Holdings Ltd. the go-ahead to begin trial air-taxi operations this year, a step toward the company’s goal of launching the world’s first commercial service using the futuristic ...
Archer Aviation, Abu Dhabi plan 2026 air taxi launch in UAE
Archer Aviation Inc. reached a preliminary deal with the govern-ment of Abu Dhabi to work toward launching its electric air-taxi service in the UAE by 2026, and to open its first non-US factory in the ...
Budget airline flydubai becomes first international carrier to resume Kabul flights
Low-cost carrier flydubai announced flights to Kabul on Thursday, becoming the first international airline to resume services since US forces’ chaotic withdrawal in 2021.Twice-daily flights will begin ...
Emirates, Shell Aviation sign agreement for sustainable aviation fuel supply
Emirates has announced on Monday an agreement with Shell Aviation for the supply of over 300,000 gallons of blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for use at the airline’s international hub in ...
Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Air CEO says in final stages of narrow-body jets order
Saudi Arabia’s new airline Riyadh Air has moved to the final stages of agreeing a sizeable order of narrow-body aircraft, with a deal likely to be announced in the coming months, CEO Tony Douglas said ...
Saudia signs MoU to operate flights to and from Red Sea International airport
Red Sea Global (RSG), the multi-project developer behind the world’s most ambitious regenerative tourism destinations, The Red Sea and Amaala, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Saudi ...
EU lawmakers approve binding sustainable fuel targets for aviation
The European Parliament on Wednesday adopted a deal to set binding targets for airlines in Europe to increase their use of sustainable aviation fuels. The approved proposal aims to ...
Fly responsibly? Airlines face a storm from green activists over climate claims
When Dutch airline KLM launched adverts urging customers to “fly responsibly” and think about the environmental impact before booking a flight, it said it was showing its commitment to a sustainable ...