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Summer 2023: Saudi Arabia leads MENA region in international tourism
Saudi Arabia and the wider Middle East are expected to see a 36 percent spike in international tourism between June and August compared to last year, ... Saudi Arabia -
US must address uptick in alarming aviation close calls
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said on Wednesday the United States cannot wait for the next “catastrophic event” to address an uptick in ... World News -
Doha-bound India flight makes emergency landing after passenger dies on board
A Doha-bound IndiGo flight from Delhi was forced to make an emergency landing on Monday in Pakistan’s Karachi after a passenger died mid-flight, local ... World News -
Saudi Arabia’s Flynas looks to expand in overseas units
Saudi Arabia-based carrier Flynas said its board approved establishing local units in two more countries as part of a plan to become the Middle East’s ... Aviation & Transport -
Asia Pacific airlines see 500 pct jump in demand, load factor back to normal
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Qatar Airways IPO will wait until decade end: CEO
Investors looking to buy a stake in state-owned Qatar Airways will have to wait until the end of the decade to buy it in an initial public offering, ... Aviation & Transport -
Saudi Arabia’s flynas secures $225 mln Murabaha corporate financing facility
Saudi Arabia’s budget airline flynas announced on Monday that it has secured a $225 million (844 million riyal) Murabaha corporate financing facility ... Gulf -
Jazeera Airways flight from Kuwait makes emergency landing due to false bomb threat
A bomb threat that caused a Jazeera Airways passenger flight to make an emergency landing at Turkey’s Trabzon Airport on Thursday turned out to be a ... Middle East -
‘Aviation will return to normal; we have to move past the pandemic’: CEO of Wizz Air
Flying will “soon return to normal” and the United Arab Emirates will be at the forefront of rebuilding the global aviation sector in a post-pandemic ... Coronavirus -
After China, US targets India for unfair air transportation practices
The US Transportation Department on Monday accused the Indian government of engaging in “unfair and discriminatory practices” on charter air ... Aviation & Transport -
Coronavirus: International air travel may not return to normal until 2023, says IATA
The damage done to the international air travel industry may extend until 2023 with most travelers saying they are likely to restrict their initial ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: Call for EU state guarantees for vouchers for cancelled travel
EU Commission calls for state guarantees for vouchers for cancelled travelThe European Commission will tell countries in the European Union to provide ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: Germany organizing multibillion-euro bailout for Lufthansa airline
Deutsche Lufthansa AG, locked in tense negotiations over terms of a multibillion-euro state bailout, is considering court protection as a last resort ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: Egypt’s Nile Air urges government to take stakes in private airlines
Egypt’s Nile Air on Sunday urged the government to buy stakes in private airline companies to help them survive the crisis caused by the new ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus could reduce airline passengers globally by 1.2 bln: UN agency
The coronavirus pandemic could mean 1.2 billion fewer airline passengers worldwide by September, the International Civil Aviation Organization said ... Coronavirus -
Global airlines to lose $314 billion in revenue from coronavirus: IATA
Global airlines will lose $314 billion in revenue due to the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 according to a forecast from the industry’s representative ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: GCC airlines operate repatriation flights
After suspending operations for nearly two weeks to contain the spread of coronavirus, several airlines in the GCC region have restarted passenger ... Features -
Middle East flights down 45 percent this week amid coronavirus: Data firm
Flights in the Middle East are down 45 percent this week, compared with the same week last year, aviation data firm OAG said on Thursday.European ... Economy -
Coronavirus: Dubai airport latest flight cancellations, UAE entry restrictions
Dubai International Airport announced on Sunday the latest measures it has taken to combat the spread of coronavirus, including an updated list of ... Gulf -
Coronavirus: IATA urges ‘emergency measures’ for airlines after US travel ban
The global aviation association warned Thursday a US-imposed trans-Atlantic travel ban would further hurt an industry already hard-hit by the ... Economy -
Iran agrees to send black boxes of downed plane to Ukraine: Official
Iran’s aviation authority has agreed to send black boxes from the downed Ukrainian jetliner to Kiev for analysis, Iran’s representative at ... Middle East -
Coronavirus could cost airlines up to $113 bln in lost passenger revenue: IATA
Airlines could lose $63 billion to $113 billion in revenue for passenger traffic globally in 2020, depending on how the coronavirus spreads, ... Economy -
Low-cost airline Wizz Air Abu Dhabi to launch in second half of 2020
New low-cost airline Wizz Air Abu Dhabi is to launch operations from the United Arab Emirates capital Abu Dhabi in the second half of 2020, the ... Economy -
Asia-Pacific airlines could lose $27.8 bln to coronavirus, says IATA
Airlines operating in the Asia-Pacific region stand to lose a combined $27.8 billion of revenue this year in the ongoing coronavirus crisis, the ... Economy -
Qatar Airways increases ownership of British Airways parent company
Qatar Airways said Wednesday that it increased its share in the parent company of British Airways, International Airlines Group (IAG), from 21.4 ... Economy -
Lebanon's MEA to require payment in dollars as crisis bites: Report
Lebanon's state-owned carrier Middle East Airlines (MEA) will only accept cash payment in US dollars from Monday, the National News Agency reported, ... Economy -
Coronavirus outbreak could lead to $5 bln reduction in airline revenue
The new coronavirus outbreak could mean a reduction of $4-5 billion in worldwide airline revenue, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) ... Financial Markets -
Boeing says no new jet orders in January, jet deliveries drop amid MAX grounding
Boeing reported Tuesday no new plane orders in January and a drop in jet deliveries as the protracted grounding of the 737 MAX continued to weigh on ... Technology -
EU governments to review flight compensation rules as delays grow
The European Union will consider raising from three hours the minimum flight delay for which passengers can receive financial compensation, a move ... Economy -
Recordings show Iran knew jetliner hit by a missile: Ukraine
A leaked recording of an exchange between an Iranian air-traffic controller and an Iranian pilot purports to show that authorities immediately knew a ... Middle East