Wizz Air delays launch of Abu Dhabi subsidiary new UAE base
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Topics related to aviation in the United Arab Emirates, including Emirati airlines, airports, regulations, and incidents.
Emirates gets $2 billion injection from Dubai government
After the president of Emirates Tim Clark’s announcement about cutting thousands of jobs to diminish the airline’s costs…
Air Arabia launches first low-cost carrier from Abu Dhabi
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, a joint venture between state-owned Etihad Airways and the Air Arabia group, will start…
Emirates SkyCargo becomes primary carrier for IHC crisis relief
Emirates SkyCargo signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the International Humanitarian City (IHC) to become the first-resort…
Emirates to start Israel flights in 2021
Emirates received the formal authorization from Ben Gurion Airport to start operating between the United Arab Emirates and…
Etihad A320 runway excursion severity was overstated, GCAA said
The ‘serious incident’ of Etihad Airways A320, which suffered a temporary runway excursion and damaged five runway edge…
Emirates refunded customers more than $1 billion since March 2020
Emirates has processed more than 1.4 million refund requests and returned more than $1.36 billion since March 2020.The…
BREAKING | First commercial flight between Israel & UAE takes off
The long-anticipated direct flight between Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi took off at 11:21 local time, carrying government…
Japan hopes UAE will become first Kawasaki C-2 export customer
The Japanese government will subject the Kawaski C-2 transport plane to unpaved runway landing tests in an attempt…
China and U.S. agree to double flights’ frequencies
Airlines will be allowed to double the amount of flights between China and the United States following the…
Emirates A380 network expands to six cities
As the international market recovers, Emirates announced that it is adding one additional city to its Airbus A380…
Emirates and the United Kingdom: a troubled marriage?
Emirates and the United Kingdom were seemingly in a happy marriage, as the Dubai-based airline increased its presence…
Eid festival brings UAE tourism regulations to pre-pandemic level
A large increase in tourism is expected in United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the wake of Eid al-Adha,…
UN top court rules in favor of Qatar over blockade dispute
The International Court of Justice, the highest court of the United Nations, ruled in favor of Qatar in…
Emirates lays off pilots and flight attendants to cut costs
Like many airlines around the world, Emirates was forced to cut its costs and scale back its operations…
Emirates and Etihad extend wage cut to September 2020
The two gulf companies Emirates and Etihad have decided to prolong to September 2020 the wage reduction they…
Emirates announces job cuts; anticipates normality by 2023/2024
The international travel behemoth Emirates announced that the airline will introduce company-wide job cuts, reads a statement released…
Emirates’ future: fewer A380s and deep job cuts
Nowadays, the situation for airlines is quite clear: the need to raise and conserve cash, ground aircraft and…