Saudia and Etihad Airways have announced a new codeshare partnership, providing customers with access to more than 40 leisure and business destinations in the home markets and across the world. In addition to the codeshare agreement, the two carriers also announced plans…

Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier, celebrated 15 years of successful operations by unveiling a new brand identity that is reflective of its innovative forward-looking and international approach. The unveiling took place during a launch…

Dubai-based flydubai today has announced the start of flights to Shymkent in Kazakhstan. The twice a week service will be offered from 28 December 2018. flydubai has been flying to Kazakhstan since 2014 and together with the relaunched service to Shymkent and…

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has unveiled a spectacular livery to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the Formula 1 2018 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The design was painted on a Boeing 787-9 at the Boeing facility in…

Dubai-based flydubai has announced the start of flights to Chittagong in Bangladesh. The relaunched service will begin on 20 January 2019 with daily flights. Commenting on the recommencement of flights to Chittagong, Sudhir Sreedharan, Senior Vice President Commercial (UAE, GCC, Subcontinent and Africa)…

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has appointed 34 Emirati employees to key roles across the airline’s global network. The UAE Nationals were appointed as Airport and Airport Duty Managers in 25 destinations across Europe, the United…

The Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), represented by General Civil Aviation Authority and the Government of Guyana initiated an Air Services Agreement in parallel with World Aviation Forum (WAF) 2015 at the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Headquarters in Montreal,…

​The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB), in a recently concluded board meeting, granted additional entitlements to Cebu Pacific, for international routes from Manila to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), from various points in the Philippines to Taipei and Kaohshiung in Taiwan, and from…

The Air Accident Investigation Sector (AAIS) of the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has issued a Preliminary Report on the accident involving Emirates flight EK521. On 3 August 2016, an Emirates Boeing 777-300 Aircraft, registration A6-EMW, operating a scheduled passenger flight EK521,…

The United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Denmark have signed an open skies agreement. The agreement was signed by Director General of the General Civil Aviation Authority H.E. Mr. Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi and the Ambassador of Denmark to the UAE,…