Middle East

Etihad Airways’ Boeing 787s Will Fly to Rome and Frankfurt

Etihad Airways will introduce a new Boeing 787-10 on its scheduled daily morning service to Rome, complementing the second overnight 777-300ER departure.

Gulf Air Receives Its Second A320neo

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, welcomed the airline’s second Airbus A320neo to join the fleet.

Qatar Airways to Launch Direct Services to Lisbon, Malta, Rabat, Langkawi, Davao, Izmir and Mogadishu

Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Akbar Al Baker, announced seven upcoming additions to its rapidly-growing global network, at the ITB Berlin

Oman Air and Turkish Airlines Announce Revised Codeshare Agreement

Oman Air will codeshare on Turkish Airlines flights to Rome, Copenhagen and Algiers, while Turkish Airlines will codeshare on Oman Air flights to Salalah.

Emirates Uses Advanced Navigation Technology to Increase Cargo Capacity to Kabul

Emirates Flight Operations has developed a new navigation technique that allows the airline to carry additional cargo into Kabul International airport.

Qatar Airways to Increase Flights to Johannesburg and Cape Town

Qatar Airways announced it will be increasing the number of weekly flights on its popular routes to South Africa from July 2019.

SalamAir Mulls Direct Flights to Kuwait, Abu Dhabi and Riyadh from Salalah

Should Salalah become a second center of operations for SalamAir, the Omani airline will base part of its growing fleet there.

Etihad Airways to Increase Flights to London Heathrow

Etihad Airways will increase its flights from Abu Dhabi to London Heathrow, from three to four daily services, to meet demand during the month of April.

flydubai Posts $43.5m Loss for 2018

flydubai said its revenues increased to $1.7 billion in 2018, though the airline ended the year with a loss of $43.5 million.

flydubai to Boost Capacity to Saudi Arabia

Dubai-based airline flydubai has announced today that it will boost its services to Saudi Arabia with 12 new flights per week.