Middle East

By Richard Maslen
In September 2012, the European Commission reviewed its progress in liberalising aviation markets since 2005 and called for “a major and rapid
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
CIS carrier FlyGeorgia is poised to make an official application for rights to fly into Jeddah. The full-service Tbilisi-based carrier has already
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Italian national carrier Alitalia has confirmed it will introduce a fifth weekly rotation on its route between Rome Leonardo da Vinci (Fiumicino) and
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
United Arab Emirates (UAE) carrier Emirates Airline is to further boost its activities in South East Asia, a key market for its flights from Dubai and
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), will commence non-stop flights between its home base at Abu Dhabi
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Expanding its presence in Scandinavia, Emirates Airline has announced that it will begin operating a daily flight from its Dubai International Airport
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
New analysis from Amadeus, a leading provider of advanced technology solutions for the global travel industry, reveals that worldwide air traffic grew
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
United Arab Emirates (UAE) low-cost carrier Air Arabia is to introduce an eighth destination in Saudi Arabia to its expanding network with the
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Preliminary traffic results from global airport trade representative Airports Council International (ACI) based on reports from over 1,000 airports
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
United Arab Emirates (UAE) low-cost carrier Air Arabia is to increase the frequency of its flights between its base at Sharjah International Airport
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
United Arab Emirates (UAE) carrier Emirates Airline will once again launch direct transatlantic flights between mainland Europe and North America with
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has inaugurated non-stop daily flights between Abu Dhabi and Washington, D.C
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
United Arab Emirates (UAE) airport operator, Dubai Airports has confirmed that Dubai World Central will open its doors to passengers for the first
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Officials from Qatar and China have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to increase the number of flights that can operate between the two countries
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
The new terminal building at Amman’s Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) in Jordan was formally opened on March 21, 2013 after having a soft
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
As part of its ongoing network expansion Qatar Airways has revealed it will add two further destinations to its network in Iraq with the launch of
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Etihad Airways and Garuda Indonesia have announced a number of new codeshare destinations in Indonesia, Europe, the Middle East, Singapore and
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Independent Indian carrier Jet Airways has recently deepened its relationship with United Arab Emirates (UAE) national Etihad Airways, a deal that
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
United Arab Emirates (UAE) carrier Emirates Airline this week operated the first ever commercial flight of an Airbus A380 to the Indian Ocean island
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
United Arab Emirates (UAE) low-cost carrier Air Arabia is to increase links from the Gulf state to Sri Lanka with the introduction of flights between
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Fast-expanding Gulf carrier Qatar Airways has been forced to scale back its growth plans due to the ongoing grounding of the world’s Boeing 787
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
United Arab Emirates (UAE) national carrier Etihad Airways has further deepened its already extensive operational and marketing partnership with
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
United Arab Emirates (UAE) national carrier Etihad Airways is to boost capacity on its daily flights between Abu Dhabi and Melbourne, Australia later
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
United Arab Emirates (UAE) low-cost carrier, FlyDubai is to launch flights to two further destinations in Pakistan as it continues its rapid network
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
United Arab Emirates (UAE) carrier, Emirates Airline is to introduce a second destination in the Philippines as it seeks to keep track with growing
Airports & Networks