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Etihad Cargo marks two years of operations at Ezhou Huahu Airport

07 August 2025

Etihad Cargo is celebrating two successful years of operations at Ezhou Huahu Airport, marking a significant milestone in its strategic collaboration…

Air transport

Air India's CEO announces resumption of international flights by October 1

07 August 2025

Air India CEO Campbell Wilson has said that following safety inspections, the airliner will resume full services by October 1, 2025,…

Air transport

Airlink and Azorra finalise lease of 10 new Embraer E195-E2s

07 August 2025

Airlink and Azorra have finalised a lease agreement that will see the Johannesburg-headquartered airline acquire 10 new Embraer E195-E2 twin-engine…

Route planning and tourism

Air Arabia expands Russian network from Ras Al Khaimah

07 August 2025

Air Arabia has announced the launch of two new direct routes connecting Ras Al Khaimah to Yekaterinburg and Kazan in Russia.

Flight services and support

Emirates embarks on major partnership with FC Bayern Munich

06 August 2025

Emirates has entered a landmark seven-year partnership with FC Bayern Munchen, 34-time Bundesliga champions and six-time UEFA Champions League…

Events

How should India open its aviation market?

06 August 2025

Experts will debate a dynamic environment at Aviation India Summit 2025 taking place from 29-30 October in Delhi.

Route planning and tourism

Air Arabia Abu Dhabi increases flight frequency to Baku and Tbilisi

05 August 2025

Air Arabia Abu Dhabi has increased the number of flights to Baku in Azerbaijan and Tbilisi in Georgia.

Route planning and tourism

Turkish Airlines resumes flights to Aleppo

05 August 2025

Turkish Airlines has resumed its flights to Aleppo, which were suspended as of April 2012.

Air transport

Emirates to add fourth daily flight to London Gatwick

04 August 2025

Emirates is set to introduce a fourth daily flight between Dubai and London Gatwick from 8 February 2026.

Air transport

TrueNoord delivers factory-new ATR42-600 to Afrijet Business Service

04 August 2025

TrueNoord the specialist regional aircraft leasing company, has delivered a factory-new ATR42-600 to Afrijet Business Service S.A. – operating as…

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Etihad Airways launches first commercial flight of its new A321LR aircraft

04 August 2025

Etihad Airways has launched the first commercial flight of its all-new A321LR.

Air transport

SalamAir welcomes new Airbus A321neo to expand its operations

04 August 2025

SalamAir has received its newest aircraft, an Airbus A321neo named “Muttrah” - which was chosen through an Instagram vote by its passengers and…

Air transport

Saudi aviation reports record-breaking H1 passenger growth

01 August 2025

The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has announced ‘record-breaking’ performance by the Saudi aviation sector and strategic progress for the…

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Riyadh Air set to fly to London Heathrow by October 2025

31 July 2025

Riyadh Air has said it plans to launch its first commercial service this October 26 to London Heathrow Airport.

Events

AFCAC to host strategic meeting with African aviation leaders

31 July 2025

The African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) will convene a high-level briefing with African ministers, directors general/heads of civil aviation…

Route planning and tourism

Emirates lands in Hangzhou, expanding its Chinese mainland network

31 July 2025

Emirates has officially launched its new daily service to Hangzhou, marking its fifth gateway in the Chinese mainland.

Air transport

IATA: Air cargo demand rose 3.9% in Africa during June

31 July 2025

IATA has released data for June 2025 global air cargo markets showing total demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTK), rose by 0.8% compared to…

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Etihad Airways records July as its busiest month for aircraft deliveries

31 July 2025

Etihad Airways has reported that July 2025 was the busiest month for aircraft deliveries in the airline's 22-year history.

Air transport

IATA urges African governments to prioritise aviation growth

31 July 2025

IATA has urged African governments to prioritise aviation as a catalyst for economic growth, job creation, connectivity, and social development by…

Events

TAAG Angola Airlines celebrates African Women’s Day

31 July 2025

TAAG Angola Airlines has marked African Women's Day with a historic initiative - a special flight operated by an entirely female crew.

Events

African leaders to develop unified strategy at Aviation Africa Summit 2025

31 July 2025

Leaders in African aviation from across the continent are to come together at the Aviation Africa Summit in Kigali in September to develop a unified…

Air transport

SolitAir aims to be an ace in the pack

30 July 2025

Founder and CEO of SolitAir, Hamdi Osman explains why he believes his freight airline can carve out a niche in a market dominated by the big boys.

Route planning and tourism

IndiGo and KLM expand codeshare agreement

30 July 2025

IndiGo has extended its codeshare agreement with KLM enhancing connectivity to IndiGo customers across Europe and the UK on KLM’s network.

Route planning and tourism

Qatar Airways unveils global winter schedule

30 July 2025

Qatar Airways has increased flights to over 15 global destinations for this year’s winter season.

Air transport

Partnerships and access key to accelerating Etihad’s expansion

30 July 2025

Over the past couple of years Etihad Airways has been signing numerous airline partnerships, including two key joint ventures, to speed its growth.

Air transport

IndiGo increases frequencies to Amsterdam and Manchester

30 July 2025

IndiGo has increased flight frequencies on its recently launched long-haul routes connecting Mumbai with Amsterdam and Manchester.

Air transport

flyadeal sees passenger growth outstrip capacity rise

29 July 2025

flyadeal, Saudi Arabia’s low-cost carrier (LCC), has revealed half-year performance figures have exceeded growth expectations.

Air transport

Turkish Airlines completes deal for its A350 financing with DIB

29 July 2025

Turkish Airlines has successfully executed a financing transaction for an Airbus A350 aircraft.

Route planning and tourism

Emirates’ Airbus 350 arrives in Bologna

29 July 2025

Emirates has marked the arrival of its new-generation A350 aircraft at Bologna’s Guglielmo Marconi Airport.

Air transport

GCAA leads official delegation to China to strengthen ties

28 July 2025

H.E. Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi, Director General of the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), led an official delegation from the UAE on a four-day…

Air transport

Etihad aims to reduce new route risk with incoming A321LRs

28 July 2025

Etihad Airways is planning to open a slew of routes using its fleet of new Airbus A321LRs over the coming few years, according to the carrier’s CEO…

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Neves lays out Etihad’s new-look strategy as it returns to growth mode

28 July 2025

Etihad Airways constantly revises its growth plan upwards as traffic, destinations and aircraft deliveries all increase. Aviation Week speaks with its…

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Etihad adds A321LRs with a first-class touch

24 July 2025

Etihad Airways has taken delivery of the first of 30 Airbus A321LRs ushering in a new era of “luxury redefining” service.

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Emirates introduces retrofitted Boeing 777 to Madrid

24 July 2025

Emirates will deploy its newly refurbished Boeing 777 aircraft to/from Madrid starting from 16 September.

Air transport

Flyadeal receives its 40th aircraft – an A320neo

23 July 2025

Flyadeal has taken delivery of its 40th aircraft in a ceremony attended by employees flown specially to France for the handover.

Airports

Gulf Air and The New Terminal One enter strategic partnership

23 July 2025

Gulf Air and the New Terminal One at New York John F. Kennedy International Airport have unveiled a long-term strategic partnership, positioning the…

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Air India completes FCS precautionary inspections on B787 and B737

22 July 2025

Air India has completed precautionary inspections on the locking mechanism of Fuel Control Switch (FCS) on all Boeing 787 and Boeing 737 aircraft in…

Air transport

Emirates Group set to recruit 17,300 professionals across 350 roles

22 July 2025

The Emirates Group has launched a recruitment drive to power its next era of innovation and expansion.

Business and finance

Embraer finished 2Q25 with a US$29.7 billion backlog

22 July 2025

Embraer registered a US$29.7 billion backlog in the second quarter of 2025 (2Q25) – the highest level ever recorded by the company.

Air transport

Air Algérie's Tassili deal is just the ticket

21 July 2025

Algerian authorities have recently taken commitments to boost the air transport sector and strengthen synergies between Air Algérie and Tassili…

Route planning and tourism

IndiGo to serve nine domestic routes from Hindon Airport

21 July 2025

IndiGo is commencing operations from Hindon Airport in Ghaziabad, its second airport in the National Capital Region (NCR) after Delhi.

Air transport

Etihad Airways welcomes 20 million passengers

21 July 2025

Etihad Airways has flown more than 20 million passengers in a 12-month period, for the first time in its history.

Air transport

Emirates to introduce third daily flight to Mauritius

21 July 2025

Emirates will introduce a third daily flight to Mauritius starting 1 December 1. The additional service will be operated by a Boeing 777 aircraft.

Air transport

Air Arabia wins bid to launch Saudi low-cost airline in Dammam

21 July 2025

Saudi’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has announced that a consortium led by UAE-based Air Arabia, along with Kun Investment Holding and…

Events

Airport leaders line up for Aviation India Summit 2025

18 July 2025

The biggest names in India’s airport and services sector will bring the country’s fast-growing airport story to the 2nd Aviation India & South…

Route planning and tourism

Emirates boosts services to Dublin with a third daily flight

18 July 2025

Emirates is set to operate a third daily service to Dublin this winter starting from 26 October 2025.

Air transport

Air Arabia Abu Dhabi lands in Sialkot

18 July 2025

Air Arabia Abu Dhabi has commenced its services to Sialkot in Pakistan directly from Zayed International Airport.

Route planning and tourism

Emirates touches down in Damascus

18 July 2025

Emirates officially returned to the Syrian capital Damascus on July 16.

Air transport

Gulf Air to add up to 18 Boeing 787 Dreamliners to its widebody fleet

18 July 2025

Gulf Air has made an order with Boeing to purchase 12 787 Dreamliner aircraft with options for six more as the Bahrain-based airline looks to further…

Route planning and tourism

Gulf Air adds New York JFK to its expanding network

17 July 2025

Gulf Air will launch direct flights to New York (JFK) from October 1, 2025.

Air transport

Air India confirms partial restoration of operations

16 July 2025

Air India has announced the partial restoration of schedules that were reduced pursuant to its “Safety Pause”, taken following the accident of AI171…

Route planning and tourism

Qatar Airways to restart flights to Aleppo

16 July 2025

Qatar Airways will resume three weekly flights to Aleppo, Syria from 10 August 2025. The flights will be increased to four weekly flights from 1…

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Air Arabia Abu Dhabi to increase operational capacity by 40% in 2025

16 July 2025

Air Arabia Abu Dhabi has expanded its fleet with the addition of two Airbus A320 aircraft, bringing its total fleet size to 12 aircraft.

Route planning and tourism

Ethiopian Airlines launches new passenger service to Abu Dhabi

16 July 2025

Ethiopian Airlines has launched its new daily passenger service connecting Addis Ababa with Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.

People

Ghaith Al Ghaith receives the executive leadership award

15 July 2025

Ghaith Al Ghaith, the CEO at flydubai, has been awarded the Executive Leadership for the Middle East & Africa accolade at the 2025 Airline…

Route planning and tourism

Etihad Airways adds seven new destinations to its route network

15 July 2025

Etihad Airways has added seven new destinations to its network as part of its ongoing strategy to bring more point-to-point traffic directly to Abu…

Air transport

Etihad Airways signs codeshare with SKY express

15 July 2025

Etihad Airways has signed a codeshare agreement with Greek regional carrier SKY express, opening access to 24 Greek island destinations and three…

Route planning and tourism

IndiGo and Jetstar sign codeshare agreement to boost connectivity

15 July 2025

IndiGo has signed a codeshare agreement with Jetstar enabling its customers to connect more easily to Australia and New Zealand.

Air transport

SolitAir partners with Eight Wings Aerospace for technical support

15 July 2025

SolitAir, a UAE’s cargo airline, has entered a strategic partnership with Eight Wings Aerospace, a provider of aerospace solutions, for comprehensive…

Business and finance

Etihad Airways carried 1.8 million passengers in June

14 July 2025

Etihad Airways has released its latest traffic statistics for June 2025, reporting continued strong expansion and high customer demand.

Route planning and tourism

Flyadeal expands in Pakistan

14 July 2025

Saudi Arabia's Flyadeal is set to expand its footprint with the launch of four new routes to Pakistan in August.

Air transport

Turkish Airlines and Airlink sign codeshare agreement

14 July 2025

Turkish Airlines has signed a comprehensive codeshare agreement with South Africa-based Airlink to strengthen its presence in Africa.

Air transport

Deliberate GPS interference – can we stop jams spreading?

14 July 2025

Interference to GPS systems by jamming and spoofing is increasing risk to commercial and business aircraft.

Air transport

Wizz Air suspends Wizz Air Abu Dhabi operations

14 July 2025

Wizz Air Holdings PLC has suspended Wizz Air Abu Dhabi operations to focus on core markets in Central and Eastern Europe and select Western European…

Events

IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers to headline Aviation India summit 2025

11 July 2025

Times Aerospace Events (MESA) has announced that Pieter Elbers, the CEO of India’s pace- setting carrier IndiGo, will be a headline speaker at the 2nd…

Route planning and tourism

Air Arabia flights to Damascus take-off

11 July 2025

Air Arabia has resumed its non-stop service between Sharjah and Damascus.

Air transport

AFRAA: Africa's aviation industry remains resilient

11 July 2025

A report by AFRAA has revealed Africa's aviation industry remains resilient, with sustained growth in passenger traffic and enhanced operational…

Route planning and tourism

Ethiopian Airlines begins passenger service to Hanoi

11 July 2025

Ethiopian Airlines has commenced its new four-times-weekly passenger service to Hanoi in Vietnam.

Air transport

Emirates recognised as 2025’s Most Recommended Global Brand by YouGov

11 July 2025

Emirates has topped the rankings as YouGov’s Most Recommended Global Brand for 2025. Emirates is the only airline to be featured on the global top 10…