Business | Aviation
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Wednesday May 8
Carriers targeting untapped markets
Africa and GCC are some of the appealing markets
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Wednesday May 8
Emaar Middle East awards construction contract
Azmeel awarded the contract
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Wednesday May 8
Dubai World Central cargo volumes rise 7.8%
Air traffic movements at the airport rose 16.8%
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Tuesday May 7
Emirates to start 777X talks with Boeing in 2 months
Dubai Airline open to commercially driven partnerships like the one it has with Qantas
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Tuesday May 7
Saudi budget carrier Nasair to go public
Private airline expects to have a fleet of 35 aircraft in three years
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Tuesday May 7
Qatar Airways plans to order 50 Boeing 777Xs
Carrier delays IPO plans by 10 years
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Tuesday May 7
Dubai Airport’s Terminal 3 to get 14 more e-gates
70,000 passengers registered since the launch of smart e-gate
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Monday May 6
A win-win situation for Emirates and Qantas
Australian carrier looks to boost international operations through partnership
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Monday May 6
FlyDubai to order at least 50 aircraft this year
Carrier talking to Boeing and Airbus regarding possible order at Dubai Airshow
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Monday May 6
Emirates tie-up to help Qantas swing into profit
CEO of Australian carrier confident partnership will get another five-year extension
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Monday May 6
Focus on technology at 13th Airport Show in Dubai
Highlights include airport passenger experience zone and exhibition for Emirati women
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Monday May 6
Dubai World Central project investments reach Dh22 billion
Fly Dubai to operate from Al Maktoum airport during runway maintenance at Dubai International Airport
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Sunday May 5
Air travel must be easily accessible — experts
Barriers include taxation policies and visa restriction
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Saturday May 4
Canada accuses Qatar of trying to buy UN agency
Qatar did not tell Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird about the bid when he visited the Gulf nation last month
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Saturday May 4
Solar plane lands at night on cross-country US trip
The US journey is being billed as the plane’s first cross-continent flight
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Saturday May 4
Dubai World Central to create new centre for global aviation
Dh120b mega aerotropolis will get a solid boost when passenger flights take off
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Saturday May 4
GCC invests Dh150b in airport development
Abu Dhabi is investing Dh25 billion in the redevelopment of Abu Dhabi International Airport
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Friday May 3
The first-ever manned solar plane takes off
Solar Impulse, piloted by Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard, left the runway in northern California
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Friday May 3
India plans Dh44.4b investment in airports
NRIs pledge to support economy if policies are aligned to help them
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Thursday May 2
Etihad Airways and Air France strengthen codeshare deal
Move follows strategic agreement signed between the carriers in October last year
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Thursday May 2
Qatar Airways’ 787 returns to service
Five Dreamliners were grounded earlier this year
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Wednesday May 1
Middle East carriers lead March passenger traffic growth: IATA
A 14.2 per cent rise in the capacity of region’s carriers boosted load factor one percentage point to 79.7 per cent
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Tuesday Apr 30
Emirates ups Southeast Asia capacity
While Bangkok will receive a second daily from October 27, 2013, Emirates will launch a fourth daily to Hong Kong
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Tuesday Apr 30
Etihad Airways chiefs join Jet Airways India board
Indian carrier will give a right of first refusal to UAE airline on further sale of shares
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Tuesday Apr 30
Boeing takes full-page ads in Japan papers
Despite Sunday’s flight, it could be at least a month before the entire fleet is back in the air
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Mideast investors prefer to keep money home
They scrutinise wealth managers more and are actively overseeing their assets
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Cyprus returns to holiday island mode
The government has since put the priority on tourism, long a major money earner, as an anchor for the economy
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Managed exuberance second time around
Stock market celebrations tempered by a sense of caution
