Beond commences luxury scheduled flights to the Maldives
All business class airline Beond has operated its inaugural scheduled service. The luxury airline kicked off operations flying…
Middle East Aviation
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Emirates upcycling aircraft interiors into exclusive luggage range
While the Dubai Airshow 2023 may be all about doing deals and ordering aircraft, other airline news is…
First direct Israel-Morocco flight lands in Rabat
The first flight from Israel landed in Morocco on December 22, 2020. El Al Israel Airlines flight LY555 took…
Turmoil over COVID-19 mutation: border closures in Middle East
Outbreak of new coronavirus mutation prompts countries to close their air borders.Saudi Arabia On December 21, 2020, Saudi Arabia…
Qatar Emiri Air Force performs impressive “elephant walk”
Very popular in the United States, the exercise known as the “elephant walk” consists of rolling a large…
Etihad Airways enters UK’s digital aviation research project
The national airline of the United Arab Emirates, Etihad Airways, becomes the first airline to join a digital…
Emirates receives first of three A380s to be delivered by 2021
Emirates took delivery of the first of three A380 aircraft to be received by the end of 2020.…
Last Emirates A380 delivery postponed to 2022
Emirates’ decision to cut its backlog by 39 A380s put an end to the short-lived career of the…
Emirates and Airbus A380: no love at first sight
While Emirates has become synonymous with the Airbus A380 and is, despite the current unfavorable circumstances, optimistic about…
Troubled flagship: Emirates’ Boeing 777X struggles
When you’re regarded as one of the most luxurious airlines across the globe, you want the aircraft that…
How is crisis changing Qatar Airways fleet?
Qatar Airways, one of the “big three” of the Middle East, had a much more diverse fleet than…
Emirates, Etihad and Qatar: battling the second wave
Despite rising numbers of the COVID-19, the aviation industry seems to be on the recovery track. Three largest…
Etihad to launch direct Beijing-Abu Dhabi route
From December 7, 2020, Etihad Airways will start flights between Beijing, China and Abu Dhabi, the United Arab…
Middle East airlines prospects in 2021 by IATA
IATA estimates the demand in the Middle East to pick up by 43% in 2021. However, airlines from…