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Passengers go premium as first class popularity wanes

One of the key themes from this week’s Dubai Airshow was the fact that while first-class commercial travel will continue to be an option for Gulf carriers, its allure has waned, amidst an industry-wide shift towards premium economy. Emirates airline, the Dubai-based flag carrier, is spending significant resources on premium economy as part of a […]

Emirates will be adding to its fleet, which currently consists of A380s and Boeing 777s (pictured) plane sky clouds Dubai, UAE November 16, 2021: A Boeing 777X aircraft on aerial display at the Dubai Airshow

Emirates reaches deal with Airbus for 15 new aircraft

Emirates Airline appears to have reached a compromise with French plane manufacturer Airbus over the latter’s Rolls-Royce engines after the Dubai-based carrier announced an order of 15 Trent XWB-84 powered A350-900 aircraft. The $6 billion deal was revealed at Dubai Airshow just days after both Emirates president Tim Clark and chairman and chief executive Sheikh […]

Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths

DXB to grow to ‘absolute maximum’ ahead of airlines’ move

Dubai International Airport is to be expanded “to its absolute maximum” in the next few years, its operator has told AGBI, so there is time to prepare the city’s second airport for the arrival of Emirates’ and Flydubai’s entire fleets. Dubai Airports’ CEO, Paul Griffiths, added that the development plans for Al Maktoum International (DWC) […]

Emirates chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum has called for more competition in aircraft construction

Emirates chief bemoans Boeing and Airbus duopoly

Emirates chairman and chief executive Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum has bemoaned the duopoly that exists between Boeing and Airbus Group when it comes to the production of wide-body aircraft. The Dubai flag carrier has experienced lengthy delivery delays stretching back five years for its Boeing 777X aircraft, while concerns were also raised this […]

An artist's impression of Flydubai's new training facility that will house six simulator bays

Work begins on Flydubai’s $56m training facility

Dubai’s low-cost carrier Flydubai said work has commenced on its $56 million full-flight simulator (FFS) and training facility, which will be fully operational by January 2025. “With more than 130 aircraft scheduled for delivery by 2035, the pressure of confirming available training slots with third-party simulator providers is alleviated by having our own simulator facility,” […]

A Rolls Royce Trent XWB engine, designed specifically for the Airbus A350, at the Rolls Royce factory in Derby, England

Airbus chief defends Rolls-Royce engines

French plane manufacturer Airbus has defended its Rolls-Royce engines following words of caution from Emirates president Tim Clark.  The Dubai carrier’s chief told reporters on the second day of the Dubai Airshow that he wanted improvements on durability and maintenance costs before going ahead with any plans to buy Airbus A350 jets. His comments came […]

Emirates to build $950m engineering facility in Dubai

UAE carrier Emirates will invest $950 million to build a new engineering facility at Dubai World Central (DWC) to support the UAE’s aviation infrastructure. Spread over one million square metres, the engineering complex will be the “largest and most advanced” one to be operated by any airline. “The new facility will enable Emirates to be […]

Ras Muhammad National Park woman at entrance

EgyptAir needs 34 more aircraft to meet demand

EgyptAir will need to increase its fleet size by more than a third to cope with demand, the airline’s group chairman and CEO, Yehia Zakaria, said at the Dubai Airshow on Monday. Zakaria was speaking as the state-owned carrier announced a lease agreement with the US-based Air Lease Corporation covering 18 Boeing 737-8s. Deliveries of […]

A 19-seater operated by VistaJet, one of the Gulf's private jet companies

Gulf’s thriving private jet industry uncowed by eco concerns

The Gulf’s private aviation industry is buoyant as executives, ruling family members and other wealthy individuals use its services to travel across the region and beyond. In the first half of 2023, there were 7,300 private flights to or from Mohammed bin Rashid Aerospace Hub, which is part of Dubai’s Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC). […]