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August 26, 2026
Dubai Airports, the company responsible for managing the airports, announced that Dubai International Airport (DXB) lost a third of its passengers in the first half of the year, in a…
ANRA Technologies has completed preliminary training and its first factory acceptance test (FAT-1) for a UTM system being developed with Dubai Air Navigation Services (dans) The post ANRA completes…
Finnish carrier Finnair is also suspending its connections between its Helsinki hub and Dubai for the entire upcoming 2026/2027 winter schedule. The company…
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EDGE Group, an advanced technology and defense conglomerate from the United Arab Emirates, and the Brazilian Army, through its Cyber Defense Command (ComDCiber), will establish a Center…
Etihad Airways (EY) is preparing to launch its first nonstop service between Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) and Calgary International Airport (YYC), with the inaugural flight now scheduled…
Dubai International recorded a total of 31.5 million passengers in the first half of 2026, 31.3 percent fewer than in the same period last year. The decline was mainly due to…
Dubai International Airport recorded a 31.3% contraction in passenger flow during the first…
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Passenger traffic at Dubai International Airport fell 31.3% in the first half of 2026, driven by the conflict in the Middle East.
Low-cost carrier Air Arabia will launch a new direct route from 14 December 2026, connecting its Sharjah hub in the United Arab Emirates with the northern Polish…
Dubai based dnata has created a new Cargo Integrated Command Centre (CICC) at Dubai International Airport (DXB). It notes that the initiative “brings enhanced technology, operational data and…
Ground handler dnata has evolved its Dubai cargo control centre into a Cargo Integrated Command Centre (CICC) that provides near real-time visibility across its UAE cargo operations, with…
Dubai International Airport (DXB) lost a third of its passengers in the first six months of the year… The post Dubai Airport lost a third of passengers as Iran conflict crippled air travel appeared…
Dubai International Airport (DXB) handled 31.5 million passengers in the first half of 2026, down 31.3% from the 46 million recorded a year earlier, according to […]…
Passenger numbers and aircraft movements declined by almost a third in the first six months of this year. Dubai Airports expects to see “ongoing recovery” of airline networks in the second half of…
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has been contracted to supply an automated people mover (APM) system for the first phase of the development of Dubai’s Al Maktoum International Airport. The…
Finnair will not fly to Dubai in the 2026/27 winter schedule. The airline has cancelled all connections until March 27, 2027, due to the continued unstable security situation in the Middle East…
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August 25, 2026
ICEYE has established national entities in Germany, Portugal and India inside 47 days and named a country chief executive for the UAE in the same window. CEO Rafal Modrzewski and ICEYE UAE chief…
German leisure airline Condor is expanding its codeshare partnership with Etihad Airways in the Southeast Asian market. Since mid-August 2026, Etihad…
Airbus brought an A380 back from Abu Dhabi to Europe and gave it a new livery in Ireland. Before being converted for engine tests, it first completed a low…
Etihad Airways has apologised for a controversial onboard announcement on a flight from Abu Dhabi to Taipei. A Taiwanese passenger reported that, on arrival, Taiwan was presented in the…
Condor is expanding its codeshare partnership with Etihad Airways to routes to Thailand. Already in the second half of August 2026, flights operated by Etihad from Abu Dhabi to…
August 24, 2026
Etihad Cargo has appointed AVIAREPS as its cargo general sales agent (GSA) in Uzbekistan following the recent launch of Etihad Airways’ passenger flights between Abu Dhabi, UAE and Tashkent. With…
After several attacks, the emirate is changing the protection of critical infrastructure at its largest airport. Huge metal structures are designed to stop drones from reaching the fuel tanks at…
Etihad Airways has apologised and revised its onboard announcement scripts after a Taiwanese passenger complained that Taiwan was described as “Taiwan, China” during a flight from Abu Dhabi to…
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Emirates resumes Dubai-Kuwait flights with one daily service as Gulf disruptions ease, restoring key regional air link. The post Emirates Resumes Dubai to Kuwait Flights with A350 appeared first on…
Etihad Airways has recently announced a new seasonal service between Abu Dhabi (AUH) and Gothenburg (GOT). The service will begin on December 17 2026, and run four times a week until March 21 2027…
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August 22, 2026
Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have completed the construction of massive wire cages surrounding fuel tanks on the outskirts of Dubai International Airport (DXB) to protect the ‘critical…
United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based passengers can now use their Jaywan cards to pay for Etihad Airways flights directly from the airline’s website. Etihad is the first airline to accept flight…
Dubai has a way of capturing people’s attention. For some, it’s the promise of year-round sunshine. The post The Truth About Living in Dubai: Costs, Salaries, Visas and Property Explained appeared…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. India and the United Arab Emirates are steadily building one of the world’s largest regional Rafale operator... The post India and UAE Could Build a…
