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• Air Arabia signs deal to buy 10 more A320s12 November 2008

  Agreement with Airbus as Sharjah-based low-cost carrier continues expansion.

• Air Arabia profit soars 30%8 November 2008

  Sharjah-based budget airline posts net income of $58mn in Q3 as passenger traffic climbs 34%.

• Air Arabia to open Morocco hub early '093 November 2008

  Sharjah-based airline to fly to destinations in Europe, Middle East and Africa from Casablanca.

• Air Arabia boss scoops top accolade28 October 2008

  Air Arabia's chief executive officer has been named as low cost carrier (LCC) "CEO of the year" at this year's Budgie awards.

• Air Arabia announces free flights for all20 October 2008

  UPDATE 2: Airline will fly all passengers for free on Oct. 28 to mark fifth anniversary, CEO says.

• Air Arabia will fly to Hyderabad22 September 2008

  Budget carrier, Air Arabia, will launch daily flights to Hyderabad, India, at the end of this month.

• Ukraine gets GCC airlink boost22 September 2008

  Airlines establish services from UAE to Kiev.

• Airline launches new daily Hyderabad service3 September 2008

  Sharjah-based low-cost carrier Air Arabia adds 43rd destination to global reach.

• Air Arabia to start flying to Nairobi in Oct31 August 2008

  Four times-a-week service to Kenya will be carrier's 4th to Africa, 42nd worldwide.

• Gulf carriers fly high in world top 10 list13 August 2008

  Qatar, Emirates and Etihad all make it into the 2008 best airlines elite which is topped by Singapore.

• Web launch for Air Arabia Holidays8 August 2008

  Air Arabia Holidays has launched a high-tech website that will help agents either book pre-packaged holidays or dynamically package their own itineraries for clients.

• Air Arabia flies to Ukraine7 August 2008

  Low cost airline, Air Arabia has announced it will introduce a service to Kiev in October 2008.

• Air Arabia Q2 profits rise by 14%3 August 2008

  UPDATE 1: Sharjah-based low-cost airline also says passenger numbers increase 34%.

• UAE's Air Arabia to build hotel27 July 2008

  Low-cost carrier says building budget hotel at Sharjah Airport in move to diversify sources of revenue.

• Air Arabia chooses “Enterprise:airline” programme to enhance efficiency21 July 2008

  Low cost carrier, Air Arabia has signed an agreement with IT provider, Russell Adams, to adopt a new software platform to manage the airline's requirements.

• FlyYeti suspends Nepal operations2 July 2008

  Budget airline stops flights over volatile political situation, difficult regulatory environment.

• Secondary airports must come first22 June 2008

  That's the pledge from Air Arabia CEO Adel Ali.

• Air Arabia calls for more low-cost airports4 June 2008

  Air Arabia's CEO has called for the creation of more low cost airports to accommodate the growing number of budget airlines.

• Air Arabia will fly to new Bangalore hub21 May 2008

  Low cost carrier, Air Arabia, has announced it will be launching flights to Bangalore's new airport, Bengaluru International.

• Air Arabia predicts revenues of $408mn in '0820 May 2008

  WEFME: Low-cost carrier expects to carry up to 4mn passengers this year - CEO.

• Air Arabia profit soars 81%11 May 2008

  Region's biggest low-cost carrier sees Q1 earnings rise on passenger traffic, more destinations.

• Qatar Airways mulls launch of budget carrier8 May 2008

  ATM: Airline would set up low-cost unit to fend off competition from rivals, CEO says.

• Emirates CEO edges over Qatar Airways rival in Power 10031 March 2008

  Sheikh Ahmed is most powerful Arab in airline travel sector in this year's Power 100.

• Dubai low-cost carrier to operate from Jebel Ali19 March 2008

  Airline already in talks with manufacturers Boeing and Airbus to buy planes, CEO says.

• Air Arabia launches New Delhi service4 March 2008

  Low-cost carrier (LCC) will fly to the Indian capital on March 31.