India restores air operations in northern regions as military tensions ease, allowing airlines to resume flights to key cities
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UAE carriers temporarily suspend Pakistan flights as military tensions with India escalate
The violence marks the worst military flare-up between the two countries in more than two decades
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UAE announces new air corridor project for flying taxis, drones
The announcement was made during World Governments Summit 2025 in Dubai
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UAE air navigation centre reaches one million traffic movements in 2024
The milestone arrived on December 22, 2024 with Emirates Flight305 from Shanghai, marking what officials describe as a turning point in the UAE’s aviation sector
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US slaps $1.05mn fine on Virgin Atlantic for flying over Iraq
Virgin Atlantic must pay $525,000 in three instalments
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The path to safely rebooting air travel
As Covid-19 becomes part of our daily life, countries will need to adapt a risk-based approach, no longer avoiding it but rather managing it instead
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Qatar Airways CEO hopes to resume UAE, Bahrain flights ‘soon’
Akbar Al Baker blames the lack of coordination across the travel and tourism industry for the challenges airlines are currently facing
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Video: The future of the skies
From drone deliveries to helicopter taxis, the low-fly economy is on the brink of changing our skies forever.
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Video: UAE’s space missions and Mars probe explained
The world celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first Apollo moon landings last week and I thought this might be a good time to give you a quick update on what’s happening with the UAE’s space mission.
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Which Middle East flights have been most affected by the Iran-US tensions
Diversions can add thousands of miles and several hours to journeys, deterring passengers and swelling the fuel bill
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ICAO upholds UAE complaint over Qatari fighter jet operations
Complaint relates to latest incident of Qatari jet flying dangerously close to Emirati civilian aircraft
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UAE says Qatari fighter jets flew ‘dangerously close’ to civilian aircraft
Authorities lodged a case with International Civil Aviation Organisation over previous incursions
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Air India says to fly over Saudi airspace to Israel
Move ends a decades-long Saudi ban on the use of its airspace for flights to Israel
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Video: Why airlines pay to fly over other countries
Airlines pay a fee to fly over other countries. They’re called overflight fees. Just as countries have rights to their land, they have rights to the air above them. Most countries “rent” that airspace to foreign airlines, allowing them to fly through it.