Emirates airline and Etihad Airways flights to the UK were delayed by an average of 13 minutes in 2018
civil aviation
Aviation
British Airways suspends flights to Cairo for seven days on security grounds
German carrier Lufthansa said it was suspending flights to Cairo from Munich and Frankfurt just for Saturday without giving any reason
Air India
Airlines set to save flying time after Pakistan, India open air space
Indian carriers suffered $80m losses due to air space closure
Aviation
Pakistan reopens airspace to civilian traffic, ending months of flight restrictions
Pakistan closed its airspace completely after aerial dogfights in February ratcheted up tensions between Islamabad and New Delhi
Air transport services
Gallery: Saudi officials launch flights at Neom International Airport
Neom Airport will be the first airport to fully serve one of the mega-projects planned by the kingdom
Anwar Gargash
Canada ‘no plans’ to issue US-style Arabian Gulf airspace warning
Transport Canada said it will continue to monitor the situation in the area
civil aviation
UAE airlines to operate as normal, despite US warning to aircraft flying over the Gulf
Federal Aviation Administration warned of “heightened military activities” in the region
aerospace manufacturing
UAE’s aviation regulator to review Boeing’s 737 Max planes
UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority part of multi-nation review of the Boeing 737 Max automated flight-control system
civil aviation
UAE, Saudi Arabia agree plan for joint cryptocurrency
Executive Committee of the Saudi-Emirati Coordination Council agrees seven initiatives at its first meeting in Abu Dhabi
Air India
India’s aviation regulator to issue Pratt & Whitney safety directives
Some of the A320 neo planes by IndiGo have developed technical snags multiple times in the recent past, leading to emergency landings
Air transport
Video: UAE, India to discuss increase in air traffic
India and UAE are expected to hold preliminary discussions later this month as a precursor to renegotiating their bilateral air services agreement.
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UAE, India set to discuss increase in air traffic
Preliminary discussions slated for later this month as a precursor to renegotiating UAE-India bilateral air services agreement