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India's aviation mkt growth needs to be matched with capacity; open for partnerships: Emirates CCO
On whether Emirates is looking for partners in India, Kazim said it is open to any such future engagements if there is an appetite in an Indian airline for that sort of dialogue and engagement.
Dubai ruler approves new $35 billion airport terminal
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum approves a new passenger terminal at Al Maktoum International airport, the world's largest with 260 million passenger capacity, 400 terminal gates, and five runways.
Emirates, FlyDubai flights back on schedule, but Indian carriers restricted in Dubai till Sunday
Emirates and FlyDubai have resumed operations at Dubai Airport after disruptions caused by heavy rain. Indian airlines like Air India, Air India Express, and SpiceJet faced flight cancellations and diversions, and will face restrictions at the airport till Sunday.
Slow recovery as Dubai airport, roads still plagued by floods
Dubai airport faces chaos with record rains causing 1,244 flight cancellations and 41 diversions. Severe traffic congestion and marooned travelers add to the disruption, with an elderly couple enduring a 14-hour flight delay.
What to know about Boeing's 737 Max 9 and the FAA grounding
Two crashes involving Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft killed a total of 346 people in less than five months in 2018 and 2019. Both crashes were later associated with a malfunctioning system that overrode pilot commands.
India seeks four for each extra seat allowed to Dubai airlines
Under the bilateral air service agreement inked between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and India in January 2014, airlines of both nations are allowed to operate a total of 66,000 seats per week between Dubai and 15 Indian cities. Both Indian and the UAE airlines such as Emirates and Flydubai have exhausted this quota, leaving no scope for any increase in flights.
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Emirates may hold off big Airbus deal
Emirates president Tim Clark's comments to journalists at the show came the day after his airline announced a $52 billion purchase with Airbus' rival Boeing, while its sister airline FlyDubai bought another $11 billion of aircraft from Boeing.
Emirates 90-plane 777X deal to kick-start Dubai Airshow
At the Dubai Airshow, Middle East carriers, particularly Emirates, are expected to place significant orders for long-haul jets, boosting confidence in Boeing's 777X despite delays. A potential order for 90 Boeing 777X jets, valued around $40 billion, is on the horizon. The show may also see flyDubai ordering more Boeing 737 MAX jets. Meanwhile, Turkish Airlines is in talks to buy up to 355 Airbus jets, intensifying competition. The impact of the Israel-Hamas war on travel demand and the possibility of arms deals amid the conflict add complexity to the aerospace event.
SpiceJet appoints Arun Kashyap as Chief Operating Officer
No-frills carrier SpiceJet on Thursday announced the appointment of Arun Kashyap as its Chief Operating Officer. Kashyap will be rejoining SpiceJet from Air India where he is the Chief Technical Officer. Earlier, he had served as the Chief Program & Transformation Officer at SpiceJet.
Dubai-bound aircraft catches fire after taking off from Nepal; disaster averted
Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal later informed that Fly Dubai flight 576 (Boeing 737-800) Kathmandu to Dubai came back to normal after some time, and proceeded to its destination Dubai as per the flight plan.
Nepal bans 2 FlyDubai managers from entering TIA for spreading bird-hit rumour
The Kathmandu-Dubai flight of FlyDubai encountered a problem while taking off at 9.20 PM on Monday. The aircraft made a round in the sky of Kathmandu and reached the sky in Dhading district located in the West of Kathmandu.
FlyDubai aircraft lands safely in Dubai airport
It hovered over the skies in Dharke for sometime. The pilots later told the control tower they will continue with the flight after finding out that all indicators were normal.
No plans to provide additional seats to Middle East carriers: Govt
Currently, the airline and its group entity flydubai have bilateral rights to operate around 66,000 seats weekly to India. India has an open skies policy with countries that are beyond India's radius of 5,000 kilometres.
Customs arrest a family for smuggling US dollars worth Rs 4 crore in saree, shoes at Mumbai airport
After receiving a tip-off, the Air Intelligence Unit of Airport Customs intercepted a three-member family at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport who was coming from a FlyDubai flight FZ-446. The incident happened on November 2. After carrying a thorough search of the baggage and physical frisking, official seized the huge amount of foreign currency.
Emirates says to work closer with flydubai, not merging
"The brands would remain separate but going forward the airlines would operate far more closer than they have perhaps done in the past," Tim Clark said in a pre-recorded interview with aviation consultant John Strickland.
UAE airlines Etihad, flydubai cancel Tel Aviv flights
Airlines in the UAE, which established diplomatic relations with Israel last year, have only in the past few months launched regular services to Israel.
DGCA denies Flydubai permission to fly Boeing 737 Max plane to India
Flydubai has a fleet of 14 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft; four of its MAX 8s and one of its MAX 9s have now received regulatory approval to rejoin its fleet.
UAE national carrier to start flying to Tel Aviv next spring
Direct flights on Etihad between the emirates' capital of Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv will begin March 28, giving "Emiratis and UAE residents the opportunity to discover Israel's historical sites, beaches, restaurants and nightlife," the state-owned carrier said in a statement.
First plane with Israeli tourists lands in UAE after deal
The flight flew across Saudi Arabia and then over the waters of the Persian Gulf to reach the UAE, a federation of seven sheikhdoms also home to Abu Dhabi.
UAE's flydubai to start direct Israel flights this month
Dubai state-owned flydubai will operate 14 weekly services between the UAE's and Israel's financial capitals from Nov 26, it said on its website. Tickets for those flights were now on sale.
Emirates eyes more seats on Dubai-India route; hopes restart of bilateral rights talks between govts
Dubai has two carriers, Emirates and Flydubai. The latter also flies to India. Air India, Air India Express, SpiceJet and IndiGo operate flights to Dubai.
Flydubai to launch direct flights to Kozhikode from February
Flydubai started operating to India in 2010 and currently flies to Ahmedabad, Chennai, Cochin, Delhi, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Mumbai and Thiruvanathapuram.
17 airlines keen to operate from Kannur airport
The runway, airside works, integrated terminal building, city side works and facilities inside the terminal had been completed and ground handling services at the airport had been outsourced, said Pinarayi Vijayan.
Dubai looks to ease airport closure discomfort
Dubai-based carriers like Emirates and flydubai are also unlikely to reduce capacity between India and Dubai and would be reducing flights on other routes
India refuses direct North East entry to Dubai airlines
“We have decided against allowing any such access to Dubai. The request has been rejected,” said a senior aviation ministry official, who did not want to be named.
Flydubai places order for 225 aircraft; offers to go anywhere in India
The airline explained that there is a lot of demand between India and Dubai and about 75% of the total passengers using the airline are coming to Dubai.
Flyers to Dubai feel pinch as bilateral agreement limits number of flights
Tickets will remain expensive as the number of flights permitted by the bilateral agreement between the two countries has been exhausted on both sides.
Air India Express eyes tie-up with flydubai
The move comes at a time when AI Express, which operates a significant number of flights to Gulf nations, is working on ways to spread its wings further.
Dubai seeks open sky policy for North East
Union minister of state for civil aviation Jayant Sinha confirmed having received the request and the government is yet to take a view on it.
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