Qatar Airways has reported further effects from the grounding of its Boeing 787-8s, announcing frequency reductions on one new route and a launch postponement on another. The 787 has been grounded worldwide since Jan. 16.
Dubai Airports has announced that Dubai World Central will open its doors to passengers on October 27, 2013 when launch carriers nasair and Wizz Air commence operations into Dubai's second airport.
Kenya Airways has announced the commencement of direct flights from Dubai to Hong Kong in an effort to provide a seamless link between the Middle East, the Far East and Africa.
RAK International Airport has signed a ten-year contract with SKA Energy to build, operate and manage an aviation fuel storage facility at the airport.
Pan-African air navigation services provider ASECNA has been given the go-ahead to start work preparing for the future deployment of Global Navigation Satellite System/European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (GNSS/EGNOS) in the region.