Air Arabia, is to launch services to Iraq's fourth largest city – Erbil - on October 14th. This becomes the Sharjah carrier's second destination in Iraq.
Qatar Airways continues its network expansion with the announcement of scheduled flights to Najaf – its third route in the Republic of Iraq, effective 23 January 2013.
ExecuJet Middle East is expanding the company's fixed-based operations (FBO) at Dubai International Airport to cope with increasing demand by taking over the largest dedicated business aviation terminal in the Middle East.
Following the launch on the 1st of September of a new service by Oman Air, between the Omani capital of Muscat and Tehran, the capital city of Iran, an inaugural ceremony will be held in Teheran on 24th September.
Japan Airlines (JAL) will temporarily cut some of its daily services to China due to escalating political tension between the two countries over a chain of disputed islands in the East China Sea.