Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport at Jebel Ali in Dubai has granted a fuel concession to Shell Aviation - the aviation arm of Royal Dutch Shell with its regional headquarters in Dubai.
Alitalia and Jet Airways signed an MOU to codeshare on seasonal winter flights to Italian and Indian destinations. Eastern Airways will increase 10-times-weekly Newcastle–Cardiff flights to 11-times-weekly with new Sunday service starting Oct. 31. World Airways received US FAA authorization to operate Polar routings, allowing the carrier to eliminate intermediate stops for several routes, reduce flight times and save fuel.