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The Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (DAFZA) has announced its net profit grew 48 per cent in 2014 over the previous year, with total revenues up by 13 per cent.
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Abu Dhabi's government investment arm, Mubadala is reportedly studying the potential for an airport in Cuba in partnership with the Russian government.
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Emirates is increasing its capacity on the lucrative route to Kenya's capital, Nairobi, when it switches from the current Airbus A330-200 aircraft used on one of the two daily services to a larger Boeing 777-300 ER from 1 May.
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Gulf Air has announced a collaboration with Rail & Fly, allowing complimentary travel to and from Frankfurt Airport and 15 German destinations via Deutsche Bahn German railway – throughout 2015.
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Abu Dhabi Airports has announced that it has signed a AED 458 million contract with Smiths Detection, to equip the Midfield Terminal with a range of systems aimed at detecting CBRE threats (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives).
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Saudia has brought forward its plans to launch a new direct route between Tabuk and the Egyptian capital Cairo.
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The world's biggest survey of air travelers has seen staff at Abu Dhabi International Airport voted the best airport staff in the Middle East for the third year.
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Dubai-headquartered Dnata has strengthened its commitment to the economic development and tourism industry in the Philippines with the opening of a new lounge at Manila's Ninoy Aquino International airport (NAIA) and a contact centre in Clark.
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Annual passenger numbers at Abu Dhabi International Airport are expected to reach 27 million next year, according to Abu Dhabi Airports' chairman, Ali Majed Al Mansoori.
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IGA Havalimani Isletmesi A.S. – the company building what should be the world's biggest new airport, just north of Istanbul – has announced that it will host ACI Airport Exchange 2015, the event that combines an extensive airport services exhibition with five specialist conferences, which is staged jointly by two regions of Airports Council International, ACI Europe and ACI Asia-Pacific.
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Flynas has selected SITA to provide a package of passenger services and communications solutions.
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Smartworld, a joint venture between Etisalat, and Dubai World Central (DWC) has been contracted to support multiple projects across Dubai International Airport (DXB) including special airport systems (SAS) including network security and full master system integration.
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Reuters is reporting that supporters of Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi have seized Aden's international airport today after battles with rival forces that left at least six people dead..
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Mahan Air has taken advantage of a new open skies agreement to cooperate with Basel Aero and make the inaugural flight from Tehran to the Winter Olympic city of Sochi.
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Abu Dhabi Airports today announced that passenger traffic at Abu Dhabi International Airport increased by 21.5% in February 2015. A total of 1,715,540 passengers passed through Abu Dhabi International Airport during the month, compared with 1,411,881 in February 2014.
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Pegasus Airlines launches flights between Istanbul and Oslo on 14 May.
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Abu Dhabi Airports today announces that its Chief Executive Officer Tony Douglas is stepping down to take up a new role with the UK Government as Chief Executive of Defence Equipment & Support at the UK's Ministry of Defence.
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Emirates has announced it is commencing a daily service to Orlando, Florida from 1st September 2015.
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Turkish Airlines has announced its service at Gatwick Airport will move from the North to South Terminal on 29th March following the Airport's strategic review of its terminal operations.
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TAV Group President & CEO Sani Şener has participated in 1st Operational Readiness and Airport Transfer ORAT Conference held in Muscat.
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Royal Jordanian (RJ) is offering discounted tickets, aiming at attracting tourists to Jordan from all over the world, especially from destinations covered by RJ aircraft in the Gulf region and Europe.
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Air traffic management specialists NATS, have released a video which looks at how the challenge in demand for airspace from regional population increases is being addressed for future air travel.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Abu Dhabi International Airport has announced the launch of two new Alitalia routes to the UAE's capital city.
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Qatar Airways and Cathay Pacific first announced a strategic code-share agreement in April last year, shortly after Cathay Pacific first started servicing Doha directly on 30 March 2014, complementing Qatar Airways existing route frequencies to Hong Kong.
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Pegasus Airlines launches flights on May 1 between London Gatwick and Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen, and onto destinations across Turkey and beyond.
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