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Bookings collapse as, security considerations affect operations. Many airlines in the Middle East have to adapt to new realities, again.

The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.

"The new route connects Kenya’s capital with Etihad’s growing global network," says the airline.

Emirates plans to reveal further orders taking fleet plans into the 2030s, but new players like Riyadh Air and a revived Indian aviation sector are emerging.

Carriers deploy 787-9s on new long-haul routes.

The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.

Expanding on an existing commercial partnership, Air France-KLM and Etihad are looking to collaborate on areas such as passenger operations and maintenance.

A selection of 50 new routes starting in September 2023, including flights being launched by Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, Etihad Airways and JetBlue Airways.

An update on the global operations of the Airbus A380.

Boston is being added to the Gulf carrier’s network from next March.

Etihad Engineering has completed a six-year heavy maintenance check on the first of four Airbus A380s it is returning to service on the Abu Dhabi-London route.

According to the June data, Emirates has converted an order for 16 Boeing 777-8s into the same number of larger -9s.

What was once a 50-50 single-aisle/twin-aisle market is now a 70-30 market, with no signs of changing.

Etihad launched 2X-weekly freighter flights between Abu Dhabi Airport (AUH) and Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH) in April.

A new Etihad route to St. Petersburg will launch in October as demand between the United Arab Emirates and Russia continues to soar.

Prolonged storage in certain conditions can exacerbate cracking in material used in A380 wing structures, Airbus says. And the company is working to rectify it.

The findings are behind a May 11 airworthiness directive (AD) issued by EASA on the A380.

Gulf carrier Etihad intends to open a second nonstop route connecting Abu Dhabi and Japan.

Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways and UK company SATAVIA have forged a ground-breaking, multiyear partnership that has industrywide significance.

Etihad Airways’ CEO Antonoaldo Neves has expanded on the company’s intentions to double its fleet and triple the number of passengers it carries by 2030.

Emirates Airline and Etihad Airways have signed an interline agreement designed to boost inbound tourism to the UAE from Europe and China.

Etihad Airways has apparently changed its future expansion plans, following the departure of its former CEO.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Air Canada follows Emirates and Etihad in increasing service between Canada and the UAE.

In its advertisements, Etihad cited eco-awards, aircraft-efficiency improvements and single-use plastics reductions.