FlyDubai

Six months after the Middle East conflict started, and with recent escalations in Saudi Arabia, Flight Friday looks at how operators in the region are flying their aircraft in September 2026 compared to September 2025.

The FlyDubai Flight 1073 incident revealed vulnerabilities in airline protocols but also the resilience of today’s commercial aircraft.

FlyDubai Flight FZ1073, a Boeing 737-8, survived an extreme dive on Sept. 30 exceeding design limits, demonstrating remarkable structural resilience despite significant rudder damage.

Aviation officials are investigating the circumstances that led a Flydubai Boeing 737-8 bound for Tel Aviv to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.

FlyDubai is rolling out a new cabin retrofit program for some Boeing 737 MAX aircraft that will see lie-flat seats installed in their business-class cabins.

FlyDubai launches freighter operations with three wet-leased 737-800 freighters and plans passenger-to-freighter conversions starting in 2029.

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

One of the most eye-catching route launches in July comes from Brazil, where GOL Linhas Aereas will enter the long-haul market for the first time.

Flydubai has announced a new direct passenger service between Dubai and Benghazi.

Aircraft utilization data tracked by Aviation Week Intelligence Network analysts illustrates the huge impact of the war on Middle Eastern airlines.

FlyDubai plans to drive growth with fleet expansion, new destinations and sustainability initiatives, after achieving strong revenue and passenger growth in 2025

Over the past few years, flydubai and Emirates have grown increasingly close in a partnership, forged back in 2017, that is shifting flydubai's performance into a higher gear.

At the Dubai Airshow, new momentum could be felt for FlyDubai and Emirates and the expanded Dubai World Central (DWC) airport planned to open in or around 2032.

In spite of geopolitical tensions and trade uncertainty, airlines in the Gulf region are spending big money on large new narrowbody and widebody fleets.

As the 2025 Dubai Airshow ends, this week’s Flight Friday examines flights of lower-cost carriers in the region as compared to the equivalent month in 2019.

Despite committing to diversify its all-Boeing fleet with A321neos on day two of Dubai Airshow, day three saw Flydubai announce up to 75 more 737 MAX orders.

Flydubai is deviating from its all-Boeing fleet strategy and committed to order 150 Airbus A321neos.

With the Dubai Airshow underway, the Carbon Analysis looks to Middle East LCCs Air Arabia, Flyadeal, Flydubai and Flynas.

As Arab airlines head to the Dubai Airshow, most of their executives are not quite sure whether they should laugh or cry. They have good reasons for both.

Flydubai announced seven new interline agreements on Oct. 21, bringing the carrier’s total number of interline partners to more than 40.

The Middle East is likely to remain a difficult area for sales of both Embraer and Airbus small narrowbody jets, believes Jetcraft Commercial president, Raphael Haddad.

With less than two months before Dubai Airshow 2025 opens, this week's Flight Friday examines the top 10 Gulf carriers from a flight-hours perspective.

Carbon Analysis assesses Air Arabia’s current and potential future efficiency versus its regional LCC rival flydubai.

FlyDubai expects to take 12 Boeing 737 MAX deliveries this year, but remains 20 aircraft behind its original projections.

Flydubai has commenced building a new multi-bay maintenance hangar at Dubai South aimed at generating quicker turnaround times on its Boeing 737 aircraft fleet.