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.
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.
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.
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.
The exchange of military strikes between the U.S. and Iran has triggered a rapidly evolving series of commercial airline operational changes in the region.
LCC flydubai has confirmed new launch dates for its first routes to the Baltics after aircraft delays forced the Dubai-based carrier to shelve earlier plans.
Flydubai is adding a fourth Boeing 737 full-flight simulator (FFS) and is considering ones for Boeing 787 training too, Flydubai CEO Ghaith Al Ghaith says.
Six months prior to the Dubai Airshow, Flight Friday looks at how the top 10 Middle East operators by passenger flights have been flying over the last 12 months.
