The airline operated the inaugural flight from Dubai to Edinburgh.

Tel Aviv, Israel - A plane bringing Israeli football supporters home from Amsterdam landed at Israel's Ben Gurion airport on Friday after a night of violence that Israeli and Dutch officials condemned as "anti-Semitic". Dutch police said 62 arrests were made in connection with the violence, which erupted after a Europa League...

New York, United States - Boeing has suspended flight testing of its new 777X wide-body jet after identifying the failure of a part connecting the engine to the body of the aircraft, the latest in a long line of quality control issues for the troubled US aerospace giant. "During scheduled maintenance,...

Washington, United States - Airplane turbulence, which led to the death of a passenger on a Singapore Airlines flight on Tuesday, is a complex phenomenon that is becoming increasingly common due to climate change, according to experts. Storms, cold and warm fronts, and the movement of air around mountains can all...

CAIRO, Egypt – Air Arabia Egypt on Sunday commenced its first non-stop flight from Cairo International Airport to Sabiha Gökçen International Airport in Istanbul, Turkey. Upon arrival at Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, the flight was greeted with a traditional water cannon salute and a welcome ceremony, a press release said....

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SHARJAH/ ABU DHABI, UAE -  Air Arabia announced the launch of a new route operating between Sharjah and Giza city in Egypt. The non-stop flights will connect Sharjah International Airport with Sphinx International Airport with a frequency of five weekly flights starting from  December 6, 2023. Group Chief Executive Officer,...

The Air Seychelles flight laden with Israeli passengers was heading from the Seychelles to Tel Aviv. Saudi airspace had been closed to flights to and from Israel until July 2022, when it opened to coincide with a visit by US President Joe Biden to the region.

SHARJAH, UAE -  Over 3.8 million passengers traveled through Sharjah Airport in the first quarter of 2023, recording a 28.01 per cent increase over the same period in 2022. The airport is expected to achieve even higher growth rates by the end of 2023.   The aircraft movement for the...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania— A domestic passenger plane plunged into Lake Victoria in Tanzania early on Sunday due to bad weather shortly before landing in the northwestern city of Bukoba, police said, adding that rescue efforts were under way. "There was an accident involving a Precision Air plane which... crashed into...

Three months after launching a satellite with the help of Russia, Iran has announced the successful test flight of a rocket capable of propelling satellites into space. While countries like the US have voiced concern that it could boost Iran's ballistic missile technology, Iran insists that such launches are for...

Etihad Airways and Abu Dhabi International Airport are preparing to welcome 2.7 million network passengers over the summer months, following a surge in demand for global travel. Over 1.4 million passengers will depart from Abu Dhabi International Airport, including 330,000 local joiners, with more than 1,100 weekly network-wide departures. Mohammad...

The first commercial flight in nearly six years took off from Yemen's rebel-held capital on Monday, a major step forward in a peace process that has provided rare relief from conflict. The Yemenia plane carrying 126 passengers, including hospital patients needing treatment abroad and their relatives, took off from Sanaa...

Spanish authorities said Thursday they had arrested and then granted conditional release to a Portuguese man wanted by Interpol over the 2020 Beirut port blast that killed over 200 people. Jorge Moreira, 43, was arrested at Madrid airport on Wednesday after he arrived on a flight from Chile's capital Santiago,...

The first direct flight between the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv and Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh took off on Sunday, Israeli national airline El-Al said. Flight 5193, operated by El-Al subsidiary Sun d'Or, departed Ben Gurion International Airport at 0715 GMT, the carrier said in a...

The accelerated growth recorded in February 2022 compared to a year ago, is helping passenger demand catch up to 2019 levels.

Emirates will offer multiple daily and weekly flights throughout Australia, India, Philippines, Thailand and South Africa, many of which are home to thriving Jewish communities.

Royal Air Maroc took off from Morocco's economic capital Casablanca bound for Tel Aviv on Sunday, in the carrier's first direct flight to the Jewish state since the two countries normalized ties in 2020. Aviation sources and local media sources said a Moroccan business delegation was on the inaugural flight,...

"There is no suspension of flights in accordance with the instructions and directives", an official confirmed.

More than 6,000 flights have been canceled worldwide over the long Christmas weekend and thousands more were delayed, a tracking website reported on Sunday, December 26, as the highly infectious Omicron variant of Covid-19 brought holiday hurt to millions of fliers.

The restrictions have dealt a punishing blow to the North African country's vital tourism sector.

The UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority represented the country in the signing of the deal.

UAE's first licensed drone delivery service provider, BARQ EV, has broken two Guinness World Records-- the longest (13.58km) flight of a drone for the delivery service and the longest (18.065km) non-stop return flight for a drone. BARQ EV said in a statement that the two records are a testament to...

It was only four weeks ago that Israel reopened its borders to foreign tourists after a prolonged closure due to Covid-19.

Passengers on BA flight 149 were taken off the Kuala Lumpur-bound plane when it landed in the Gulf state on 2 Aug. 1990, hours after Saddam Hussein's troops swept in.

Group Captain Peter Hackett completed a short flight in an Ikarus C42 microlight aircraft at an airfield in Gloucestershire, western England, earlier this month.

A Libyan Airlines flight with about 255 passengers on board flew into Cairo International Airport, marking the first time in seven years that the airline touched down in the neighboring country.

An international commercial flight touched down in the Afghan capital on Monday, the first since the Taliban retook power last month.

The destination is in high demand from business travelers, tourists.

The Saudi low fares airline, flyadeal, has signed a long-term Flight Hour Services (FHS) agreement with Airbus to support its A320 fleet.

The inaugural flight of Iraqi Airways landed at Abu Dhabi International Airport on August 7.

The airline, without disclosing the reason for early landing of the aircraft, said all the passengers and six crew members of the flight were evacuated and transferred to the airport.

About 100 passengers were on the flight that departed from Tel Aviv to Marrakesh. Two to three flights per week are planned on the route

Star Trek fan Branson credits his mother with his taste for adventure After making his fortune in the 1970s record industry, he launched successful companies in diverse sectors LONDON: As famous for his thrill-seeking lifestyle and publicity stunts as for his vast business empire, Richard Branson has set his sights...