The first five of flydubai’s 14 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft have completed their operational readiness flights and have been approved by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to return to service. They join other MAX aircraft that returned to service in the fleets of operators in Europe, the UK, North and South America.

Oman Air has taken delivery of the third of 30 Boeing B737 Max 8s it has on order.

Emirates will start a third daily service between Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport and Dubai, from an anticipated date of October 25.

Oman Air is due to commence its new daily flight from Muscat to the Turkish city of Istanbul on June 01.

“We are 12 months away from welcoming the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner to the Gulf Air fleet – a historic moment in our trajectory and yet another important step in our strategic direction towards furthering Gulf Air’s fleet modernisation process [...].

Peter Baumgartner, CEO, Etihad Airways, and Mohammad Al Bulooki, executive vice president, commercial, Etihad Airways joined Scott Fancher, senior vice president, Boeing, at the integrated seawater and agriculture system facility within Masdar City to check on the biofuel project's progress.

FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL GROWTH REPORTED BY A NUMBER OF MENA-BASED AIRLINES AMID GLOBAL AIR TRAVEL CHALLENGES, MANY CARRIERS SHOWCASED MODERN ADVANCEMENTS FOR THE BETTERMENT OF SERVICES TO REGIONAL TRAVELLERS, MAINTAINING QUALITY WITHOUT COMPROMISING ON SECURITY MEASURES.