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Masdar and Airbus combine on aviation decarbonisation

Masdar will collaborate with Airbus on sustainable aviation fuels as the UAE clean energy giant and Europe’s largest airplane maker aim to decarbonise the industry. The companies have signed an agreement to work on green hydrogen and direct air capture technologies which, when combined, can produce synthetic sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). SAF remains limited in […]

The Mavericks and the Timberwolves go head-to-head in Dallas on February 13. In October the NBA teams will play in Abu Dhabi

US sports the latest goal for Mena investors

The $500 billion American sports market could be the next target for Middle East investors, analysts have said, as two more NBA teams unveil plans to play pre-season games in the UAE. The Dallas Mavericks will face the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi in October this year. They follow in the […]

As competition for passengers intensifies, Gulf airlines Emirates and Etihad recently signed an interline agreement enabling single ticket travel Video length: 03:07

How the battle for the Gulf’s skies has intensified

Across and around the Arabian Gulf regional airlines find themselves returning to a very different and increasingly volatile market after the pandemic. Pre-Covid, aviation in the Gulf and many neighbouring nations was largely defined and dominated by Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad.  Now, as the Big Three pursue resurgence, they are being increasingly challenged, not […]

As competition for passengers intensifies, Gulf airlines Emirates and Etihad recently signed an interline agreement enabling single ticket travel Video length: 02:33

Emirates and Etihad embrace on one-ticket deal

Emirates Airline and Etihad Airways, the UAE’s two flagship carriers, have joined forces to allow customers to purchase a single ticket to fly to either Dubai or Abu Dhabi, and return via the other airport.  There will be no extra cost for the service which will commence this summer.  The so-called interline agreement is designed […]

A new airline will serve King Fahd International Airport in Dammam Video length: 02:33

Saudi tenders for new low-cost carrier in Dammam

Saudi Arabia has issued a public tender for another airline to operate in the kingdom. Two new airlines have already been announced in the country this year – Riyadh Air and Neom Airlines. And the General Authority of Civil Aviation is looking to introduce one more. The tender invites investors “wishing to obtain a national […]

Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker told reporters that regulators were holding up aeroplane deliveries Video length: 02:33

Qatar Airways CEO plays down threat of competition

The CEO of Qatar Airways has said he is “very excited” by the growth of Saudi Arabia’s aviation industry, despite the prospect of tougher competition as regional airline capacity increases. “We will co-operate with them, we will support them, because we feel that relationships matter and there is a lot of business to go around […]

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Saudi Arabia’s wealth fund in talks to buy stake in Flynas 

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is in talks to buy a stake in Flynas, a Riyadh-headquartered low-cost carrier, Bloomberg reported, citing informed sources. Goldman Sachs Group is advising shareholders on the potential sale to the sovereign fund.  The airline is partly owned by Prince Alwaleed bin Talal’s Kingdom Holding Co., in which PIF purchased […]