Opinion Industry Everyone’s losing sleep over tariffs – except Gulf car buyers The majority of our new (and used) vehicles arrive on ships from Asia, Europe and China April 22, 2025
Aviation Syrian Air restarts flights to Dubai and Sharjah Syria’s flag carrier, Syrian Air, will resume direct flights to Dubai and Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, the airline said in a Facebook post. All flights between Syria and the UAE had been suspended in January after Islamist-led rebels toppled the country’s former leader, Bashar al-Assad, in December last year. The announcement […] April 18, 2025
Exclusive Aviation China ‘unlikely to overthrow Boeing-Airbus duopoly’ China’s state-owned planemaker, Comac (Commercial Aircraft Corp of China), is decades away from breaking up the global dominance of Boeing and Airbus, according to the head of the world’s largest airline trade association. The result will be that Gulf Arab carriers such as Emirates, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways have little choice but to stomach […] April 18, 2025
Exclusive Aviation IATA chief: Boeing and Airbus woes are a win for jet leasing Aircraft leasing companies in the Arabian Gulf are profiting from prolonged delivery delays at aircraft makers Boeing and Airbus, with order backlogs at the manufacturers unlikely to clear before the end of the decade. “These [aircraft leasing] guys are in a fantastic position because they have a fantastic fleet of aircraft,” Willie Walsh, director general […] April 16, 2025
Transport 2026 launch on track for Lucid’s midsize electric SUVs EV maker Lucid is on track to launch its midsize electric SUV in 2026, as it looks to tap an increasingly competitive segment dominated by rival Tesla’s bestselling Model Y crossover. “There are a lot of crazy things going on in the world that can affect that [timeline]. But currently we are on track,” said Lucid […] April 16, 2025
Aviation Kuwait’s Agility buys major US aviation support firm for $305m Agility Public Warehousing Company of Kuwait is buying the American company G2 Secure Staff, one of the world’s largest aviation service providers, for $305 million. G2 provides aviation support services to almost all major airlines in the US in more than 70 US airports, including ground handling, cabin cleaning and passenger assistance The company was […] April 15, 2025
