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US row with Gulf airlines nears end with key UAE pactThe UAE agreed to increase financial transparency in its airlines as part of a deal with the US to resolve allegations that two state-owned carriers have unfairly benefited from billions of dollars in government subsidies. More… |
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Gulf airlines see 74pc rise in traffic to DallasThe number of travellers flying Gulf State carriers to Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW) Airport in the US increased more than 74 per cent from 2014 to 2015, according to officials. DFW officials, visiting Dubai for the Arabia More… |
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Gulf airline growth ‘curbed by traffic jams in the sky’Gulf airlines' once unstoppable expansion is being tested by the peninsula's congested airspace and airports, according to industry leaders. Carriers such as Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) and Dubai's Emirates are hav More… |
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Most Gulf carriers re-route flights over SinaiCarriers from United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait said on Sunday they were re-routing flights to avoid Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, where a Russian aircraft carrying 224 passengers crashed on Saturday. The airlines exp More… |
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Lufthansa to launch premium economy to MELufthansa will launch its premium economy service into the Middle East later this month, it said on Sunday, aiming to go head-to-head on quality with Gulf-based rivals. The German carrier has often been at the forefront of a war o More… |
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Delta cuts Dubai winter service as Gulf airline growth bitesUS-based Delta Air Lines has scrapped a number of its flights to Dubai this winter in an apparent nod to how competition with three Gulf carriers is hurting its business. Delta, the second-largest US passenger carrier, will fly no More… |
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Gulf airlines urged to open their booksGulf-based Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways and Emirates need to open their books since they say they have nothing to hide, said Jill Zuckman, the newly appointed chief spokesman of the Partnership for Open & Fair Skies. The coal More… |
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US, Gulf airlines set to clash at aviation summitTop executives of US and Gulf airlines will take their dispute over whether "open skies" deals have led to unfair competition to a high-profile public forum in Washington on Tuesday as each side ramps up efforts to sway US regulators. More… |
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Open Skies pact ‘to survive Gulf subsidies row’An "Open Skies" agreement between Gulf and United States airlines is likely to survive a dispute over subsidies, planemaker Boeing's Middle East president said on Monday. Dubai-based Emirates Airline will present its More… |
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UAE 'happy to talk' with US about airline subsidiesThe UAE is "happy to talk" with the United States about alleged state subsidies received by Gulf airlines, said an aviation official, adding that no government action currently is necessary, according to a media report. More… |
