2+ hour, 23+ min ago  (518+ words) Local authorities in Dubai have banned foreign airlines from operating more than just one daily flight to the city until May 31 at the earliest, citing capacity constraints as the lion's share of new takeoff and landing slots are given to…...

6+ hour, 32+ min ago  (191+ words) By Hadeel Al Sayegh April 9 (Reuters) " Dubai Aerospace Enterprise and Blackstone Credit and Insurance have agreed to "launch a joint aircraft leasing "investment programme targeting annual deployment of approximately $1. 6 billion, the companies said on Thursday. The programme, branded Equator, will…...

7+ hour, 17+ min ago  (578+ words) Passengers urged to check flight status, booking options amid disruptions Dubai: Emirates has issued an operational update, confirming it is running a limited flight schedule across 100+ destinations as the airline adjusts services in response to ongoing disruptions. UAE carriers Etihad,…...

22+ hour, 34+ min ago  (204+ words) British Airways is dropping flights from London Heathrow to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, and will resume services to Dubai, Doha and Tel Aviv in the second half of the year at a much-reduced scale. The airline suspended most flights to…...

3+ hour, 15+ min ago  (629+ words) From Middle East airspace shutdowns to winter storms and staffing strains, Q1 2026 flight disruptions are revealing deep structural weaknesses in global aviation. The first quarter of 2026 has delivered a punishing stress test for global aviation, as overlapping geopolitical shocks, fuel market…...

3+ hour, 16+ min ago  (171+ words) Flight chaos reveals a $34 billion structural crisis in global aviation. Persistent delays and cancellations across 2026 expose chronic underinvestment in aircraft maintenance, infrastructure, and air traffic control affecting millions of travelers worldwide. Engine reliability issues dominate the maintenance crisis. More than…...

4+ hour, 6+ min ago  (366+ words) Dubai limits foreign flights until May 31, letters show, hitting Indian airlines hardest (Representative image) New Delhi: Dubai has limited foreign airlines to just one daily flight to its airports until May 31 due to the Iran crisis, raising concerns of major…...

5+ hour, 1+ min ago  (791+ words) Camille Van Puymbroeck is a Belgian freelance journalist with a big interest in anything lifestyle and ecology-related. Nothing makes her more happy than visiting a former Soviet building, overgrown by nature, equipped with a camera and a coffee. Not without…...

4+ hour, 37+ min ago  (267+ words) Early 2026 flight disruptions reveal a $34 billion structural crisis in global aviation. Cascading cancellations across Asia Pacific and the Americas expose systemic constraints as operational fragility meets infrastructure bottlenecks. Global air traffic demand has rebounded aggressively post-pandemic. Yet airports and air…...

7+ hour, 7+ min ago  (638+ words) JONATHAN CLARE, RAe S Head of External Affairs, and TIM ROBINSON, Editor in Chief, AEROSPACE, consider the impact of the current Middle East conflict on the global airline industry. Since the war started jet fuel prices have surged sharply exceeding…...