Tag: Middle east
NEWS Oct 08, 2026 Riyadh Airport Closed After Reported Ballistic Missile Strike on Saudia Airbus Jet King Khalid International Airport halted operations after a reported Houthi missile strike damaged a Saudia Airbus and sent smoke rising over the airfield. Read More →
NEWS Oct 07, 2026 US State Department Warns of Threats to Airlines and Airports in Saudi Arabia Following Deadly Houthi Attacks The US State Department has issued a security alert for Saudi Arabia after Houthi air attacks on the kingdom killed three people and injured dozens more. Read More →
NEWS Oct 01, 2026 Flydubai Suspends All Tel Aviv Flights After Foiled Cockpit Attack on Israeli Pilot Flydubai halts Dubai to Tel Aviv service after the recent event of an attempt to stab the captain mid-flight, prompting an emergency diversion. Read More →
NEWS Sep 24, 2026 UAE Suspends Iranian Airline Flights to Comply With US Sanctions, Triggering Retaliatory Airspace Ban From Tehran The UAE has halted all Iranian carrier operations to comply with reimposed US sanctions, prompting Iran to bar Emirati airlines from its airspace. Read More →
NEWS Sep 08, 2026 Air Cairo Places Landmark Order for 15 Airbus A320neo Jets at El Alamein Airshow Air Cairo signs its first direct purchase agreement with Airbus for 15 A320neo aircraft, backing an ambitious plan to grow its fleet to 130 jets by 2034. Read More →
NEWS Sep 07, 2026 United Airlines Resumes Tel Aviv Flights in October, Dubai Route Stays Suspended Until 2027 United Airlines will restart Newark to Tel Aviv service in October 2026, but Dubai flights remain grounded until March 2027. Here's what travelers need to know. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Sep 01, 2026 The Gulf Carriers' Next Move: Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad Emirates, Qatar Airways, and Etihad are chasing the same prize global connecting traffic - through three completely different strategies on fleet, product, and partnerships. Here's how each is betting on Boeing's delivery delays differently, and where their approaches are converging and diverging. Read More →
NEWS Sep 01, 2026 Universal Aviation Launches Operations at Dammam's New General Aviation Terminal Universal Aviation opens ground handling services at Dammam King Fahd International Airport's new general aviation terminal in Saudi Arabia. Read More →
ROUTES Aug 05, 2026 Delta Air Lines Launches Non-Stop Atlanta to Riyadh Service on October 23 Despite Regional Tensions Delta Air Lines begins non-stop flights between Atlanta and Riyadh on October 23, marking its first route to Saudi Arabia amid Middle East unrest. Read More →
STORIES Jul 04, 2026 Only Way Out: Private Aviation in a Region at War With the current situation in the Gulf, this piece examines what went on in the Middle East's private aviation sector, what the market looked like before the war, and what the future holds for the GCC countries. Read More →