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The United Arab Emirates, UAE, and Turkey will shortly resume regular flights between the two countries following several months of suspension owing to the pandemic, reports say. Dubai-based Flydubai according to Bloomberg will restart flights between the Emirati city and Read more
Dubai-based airline FlyDubai has fired its pilot who late last month failed an alcohol test prior to operating a flight from the Nepali capital Kathmandu to the Emirati mega city of Dubai. “Flydubai confirms that the pilot’s employment has been Read more
Dubai-based low cost airline FlyDubai announced Monday one of its pilots who failed an alcohol test in Nepal on Sunday before he was to operate a Dubai-bound flight, will face disciplinary action. A spokeswoman for the airline said the pilot Read more
Dubai-based Fly Emirates and sister company FlyDubai have announced resumption of long haul flights across Iraq three years after putting halt to operations over security concerns. The announcement follows the Iraqi government’s declared victory over the Islamic State group (IS) Read more
Tim Clark, Head of Emirates has indicated that the Dubai-based airline he runs is keen on partnering with rival Abu Dhabi-based Etihad in areas such as procurement but ruled out a tie-up. “There are many areas that the airlines could Read more
Amazon Monday announced it will build by 2019 three data centers in the Bahrain as it enters the Middle East data market. The deal signed between Amazon’s Amazon Web Services (AWS) – a subsidiary of Nasdaq-listed e-commerce giant Amazon and Read more
A passenger jet belonging to a Dubai-based airline crashed early Saturday in Rostov region with 62 passengers on board. The jet, a Boeing 737-800 operated by Flydubai crashed while trying to land at Rostov-on-Don airport, 950 kilometers south of Moscow. Read more