All Air Arabia articles
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NewsAir Arabia dragged to half-year loss as second quarter revenues collapse
Air Arabia recorded a net loss of Dhs239 million ($65 million) in the second quarter as the pandemic virtually wiped out passenger revenues during the period and dragged the low-cost carrier into the red for the first-half.
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Wizz Air’s Abu Dhabi division sets out initial route network
Wizz Air’s new Middle Eastern operation is to focus initially on the eastern Mediterranean and Caucasus when it commences services in October. The new venture, Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, will station two Airbus A321neo in the United Arab Emirates capital. But this fleet will be expanded to six ...
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Air Arabia Abu Dhabi to open flights with Egyptian routes
Middle Eastern budget carrier Air Arabia’s new Abu Dhabi-based spin-off is to open services in mid-July with initial operations to two Egyptian cities. Air Arabia Abu Dhabi is to operate to Alexandria, from 14 July, and Sohag from the following day. It will commence services with a pair ...
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Air Arabia and Etihad to launch Abu Dhabi JV as ’conditions improve’
Air Arabia and Etihad Airways’ new Abu Dhabi joint venture carrier will finalise its launch plans “as market conditions improve” after securing its air operating certificate (AOC).
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Dubai air show Order Tracker
It means the show ends with 298 order commitment announcements - less than half the level of deals announced two years ago, even if the Emirates tentative deal for 40 787-10s is stripped out of the 2017 figures. The majority, 231 aircraft, are firm orders - though many represent the ...
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Air Arabia signs for 120 A320neos
Low-cost carrier Air Arabia has signed a firm order for 120 Airbus aircraft including 20 A321XLRs.
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Air Arabia eyes expansion with new order and Abu Dhabi unit
While many carriers in the Middle East are adjusting to slowing growth environment, the pace of activity is rising at low-cost carrier Air Arabia.
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Air Arabia links with Etihad for new Abu Dhabi budget carrier
Etihad Airways' parent is aiming to tie up with fellow United Arab Emirates carrier Air Arabia to establish its own budget operator.
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Air Arabia edging towards aircraft order
Middle Eastern budget carrier Air Arabia has signalled an impending new aircraft order which could be unveiled within the next five months.
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Air Arabia to open Kyrgyzstan services
Middle Eastern budget carrier Air Arabia is to open services to the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, later this year.
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PICTURE: Air Arabia goes long-range with first A321neo
Middle Eastern budget carrier Air Arabia has received its first Airbus A321neo, a long-range version of the twinjet.
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PICTURES & VIDEO: A320, 737 and two A380s in UAE airline flypast
Four leading airlines from the United Arab Emirates have undertaken a spectacular formation flight to mark the nation’s 47th National Day and to commemorate its founding father HH Sheikh Zayed.
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PICTURE: Air Arabia unveils new livery on Airbus fleet
Middle Eastern budget carrier Air Arabia has unveiled an updated livery to mark 15 years of operations.
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A320 conducted short-field take-off after runway blunder
United Arab Emirates investigators are probing an incident in which an Airbus A320 turned onto Sharjah’s runway in the wrong direction before an intersection take-off.
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Air Arabia to open new Prague route
Middle Eastern budget carrier Air Arabia is to open a new European link to the Czech capital Prague before the end of this year.
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VIDEO: Leaders focus on disruptors at Farnborough round table
During day one of the Farnborough air show, a broad panel of airline and leasing industry leaders debated the key disruptors likely to affect aviation over the next decade.
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FARNBOROUGH: Disruptors the focus at industry leaders' gathering
The disruptive effects of long-haul low-cost carriers, the need to increase gender diversity and the glut of aircraft types on the market were all debated today during the Airline Chiefs Strategy Round Table at the Farnborough air show.
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Air Arabia to open Eritrean service
Middle Eastern budget carrier Air Arabia is to open services to the African state of Eritrea, with a link to the capital Asmara.
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DUBAI: Air Arabia to explore long-range routes with A321LRs
Middle Eastern budget carrier Air Arabia is to acquire six long-range Airbus A321LRs to modernise its single-aisle fleet.
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ANALYSIS: True believers and sceptics - a decade of MPL
As a would-be revolution in flightdeck training, the multicrew pilot licence did not get off to the best start. In 2008, nine newly qualified first officers who had embarked on Sterling Airlines’ pioneering MPL course were made redundant by the ailing Danish carrier. In the depths of a global recession, ...
