Etihad Airways Records Highest Passenger Numbers in Its History in 2025, as the Abu Dhabi-based carrier reported strong year-on-year growth across passengers, capacity, and network reach. The airline carried 22.4 million passengers during the year, representing a 21% increase compared with 2024 and marking the highest annual total since its inception.
Etihad Airways Launches First-Ever Middle East–Luxembourg Route, marking a historic milestone as the first airline from the Middle East to serve Luxembourg with nonstop flights. The new service will connect Abu Dhabi and Luxembourg directly from 29 October 2026, strengthening air links between Europe and the Gulf region.
Oman Air Launches Direct Muscat–Kigali Flights from June 2026, marking a strategic expansion of the airline’s Africa network and a further strengthening of ties between the Sultanate of Oman and Rwanda. The new nonstop service will connect Muscat with Kigali, Rwanda’s capital, subject to final regulatory approvals.
Singapore Airlines Returns A380 To Dubai Route In 2026 as the carrier confirms the reintroduction of its flagship widebody on the high-demand Singapore–Dubai corridor, significantly increasing seat capacity and enhancing its premium product offering. The move reflects a strategic response to persistent slot constraints at Dubai International Airport while reinforcing Singapore Airlines’ competitive positioning on one…
airBaltic Reveals Top Routes And Launches 2026 Sales Campaign as the Latvian carrier outlines travel demand trends from the Baltic States while setting the tone for network growth and commercial activity in the year ahead. The announcement reflects airBaltic’s continued role as a key connectivity provider from Riga, Tallinn, and Vilnius, supported by a broad European…
Delta Air Lines Restores Caribbean Flights After FAA Closures as the carrier works to normalize operations following temporary airspace restrictions and related cancellations across the region. The airline has focused on customer recovery measures while gradually resuming service to affected destinations as regulatory limitations were lifted.
Air India is reinstating its strategic codeshare agreement with Air Canada, restoring a key partnership that significantly enhances travel options between India and Canada. Effective 2 December 2025, the renewed arrangement expands connectivity for millions of travelers who rely on efficient and reliable links between the two countries.
Air Arabia Launches Sharjah–London Gatwick Flights marks a major expansion milestone for the Middle East and North Africa’s largest low-cost carrier, as Air Arabia strengthens its reach into one of Europe’s most strategically important aviation markets. Beginning on 29 March 2026, the airline will introduce a double-daily nonstop servicebetween Sharjah International Airport and London Gatwick, providing significantly enhanced access…
SCAT Airlines Adds Three New Routes to UzbekistanSCAT Airlines is set to significantly expand regional connectivity in Central Asia with the introduction of three new direct routes linking Turkestan’s Hazret Sultan International Airport to Urgench, Bukhara, and Samarkand in Uzbekistan. The expansion underscores the Kazakh carrier’s long-term strategy to strengthen air links between major cultural and economic centers across the region.
Avolon, one of the world’s most prominent aviation leasing companies, has expanded its partnership with Centrum Air through a new agreement to lease five Airbus A320neo family aircraft. The deal, revealed during the Dubai Airshow, marks another key step in Centrum Air’s ongoing fleet expansion and reinforces Avolon’s growing role in supplying next-generation aircraft to fast-growing airlines…
