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June 29, 2020 11:53 pm ET -
UAE Bars Flights from Pakistan
The United Arab Emirates’ General Civil Aviation Authority (GCCA) announced Sunday it will not receive passengers coming from Pakistan until a lab is established to test them for the COVID-19 disease, which is caused by the novel coronavirus currently spreading…
June 9, 2020 8:22 am ET -
Emirates Lays Off 600 Pilots, 6,500 Cabin Crew in Second…
Emirates has continued to make changes to its workforce in order to reduce costs in response to economic difficulty caused by coronavirus pandemic. On Tuesday, the government-owned airline took the decision to lay off hundreds of employees in the second…
June 1, 2020 10:00 am ET -
Emirates Announces A380 First Officer and Cabin Crew Layoffs
Not long after reports alleging that Emirates considered massive layoffs, the world's biggest long-haul airline announced that they had to begin axing up jobs due to pandemic-related financial impacts. The company was said to be considering a plan to cut…
December 13, 2019 12:00 am ET -
Wizz Air Announces the Launch of Abu Dhabi-based Low-Cost Carrier…
Wizz Air announced on Thursday that it will set up a low-cost subsidiary in the United Arab Emirates. Wizz Air Abu Dhabi will be a partnership with Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company (ADDH), a partner of the Abu Dhabi government.…
July 31, 2018 12:11 pm ET -
Emirates and Etihad Increase Flights to Canada as Visa Restrictions…
Strengthening business ties announced in May between Canada and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are seeing positive growth for Gulf carriers after years of stalled progress due to the restrictive bilateral air service agreements in place between the two countries.…