Emirates is operating flights to Dubai that are near-empty in some cases as travelers avoid the Persian Gulf, highlighting the challenges for the world’s largest international airline to restore its network amid a protracted war.
Emirates is operating flights to Dubai that are near-empty in some cases as travelers avoid the Persian Gulf, highlighting the challenges for the world’s largest international airline to restore its network amid a protracted war.
An Emirates Airbus A380 passes smoke from an ongoing fire as it prepares to land at Dubai Airport, on March 16. Source: AFP/Getty Images
Iran struck new targets across the Persian Gulf, hitting a key United Arab Emirates oil hub as US allies balked at President Donald Trump’s demands to help secure the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran struck new targets across the Persian Gulf, hitting a key United Arab Emirates oil hub as US allies balked at President Donald Trump’s demands to help secure the Strait of Hormuz.
An Iranian flag hangs from a building near damaged structures following earlier military strike in Tehran on March 15.
Dubai’s main airport resumed operations Monday after a drone triggered a fuel-tank fire, suspending flights for several hours and further disrupting the aviation hub’s efforts to maintain normality during the prolonged Iran war.
Dubai’s main airport resumed operations Monday after a drone triggered a fuel-tank fire, suspending flights for several hours and further disrupting the aviation hub’s efforts to maintain normality during the prolonged Iran war.
An Emirates aircraft passes smoke from an ongoing fire as it prepares to land at Dubai International Airport, on March 16.
Flights across the Middle East were disrupted Thursday as drone attacks inflicted damage on Iran’s neighbors, further unraveling a tightly coordinated schedule for moving passengers through some of the world’s biggest travel hubs.
Flights across the Middle East were disrupted Thursday as drone attacks inflicted damage on Iran’s neighbors, further unraveling a tightly coordinated schedule for moving passengers through some of the world’s biggest travel hubs.
Passenger planes on the tarmac at Dubai International Airport on March 11.
Airlines in the Persian Gulf are slowly starting to increase flights even as countries continue to intercept missiles and drones from Iran in their skies.
Airlines in the Persian Gulf are slowly starting to increase flights even as countries continue to intercept missiles and drones from Iran in their skies.
An Emirates aircraft takes off from Dubai International Airport.
Iran’s president said he has instructed the military not to attack any country that isn’t striking the Islamic Republic, even as projectiles continued to be fired at the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and other states.
Iran’s president said he has instructed the military not to attack any country that isn’t striking the Islamic Republic, even as projectiles continued to be fired at the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and other states.
Masoud Pezeshkian in 2025. Photographer: David Dee Delgado/Bloomberg
Dubai’s Emirates plans to resume operations after flights were temporarily suspended on Saturday, following disruptions caused by another round of interceptions.
Dubai’s Emirates plans to resume operations after flights were temporarily suspended on Saturday, following disruptions caused by another round of interceptions.
An Emirates Airlines plane parked at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on March 1. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
Etihad Airways is preparing to restart flights to around 70 destinations after almost a week of complete shutdown for one of the Middle East’s largest carriers.
Etihad Airways is preparing to restart flights to around 70 destinations after almost a week of complete shutdown for one of the Middle East’s largest carriers.
Every airline has contingency plans to manage disruptions from extreme weather or mechanical failures, but those based in the Middle East always have another item on their list: war.
Every airline has contingency plans to manage disruptions from extreme weather or mechanical failures, but those based in the Middle East always have another item on their list: war.
Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad al-Abdullah al-Sabah visiting the international airport March 1 after it was hit by a reported Iranian strike.
With airspace in the Middle East still largely closed for civil aviation, Emirates has found its fleet of Airbus SE A380 superjumbos scattered across the globe, highlighting the disruption wrought by the war in Iran and the logistical complications to resume regular service.
With airspace in the Middle East still largely closed for civil aviation, Emirates has found its fleet of Airbus SE A380 superjumbos scattered across the globe, highlighting the disruption wrought by the war in Iran and the logistical complications to resume regular service.
It was supposed to be a fancy corporate retreat, a reward for colleagues and their families to spend a few sun-kissed days in Dubai away from the bleak winter back home in Germany and Poland.
It was supposed to be a fancy corporate retreat, a reward for colleagues and their families to spend a few sun-kissed days in Dubai away from the bleak winter back home in Germany and Poland.
The Burj Khalifa skyscraper on the city skyline in Dubai Photographer: Walaa Alshaer/Bloomberg
Airlines across the Persian Gulf extended their suspension of operations as retaliatory strikes from Iran enter a second day, causing major disruptions at some of the world’s busiest airports.
Airlines across the Persian Gulf extended their suspension of operations as retaliatory strikes from Iran enter a second day, causing major disruptions at some of the world’s busiest airports.
Passengers are stranded in the terminal following prolonged flight cancellations at Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut on Feb. 28. Photographer: Houssam Shbaro/Anadolu/Getty Images
Lebanon’s national airline is in talks to expand its fleet of Airbus SE jets to capitalize on increased demand and to build out its new low-cost subsidiary.
Lebanon’s national airline is in talks to expand its fleet of Airbus SE jets to capitalize on increased demand and to build out its new low-cost subsidiary.
Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc announced a record buyback and dramatically raised its midyear earnings target as the UK’s largest manufacturer rides a wave of orders for aircraft engines and the power systems that drive data centers.
Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc announced a record buyback and dramatically raised its midyear earnings target as the UK’s largest manufacturer rides a wave of orders for aircraft engines and the power systems that drive data centers.
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise agreed to buy Macquarie AirFinance Ltd. for an enterprise value of about $7 billion, expanding its fleet of aircraft to more than 1,000 units and extending consolidation in the jet-financing industry.
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise agreed to buy Macquarie AirFinance Ltd. for an enterprise value of about $7 billion, expanding its fleet of aircraft to more than 1,000 units and extending consolidation in the jet-financing industry.
SAS AB is in talks with Boeing Co. and Airbus SE about making a large purchase of widebody jets as the Scandinavian carrier bets on increasing demand for long-haul travel from its hub in Copenhagen, the airline’s chief executive officer said.
SAS AB is in talks with Boeing Co. and Airbus SE about making a large purchase of widebody jets as the Scandinavian carrier bets on increasing demand for long-haul travel from its hub in Copenhagen, the airline’s chief executive officer said.
Passenger aircraft, operated by SAS AB, on the tarmac at Copenhagen Airport in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. Scandinavian airline SAS AB filed for Chapter 11 to tackle its debt burden as the recovery from the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic has been slower than expected.
NASA is pushing the proposed launch date for its Artemis II lunar mission back to at least March after finding a hydrogen leak during a major fueling test.
NASA is pushing the proposed launch date for its Artemis II lunar mission back to at least March after finding a hydrogen leak during a major fueling test.
The Artemis II mission at Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on February 1.
Gulf Air signed an agreement with SpaceX’s Starlink to deploy onboard Wi-Fi on Bahrain’s national carrier, giving Elon Musk’s company another win in the competition for connectivity among Middle East carriers.
Gulf Air signed an agreement with SpaceX’s Starlink to deploy onboard Wi-Fi on Bahrain’s national carrier, giving Elon Musk’s company another win in the competition for connectivity among Middle East carriers.
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