New Delhi: In a bid to woo passengers in the holiday season, international carrier Emirates Tuesday offered airfare discounts up to 25 percent for more than 100 destinations. "For the first time in Emirates' history, we are offering up to 25 percent off in economy class, business class and first [...]

Abu Dhabi: UAE's national carrier Etihad Airways has bought a 29.21 percent stake in Air Berlin, it was announced Monday. The deal will bring the total number of Etihad destinations to 269, either directly or with partner airlines. Etihad is now the biggest shareholder of Air Berlin, Germany's second-largest airline. [...]

Dubai: Emirates Airline's A-380 route network has been extended to Germany with the launch of services to Munich, the UAE's national airline said in a release Friday. The double decker will operate as EK 049, one of two daily flights from Dubai to Munich and among the airline's 60 flights [...]

Moscow: Russia's Transaero, one of the country's largest airlines, has signed a deal with the European Airbus consortium to buy four A-380 airliners worth around $1.5 billion, officials said Friday. The deal will make Transaero the first Russian airline to operate the aircraft, the largest passenger plane in service, Airbus [...]