Singapore Airlines' new Airbus A330-300 aircraft will be without first class cabins during its way ahead to Abu Dhabi. The move is seen as an effort by the airline to make the judicious use of space as more travelers have started to use economy class in line with their plans to reduce spending.

Qatar Airways, currently operating 80 aircraft, has doubled its fleet size in a period of past five years. It has been still trying to expand its fleet size and will soon get delivery of its 15th Boeing 777 ER aircrafts for adding more destinations in its chart on different routes.

Around ten Chinese companies are likely to attend the Airport Show 2010 which has been scheduled from April 25 to 27. This is a clear reflection of rising interests of Chinese companies in the aviation sector of the highly potential market of the Middle-East.

The United Arab Emirates based Etihad Airways would open an Abela supermarket at Etihad Plaza where it would offer an extensive range of fresh foods and grocery products. The products would be sourced either locally or from overseas for selling at the store.

Airways' Chief People and Performance Officer said, "The opening of Abela supermarket is an excellent addition to the wide range of facilities provided for our growing workforce."

To attract more tourists to visit Abu Dhabi, Etihad Airways is launching a company that shall organize desert safaris, hotel stays and other services.

The company, Hala Abu Dhabi, shall be headquartered in the capital and most of the professionals working for the company shall be Emiratis.

Dubai has started to respond rising global economy with the city state has been witnessing further rise in business and commercial activities. This is indicated by 17 per cent rise in passenger traffic at the Dubai International Airport in January 2010 as compared to the same period last year.

Cargo activities at the airport too rose 31.5 per cent during the period indicating growing demand across the manufacturing and production segment.

United Arab Emirates-based Emirates Airline has announced to provide better connectivity between Indonesia and UAE by launching twice daily flights from Jakarta to Dubai from March 1 in line with government's plans to increase arrivals from Middle Eastern countries by up to 100,000 in 2010. The airline operated 11 times in a week in 2009.