flydubais loan would cover the purchase of two recently delivered Boeing 737-800s, of one aircraft which is scheduled for delivery by end of 2013 and for three more which would be delivered in 2014. (Image source: flydubai)

Dubai-based budget airline flydubai has secured a US$228mn loan from five regional and international lenders to finance its purchase of six new Boeing 737-800 aircraft

Qatar Airways plans to place an order for more new aircraft at the upcoming Dubai Airshow. (Image source: RHL Images/Flickr)

Qatar Airways has said it will receive delivery of 80 new A350 jets from Airbus during the second half of 2014

Detailed engineering and design work for the GCC railway project will be completed by early 2014. (Image source: Dcubillas/sxc.hu)

The World Bank advisor to the GCC Secretariat General has announced that construction of the US$15.5bn railway network, which would link all six GCC countries, is expected to commence in late 2014

Air Arabia plans to start operating flights to China by 2014. (Image source: Aero Icarus/Flickr)

Sharjahs low-cost carrier Air Arabia has announced that plans to order new aircraft in the coming days, which will be delivered after 2016