DUBAI, United States (AFP) — Dubai budget carrier flydubai chalked up a loss of $43.5 million in 2018, it said Wednesday, as airlines across the Gulf struggle with mounting costs and political tensions. The government-owned carrier, a sister of aviation giant Emirates, said total revenue for the year was up just over 12 percent to $1.7 billion. But this was not enough to offset its losses. The loss, a dramatic shift from a $10 million […]
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62 killed as flydubai jet crashes in southern Russia
By Yury Maltsev ROSTOV-ON-DON Russia ( AFP) — A flydubai passenger jet crashed in southern Russia early Saturday, killing all 62 people on board as it tried to land in bad weather in the city of Rostov-on-Don, officials said. The plane, which came from Dubai, was making its second attempt to land when it missed the runway, erupting in a huge fireball as it crashed, leaving debris scattered across a wide area. “Flydubai regrets to confirm […]





