Flydubai expansion

Dubai Aviation Corporation’s flydubai took delivery of its 50th aircraft in September; it recently began servicing Astana in Kazakhstan and the Russian cities of Nizhny Novgorod and Novosibirsk. The latest addition to its fleet, a next-generation Boeing 737-800, was on display at the Dubai Airshow, although it was part of an order placed in 2008. Flydubai is chaired by Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, also chairman of Emirates – which reflects the senior Dubai airline’s role in helping flydubai to launch.