Jens Flottau
October 30, 2025

Air Arabia A321 in flight

The share of A321s in Air Arabia’s fleet is expected to grow to about 40% in the coming years.

Credit: Air Arabia

A taxi ride from Emirates’ home base in Dubai to Air Arabia’s in Sharjah takes only 30 min., if traffic cooperates, but the difference between the two headquarters could not be more pronounced. Dubai’s opulent office building overlooks the two concourses that make up Dubai International Airport’s…

Jens Flottau

Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Jens is executive editor and leads Aviation Week Network’s global team of journalists covering commercial aviation.

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