Airlines in the UAE

    Abu Dhabi budget airline - maybe one day, speculation only so far, no confirmed plans reported as of January 2010.
    Air Arabia - budget airline based at Sharjah International Airport, also hubs in Egypt, Jordan, and Morocco.
    Air Dubai - sounds like an obvious name for an airline based in Dubai but isn't. It's a music group based in Denver, Colorado, USA.
    Arabjet, Dubai - premium only airline, start date of flights planned for 2009 but delayed ... Rumours in 2008 said Arabjet might takeover the cancelled SilverJet operations but nothing eventuated.
    Al Hajar Airlines (Al Hajjar Air) - new airline company scheduled to start operations from Fujairah Airport in 2012.
    Click Airways, Sharjah
    Daallo Airlines, Dubai
    Eagles Aviation Management, RAK Free Trade Zone - charter flights?
    Eastern Express - new name for Al Hajar Airlines based out of Fujairah International Airport.
    Elite Aviation - based in Abu Dhabi, flights planned for Baghdad and Erbil in Iraq in 2010 pending receiving a UAE Air Operator Certificate from the GCAA. President is Khalid al Hashemi. Fleet consists of 2 Airbus A320s and a Boeing 737. Was operating flights from 2009 for Blue Wings based in Germany.
    Emirates Airways - based at Dubai International Airport
    Etihad Airlines - based at Abu Dhabi International Airport
    Fly Dubai - low-cost airline based at Dubai International Airport
    Jupiter Airlines, Dubai
    Kang Pacific Airlines - based at Fujairah Airport (operations started in June 2008, and ceased the same day apparently)
    Pluto Airlines, Sharjah - announced in 2002 but didn't take off, so to speak.
    RAK Airways - based at Ras Al Khaimah International Airport (operations suspended in 2009? Restarted October 2010).
    Rotana Jet - domestic flights in the UAE and executive charter operations, based in Abu Dhabi (Rotana Jet Aviation).
    Seawings Dubai Tours - seaplane tours of Dubai - see Seawings entry under private airlines heading.
    Silverjet - based in the UK but first flights were to Dubai, an all business class flight that started operations in 2007 and went out of business in 2008. The Dubai-based Arabjet was rumoured to be interested in taking over Silverjet operations in 2008 but nothing came of it.