[6] Air Arabia (العربية للطيران) was established on 3 February 2003 by an Amiri decree issued by Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi, the Ruler of Sharjah and member of the Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates, becoming the first low-fare airline in the Middle East.

[9] Air Arabia consists of a group of airlines and companies offering travel and tourism services across the Middle East and North Africa.

[7] As of March 2014, Annual General Meeting, the board members consisted of the following members:[13] In 2019, Air Arabia filed a misdemeanor case against Arif Naqvi, the Pakistani founder and CEO of private equity firm Abraaj Capital following arbitration measures taken by it in 2018.

[16] Air Arabia Abu Dhabi will support the network of destinations and services provided by Etihad Airways, and in turn will meet the needs of the low-cost and growing travel sector in the region.

Fly Arna will operate as a low-cost passenger airline with Yerevan’s Zvartnots International Airport (EVN) as its base.

[20] The first flights of the new airline took place during the week commencing 18 May 2015, with launch destinations being Kuwait, Sharm El Sheikh, Erbil, and Jeddah.

[46] As of July 2021, Air Arabia serves up to 120 airports across the Middle East, North Africa, Asia and Europe.

[49][50] As of February 2025[update], the Air Arabia group operates an all-Airbus A320 family fleet composed of the following aircraft:[51] In November 2017, the airline signed a lease agreement for six A321LR.

[57] In November 2019, during the Dubai Air Show, the airline announced its order of 120 aircraft comprising 73 A320neo, 27 A321neo and 20 A321XLR,[52] with deliveries from 2024.

[58] Air Arabia has a livery with the aircraft body being painted in three different colors, red, grey, and white.

[59] The updated logo features a large red bird logo coming down from tail to rear fuselage with grey accents behind its wings and billboard-style AirArabia title in English on the front of aircraft with small Arabic title placed next to it above the windows.