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Boeing Forecasts $550 Billion Airplane Market in Middle East
2013-11-22 Read More...
Boeing forecasts that airlines in the Middle East will require 2,610 new airplanes over the next 20 years, worth an estimated $550 billion. While one-third of that demand - 900 airplanes - will replace today's fleets, 66% of the demand is expected

Emirates Develops Its Own Light Sport Aircraft
2013-11-14 Read More...
Dubai national carrier Emirates said its engineering trainees have built a six meter-long light sport aircraft, the two-seater RV 12 over a two year

Flydubai Fleet to Reach 35 by Year-End
2013-11-12 Read More...
Flydubai, the Dubai-based low-cost carrier, will have a fleet of 35 aircraft by the end this year and 13 of them will be configured with Business Class, the airline

Saudi Online Travel Market to Exceed $1.9Bn
2013-11-11 Read More...
Online travel market in Saudi Arabia is growing at a rapid pace and internet bookings are expected to exceed $1.9 billion in 2014, according to a

Gulf Carriers Eyeing Over 200 Boeing Jets
2013-11-08 Read More...
Leading Gulf carriers Emirates, Etihad, and Qatar Airways are in talks with Boeing co. to order more than 200 redesigned 777x jetliners, according to a report, citing

Flydubai Secures $228m Loan to Finance 6 Boeing Jets
2013-11-07 Read More...
Budget airline flydubai has secured a $228 million loan from regional and international banks to finance the purchase of six new Boeing jets, the carrier said in a statement on

Outlook for the Middle East Business Jet Market
2013-11-06 Read More...
Business jet operators in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) have indicated their purchases may happen sooner in the next five-year window than expected last year, with about 47% of purchases planned before 2016, a report

Exelis Wins Composite Tank Systems Order from Boeing
2013-11-04 Read More...
Exelis has been awarded a multi-year contract from The Boeing Company to produce advanced composite vacuum waste tank systems for use on a variety of Boeing commercial aircraft models.

Jazeera Airways Takes Delivery of New A320 Aircraft
2013-11-04 Read More...
Leading Kuwait-based carrier Jazeera Airways said it has taken delivery of a brand new Airbus A320 aircraft, bringing its total fleet number to 14

Bahrain Airport to Undergo Major Expansion
2013-10-31 Read More...
Bahrain airport will undergo a major expansion to handle 13.5 million passengers a year, said HRH Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, adding that a new airport was also on the

Gulf Airlines Set for $50 Billion Jet Deals
2013-10-30 Read More...
Etihad Airways is close to placing an order that could kick off a $50 billion jet-buying spree from the Gulf as the region's carriers flex their muscles in an industry hit by weak margins and high fuel

Dubai's Al Maktoum International Opens
2013-10-29 Read More...
Dubai’s highly anticipated second airport, Al Maktoum International (DWC), opened to passenger traffic on Sunday - four years behind

Etihad Likely to Order 25-30 Boeing 777X
2013-10-24 Read More...
Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways is negotiating a multibillion-dollar order for dozens of Boeing jets including at least 25 of the US planemaker's revamped 777 mini-jumbo, two people familiar with the matter

Boeing Notching Down 747 Production Rate
2013-10-22 Read More...
Boeing announced it was notching down the production rate of its biggest plane, the iconic bubble-top 747, due to slack

Rockwell Collins’ New EVS-3000 Enhanced Vision System
2013-10-16 Read More...
Rockwell Collins today unveiled its EVS-3000, the most advanced and highest fidelity enhanced vision system (EVS) in the commercial aviation market

Etihad to Purchase 5 Boeing 777-200 LRs from Air India
2013-10-10 Read More...
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, announced its intention to purchase from Air India five Boeing 777-200 LRs, the longest range passenger aircraft in operation to support its accelerated network growth

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