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Sheikh Ahmed Opens 13th Airport Show in Dubai
2013-05-08 Read More...
HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA), Chairman of Dubai Airports and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group, Monday opened the 13th Airport Show at the Dubai International

Jet Aviation Dubai Extends CAR 145 Approval
2013-04-29 Read More...
Jet Aviation Dubai recently extended its CAR 145 maintenance organization approval from the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to include Boeing 737-700/800 series

Etihad to Acquire Stake in India’s Jet Airways
2013-04-25 Read More...
India's Jet Airways will be selling a minority stake to fast-growing Abu Dhabi-based carrier Etihad Airways for roughly $379 million after months of negotiations, said a

Dubai World Central to Start Passenger Service in October
2013-04-11 Read More...
Dubai Airports has announced that Dubai World Central will open its doors to passengers on October 27, when launch carriers nasair and Wizz Air commence operations into Dubai’s second

Bahrain Approves New Airline Safety Law
2013-04-04 Read More...
A new law designed to improve the safety of Bahrain's airline industry has been approved by the Kingdom's Shura Council, a report

Qatar Airport Opening Postponed for Security Concerns
2013-04-02 Read More...
The scheduled opening on Monday of Qatar's new international airport in Doha was indefinitely postponed after it failed to meet security standards, newspapers in the Gulf state

Dubai Airport Second Busiest Worldwide
2013-04-02 Read More...
Dubai International has been confirmed as the world’s second busiest airport for international passenger traffic, moving ahead of Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport for the first

Abu Dhabi Air Expo’s Sales Exceed AED3bln
2013-03-27 Read More...
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) confirmed that the total value of sales at Abu Dhabi Air Expo 2013, the only general aviation exhibition in the Middle East, reached over 3 billion Dirham ($820

Profit of Mideast Airlines “to Hit $1.4bn in 2013”
2013-03-25 Read More...
Middle Eastern airlines are expected to post a profit of $1.4 billion during this year, while globally the airline industry will see a modest improvement in its financial performance, says an IATA

National Bank of Abu Dhabi, Airbus Sign Leasing Deal
2013-03-25 Read More...
Airbus signed Friday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in aircraft financing and leasing with Abu Dhabi National Leasing Company (ADNL), the wholly owned lease finance arm of the National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD), Abu Dhabi’s

GACA to Build Modern Airport in Jazan, Saudi Arabia
2013-03-20 Read More...
The General Authority of Civil Aviation in Saudi Arabia is accelerating efforts to build a modern, state-of-the-art airport in the Red Sea coastal city of

Aviation Sector to Provide 400,000 New Jobs in UAE
2013-03-15 Read More...
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) airports are in a massive expansion mode to cope with the anticipated demand.

FAA Approves Boeing 787’s Battery Redesign
2013-03-13 Read More...
The US Federal Aviation Administration has approved Boeing Co's plan to certify a redesigned battery system on the 787 Dreamliner and will permit two aircraft limited flights to test

Air Expo Concludes in Abu Dhabi
2013-03-11 Read More...
The Abu Dhabi Air Expo 2013, the only general aviation exhibition in the Middle East, attracted participation from 160 companies last week (5-7 March), signaling an increase in the demand for private

Honeywell, Transworld Aviation Sign Distribution Deal
2013-03-11 Read More...
Honeywell Aerospace recently signed a distributorship agreement - the first of its kind in the Middle East - with Transworld Aviation (TWA) in Dubai to distribute its line of Health and Usage Monitoring Systems (HUMS) across the Middle East

Etihad Opens New Maintenance Base in Chicago
2013-03-07 Read More...
Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the UAE, has opened a line maintenance base at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, the airline’s seventh outside Abu Dhabi and its first in the

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