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Dubai to be Busiest Airport by 2014
2013-09-19 Read More...
The ongoing expansion at the Dubai International Airport will help make the hub the world’s busiest airport by next year, the Emirates airline Chairman was quoted as saying by a Bloomberg

Etihad, SR Technics’ Deal to Cover Boeing 777 Fleet
2013-09-18 Read More...
UAE’s national airline Etihad Airways and SR Technics, part of the Mubadala Aerospace MRO network, have signed a deal to extend and deepen their existing

P&W's PurePower Engine Powers Bombardier CSeries 1st Flight
2013-09-18 Read More...
Under perfect weather conditions, Bombardier Aerospace celebrated the successful first flight of its CSeries aircraft Monday, a major milestone in the company’s highly anticipated development program that will provide operators with an all-new

Etihad, SR Technics Extend Cooperation
2013-09-05 Read More...
UAE’s national airline Etihad Airways and SR Technics, part of the Mubadala Aerospace MRO network, have signed a deal to extend and deepen their existing

Airbus CEO Gets First Experience of A350 XWB
2013-09-03 Read More...
Airbus President & CEO, Fabrice Brégier has enjoyed his first experience on-board the A350 XWB MSN1 during a routine test flight which lasted close to three hours and took place over the south-western part of

NATS to Offer Air Traffic Design in UAE
2013-09-03 Read More...
UK-based NATS, a global leader in air traffic services, recently won a green signal from the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to provide air traffic design, management, maintenance and other related services in the

Boeing Rolls Out First 787-9 Dreamliner
2013-08-28 Read More...
Boeing has completed the first 787-9 Dreamliner. The second member of the super-efficient 787 family rolled out of the Everett, Washington, factory on August 24 to the flight line, where teams are preparing it to fly later this

Honeywell to Upgrade In-Flight Entertainment
2013-08-23 Read More...
Honeywell has signed a partnership agreement with airline content management company IFP and its sister company, in-flight software development expert DTI, to launch a new in-flight entertainment upgrade for its Ovation Select cabin management

Russia, China to Develop Long-Haul Airliner
2013-08-22 Read More...
Russia and China plan to collaborate on developing a wide-body long-haul passenger airliner, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin (photo)

Boeing Delivers First 737-800 to Iraqi Airways
2013-08-14 Read More...
Boeing has delivered a Next-Generation 737-800 to Iraqi Airways, the first of 30 that the airline ordered in 2008, marking a milestone in its relationship with the

Etihad Eyes More Alliances in China & the Americas
2013-08-08 Read More...
Etihad Airways, which has aggressively expanded its global reach through codeshares and minority stake investments, expects to build alliances in China and the Americas as the Abu Dhabi-based carrier targets more double-digit growth in the years

Prince Fahd: “Saudia Privatization in Final Stages”
2013-08-01 Read More...
The privatization of Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) is in the final stages and would be completed shortly, a report said quoting Prince Fahd bin Abdullah, President of the General Authority of Civil Aviation and Chairman of the airline's Board of

Etihad Airways Upgrades to V2500® SelectTwo™ Engines
2013-07-29 Read More...
Etihad Airways has signed an agreement with IAE International Aero Engines AG to upgrade the airline's current and future fleet of 35 V2500 engine-powered Airbus A320 family of aircraft to the V2500 SelectTwo engine

Bombardier CSeries Aircraft 1st Flight to Take Place Soon
2013-07-29 Read More...
Bombardier Aerospace confirmed that the integration of the CSeries aircraft’s auxiliary power unit and Pratt & Whitney PurePower Geared Turbofan™ PW1500G engines on the first flight test vehicle (FTV1) is running smoothly, allowing for testing of

Emirates Wins F&B Award
2013-07-23 Read More...
Dubai-based airline Emirates has been awarded “Best Airline Food and Wine” by the readers of Frequent Business Traveler, an online publication written for and by Frequent Business

JBT Wins King Abdul-Aziz International Airport Contract
2013-07-22 Read More...
JBT Corporation announced that its JBT AeroTech business has been awarded contracts in excess of $15 million to supply gate service systems for the King Abdul-Aziz International Airport (KAIA) in Jeddah, Saudi

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