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Dassault Falcon at the Abu Dhabi Air Expo 2013
2013-03-04 Read More...
Dassault Falcon plans to grow its Middle East fleet by 10% over the next 18 months and will present its current range of business jet offerings at the Abu Dhabi Air Expo 2013, from March 5-7, including a Falcon 900LX and a Falcon 2000LX on display

Bahrain Air Files for Liquidation
2013-02-13 Read More...
Bahrain Air announced the immediate suspension of all its operations, and plans to file for voluntary liquidation. The decision was taken Tuesday after an extraordinary general meeting with

Turkey to Build World's Largest Airport in Istanbul
2013-01-29 Read More...
Turkey plans to build what it said would be the largest airport in the world in Istanbul, eventually able to handle 150 million passengers per year, in a project seen costing more than 7 billion Euros ($9.3

Royal Jordanian, Qatar Airways Sign MRO Contracts
2013-01-24 Read More...
Royal Jordanian (RJ) said it has signed up MRO firms Liebherr-Aerospace and Messier-Bugatti-Dowty to provide repair and overhaul services for landing gears of its Embraer jets and for providing wheels and electric brakes for its Boeing 787

Gulf Air Begins New Balanced Restructuring Strategy
2013-01-22 Read More...
Following the appointment of a new Board of Directors in November last year, led by H.E. Sheikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, Deputy Prime Minister, the Executive Restructuring Committee and the Gulf Air

Boeing Statement on FAA Grounding of 787 Dreamliner
2013-01-18 Read More...
Boeing Chairman, President and CEO Jim McNerney issued the following statement after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an emergency airworthiness directive that requires U.S. 787 operators to temporarily cease operations and

Syphax Airlines to Get 10 Airbus Jets, CFM Engines
2013-01-17 Read More...
European commercial aircraft builder Airbus said it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tunisian start-up airline Syphax Airlines for 10 of its A320 family single-aisle

Airbus Opens Saudi Operations Base
2013-01-16 Read More...
Airbus continues to increase its operations in the Middle East through the opening of its latest base in

Middle East Airlines Orders 10 A320neo Family Aircraft
2013-01-10 Read More...
Middle East Airlines-Air Liban (MEA), the flag carrier of Lebanon, has signed a firm contract for 10 A320neo Family aircraft (five A321neo and five A320neo

Qatar Airways “Studying” Stake in Czech Airlines
2013-01-10 Read More...
Qatar Airways is studying taking a stake in Czech Airlines (CSA), the Chief Executive of the Qatari airline said on

Bahrain’s Aviation Unit Wins ISO Certification
2013-01-07 Read More...
The Air Navigation Directorate of Bahrain’s Civil Aviation Affairs (CAA) division has passed external audit of its quality management system to win the ISO9001:2008

Boeing Achieves Record Performance in 2012
2013-01-04 Read More...
Boeing booked 1,203 net commercial airplane orders in 2012, the second-largest number in company history.

Emirates, CAE Celebrate 10 Years of Partnership
2013-01-02 Read More...
Emirates and CAE are celebrating the 10-year milestone of their joint partnership in the region.

Qatar Airways, Gulf Air Win Saudi Carrier License
2012-12-30 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) has awarded carrier licenses to Gulf Air and Qatar Airways - the first foreign airlines to win such a license in the Kingdom, the Saudi state news agency SPA

Dubai Airports to Reach 66m Passengers in 2013
2012-12-27 Read More...
Passenger traffic at Dubai International is all set to surpass the projected target of 56.5 million for 2012, as the world’s fourth busiest hub for international passengers racked up another month of double digit growth this November with an eye on

Further Expansions for Bahrain Airport in 2013
2012-12-26 Read More...
The Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) has announced plans to further expand Bahrain International Airport (BIA) in the coming

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