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Qatar Airways to Acquire 9 Boeing 777-300ERs
2013-06-18 Read More...
Boeing and Qatar Airways announced Tuesday agreements for nine Boeing 777-300ER (Extended Range) airplanes at the 2013 Paris Air

Emirates to Open World’s First Aviation Centre in London
2013-06-12 Read More...
Dubai-based Emirates, one of the world’s fastest growing airlines, plans to open an indoor aviation themed attraction in London, the first of its kind

Avionics Int’l to Run in Parallel with Abu Dhabi Air Expo
2013-06-10 Read More...
Adone Events, organizer of the Abu Dhabi Air Expo (6-8 March 2013), announced that the 2014 Abu Dhabi Air Expo will, for the first time, run in parallel with Avionics International.

Bombardier-Gulf Air Disclose CS100 Aircraft Order
2013-06-05 Read More...
Bombardier Aerospace and Gulf Air disclosed Tuesday that a previous firm order for 10 CS100 aircraft, with options for an additional six aircraft, was placed by Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Boeing Starts Final Assembly of First 787-9 Dreamliner
2013-06-03 Read More...
Boeing has begun final assembly of the first 787-9 Dreamliner. The newest member of the 787 family began taking shape on schedule May 30 in Everett, Wash., when Boeing started joining large sections of the super-efficient

Air Arabia & CFM Celebrate 1 Million Flight Hours
2013-05-31 Read More...
During a special ceremony in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday, Air Arabia and CFM International celebrated the achievement of one million engine flight hours with the airline’s fleet of CFM56-5B

Honeywell at the Airports Security International Event
2013-05-28 Read More...
Honeywell, a diversified technology and manufacturing leader, is showcasing technologies for safer and smarter airports at the Airports Security International Conference and Exhibition, currently taking place at Hilton Hotel, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Mubadala Unit Developing New Cabin Concept
2013-05-27 Read More...
SR Technics, part of the Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala Aerospace MRO network, is developing a brand new multi-layered cabin concept, which considers the lifestyles of the next generation of VIP aircraft

Oman Air Orders Three A330 Aircraft
2013-05-23 Read More...
Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, has placed an order for three A330-300s, growing its A330 Family fleet to a total of ten Airbus aircraft.

Bombardier Introduces Challenger 350 Jet
2013-05-22 Read More...
Bombardier Aerospace announced has expanded its Challenger family of business jets with the addition of the new Challenger 350

Air Arabia Signs $350M Loan for 10 Airbus A320
2013-05-21 Read More...
Air Arabia , a publicly-listed carrier in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), signed a $350 million loan to finance its purchase of 10 new Airbus A320 aircraft, the airline said in a statement on

Etihad Airways Acquires 3 Airport Service Companies
2013-05-21 Read More...
Etihad Airways said it had acquired three airport services companies from Abu Dhabi Airports Company as the airline looks to exploit cost and revenue synergies across ground handling, catering and cargo

Kuwait Airways Signs Deal for 25 Airbus Planes
2013-05-17 Read More...
Kuwait Airways signed a deal with Airbus to buy 15 A320neo and 10 A350-900 planes with options for 10 more, five from each category, Chairman Sami al-Nasef said on

Qatar Airways Wants to be 1st Customer for Boeing 777X
2013-05-17 Read More...
Qatar Airways’ top executive said the Middle Eastern carrier wants to be a launch customer for Boeing’s forthcoming 777X mini-jumbo jet, and that the airline plans to open at least 3 new routes to the United States in the next 12 to 18

Turkey’s TAV to Build New Terminal at Riyadh Airport
2013-05-16 Read More...
TAV Construction, one of the top three airport construction companies in the world, won the design and construction tender for the King Khaled Airport Terminal-5 in Saudi Arabia’s capital city of

Oman to Host Arab Aviation & Media Summit
2013-05-16 Read More...
Low-cost carrier Air Arabia announced that the third Arab Aviation and Media Summit will held under the patronage of Maitha Al Mahrouqi, Undersecretary of Oman’s Ministry of Tourism on June 2 and 3 in Salalah, Sultanate of

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