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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

Kuwait Airways to Acquire 25 New Airbus Jets
2013-05-13 Read More...
State-run Kuwait Airways will spend KD850 million dinars ($2.98 billion) on 25 new Airbus jets and aims to lease a further 13 to upgrade its ageing fleet, a Kuwaiti newspaper reported on

Emirates to Replace 777s with New Boeing Model
2013-05-09 Read More...
Dubai airline Emirates plans to replace “a large chunk” of its Boeing 777 aircraft with a new model launched by the planemaker, Emirates' President Tim Clark (photo) said this

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

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