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Airbus Targets Gulf for Corporate Jets
2010-12-07 Read More...
Airbus said that half of the corporate jets it delivered this year were to customers in Gulf countries.

Bombardier Opens Dubai office
2010-12-07 Read More...
Bombardier Aerospace launched its new regional support office (RSO) in Dubai, significantly boosting service levels for its growing number of Learjet, Challenger and Global aircraft customers in the Middle East and

Dassault Falcon: Strong Growth in the ME
2010-12-06 Read More...
French aviation giant Dassault has a growing fleet of Falcon business jets in the Middle East. Its regional sales are set to grow by 30% over the next 3 years as demand for private aviation resumes and the regional market matures, remarked John

Snecma and Airbus Corporate Jet Centre Sign Maintenance Agreement
2010-12-02 Read More...
Philippe Petitcolin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Snecma (Safran group), and Benoit Defforge, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Airbus Corporate Jet Centre (ACJC), signed an EngineLife(r) agreement with Snecma to propose full engine

ITT: 1st Assembly for CH-53K Helicopter
2010-11-24 Read More...
ITT delivered its first major structural subassemblies for the CH-53K heavy lift helicopter to Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of United

First Emirati VP of ICAO Council
2010-11-24 Read More...
Captain Aysha Al Hamili, the UAE's permanent representative to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council, has been elected Vice President of the council for the period

First Flight of the UAE PC-21
2010-11-23 Read More...
Pilatus Aircraft Ltd announced that the first flight of the first PC-21 for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force & Air Defense has taken place on November 22, 2010, one year to the day after the contract was

Lockheed Wins $3.4bn US Fighter Deal
2010-11-22 Read More...
Lockheed Martin won a $3.49 billion US Defence Department contract to build 31 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft, the 4th batch of what is on track to be the priciest US arms

Prince Sultan Signs Saudi Airport Deals
2010-11-18 Read More...
Saudi Crown Prince Sultan, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense and Aviation, signed two contracts worth SR27.1 billion to refurbish King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) in Jeddah with a new terminal and

Airbus CEO Jumps from A400M
2010-11-16 Read More...
a ten-man team of parachutists who jumped from the new Airbus Military A400M airlifter a few days ago included Airbus President and CEO Tom Enders, and the A400M Programmed Manager at the OCCAR organization for the management of European defense

Air Arabia to Invest $3.6bn in 44 Aircrafts
2010-11-16 Read More...
Air Arabia’s Chief Executive Officer said his company plans to invest up to $3.6 billion in 44 new aircraft over the next 3

Kaman to Acquire Global Aerosystems
2010-11-15 Read More...
Kaman announced that it agreed to acquire Global Aerosystems, LLC of Everett, Washington, a provider of aerostructure engineering design analysis and FAA certification services to the aerospace

A400M Can Carry Up to 116 Troops
2010-11-10 Read More...
Thanks to its outstanding characteristics and performance, the all new A400M is the best military transport aircraft for carrying paratroopers. It can carry more troops than any other Western-built troop carrier.

Rolls-Royce: $350m Order from Egyptair
2010-11-10 Read More...
Rolls-Royce a $350m order from Egyptair for extended TotalCare long-term services for 12 Airbus A330 aircraft.Egyptair currently operates 8 A330s and 4 are due to be delivered in 2010 and

Saudi Arabian Airlines: Deal with Boeing
2010-11-09 Read More...
Boeing and Saudi Arabian Airlines announced an order for 12 Boeing 777-300ER (Extended Range) airplanes, with an option to buy 10 more. The order is valued at $ 3.3 billion at average list

Boeing at Qatar’s Air Power Conference
2010-11-08 Read More...
At the recent Air Power Conference (Doha, Qatar, 1-2 November 2010), Chris Chadwick, President of Boeing Military Aircraft, said air forces are moving from traditional air strike roles to broader collaboration with larger coalition countries and

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