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Boeing: Positive Regional Outlook
2010-05-03 Read More...
Boeing said airlines in the Middle East will continue to defy global trends and are set for a fast-paced growth, expanding their cargo and passenger carrying capacities by investing significantly in 980 twin-aisle

Four A330 MRTT Well Underway!
2010-04-28 Read More...
Work is now well underway on the first Airbus Military A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), meaning that aircraft for all four current MRTT customers are in

Iran: Drones with Air Strike Capabilities
2010-04-27 Read More...
Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards said it will soon deploy a domestically manufactured drone capable of carrying out air

Airport Show Kicks off in Dubai
2010-04-25 Read More...
The 10th edition of the Airport Show, the only event in the region dedicated exclusively to airport construction, operations, technology and services, opened today in

Emirates: new orders likely this year
2010-04-25 Read More...
Emirates has not put its fleet expansion on hold and may announce more aircraft orders later this year, its Chairman said. "I'm sure you'll be hearing more announcements during this year on may be more aircraft to come to Emirates, or signing new

Raytheon-Boeing: 1st Joint Air-to-Ground Missile
2010-04-22 Read More...
Raytheon and Boeing fired the first Joint Air-to-Ground Missile during a test funded by both companies.The weapon, fired from a ground-based rotary-wing launcher, performed a series of preprogrammed maneuvers and flew to a predesignated location,

Delivery of 2nd ABJ to Abu Dhabi
2010-04-21 Read More...
The Presidential Flight of Abu Dhabi recently inducted into its fleet a second Avro Business Jet from BAE Systems - a late model Avro RJ100 which joins the operator's existing VIP

Harris: New ATC Systems to NATO Air Base
2010-04-16 Read More...
Harris successfully completed site acceptance testing with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces to deliver critical, air traffic control (ATC) communications for a new tower in Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.

Aselsan & Thales to Cooperate on ATAK T129 Programme
2010-04-15 Read More...
Turkey’s Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM) selected Aselsan to develop and produce the Helmet Integrated Cueing System (HICS) for the Turkish T129 tactical reconnaissance and attack helicopter. Used for situational awareness and weapon

New Saudi Aviation Academy
2010-04-13 Read More...
Saudi Arabia is set to break ground on its'own flight academy, the Saudi Aviation Flight Academy (SAFA) at the Thumamah Airport near Riyadh next

Abu Dhabi Airports: New CEO
2010-04-12 Read More...
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC), the company in charge of operation and management of Abu Dhabi and Al Ain airports, appointed James E. Bennett as its new Chief Executive

2 Embraer 170 to Libya's Petro Air
2010-04-12 Read More...
Embraer delivered, this past month, 2 brand-new Embraer 170 jets to the new Libyan aviation service provider Petro Air. The deal also includes purchase rights to acquire two Embraer 190s, and was concluded during the first quarter of 2010. With a

Oman Air Names Chief Airport Operations Officer
2010-04-11 Read More...
Oman Air appointed Don Hunter as Chief Officer, Airport Operations. Don spent the last 41 years in aviation, of which 19 years with Cathay Pacific Airways where his responsibilities included running both airport and ground handling subsidiaries in

Airbus & Boeing: 143 Orders since January
2010-04-09 Read More...
European aircraft manufacturer Airbus said Wednesday it received 60 orders and delivered 122 planes so far this year.US rival, Boeing, received 83 orders since January, according to its

Second Airbus Military A400M completes maiden flight
2010-04-09 Read More...
The second Airbus Military A400M military airlifter has made its maiden flight yesterday 8th April. Known as MSN2, the aircraft took off from Seville, Spain with a take-off weight off 128t at 15.15 local time (GMT +2) and landed back at Seville

UAE GCAA: Training Pact with AFCAC
2010-04-08 Read More...
The UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) signed a MoU to offer training courses and grants to African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) member-states during 2010-2012.GCAA, in cooperation with Academy of Technical Training (ATT) and the

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