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DAE Renegotiating Airbus & Boeing Orders
2010-07-05 Read More...
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) is renegotiating a massive order it made in 2007 to buy more than 200 aircrafts from Airbus and Boeing, a government official said in a report on Friday. "We are in negotiations" with the European and American

Emirates to add 100 Planes in 8 Years
2010-07-05 Read More...
Emirates airline will look to increase the size of its fleet by at least 100 planes over the next 8 years, company president Tim Clark said.The airline, the largest customer for the Airbus A380 aircraft, is set to reveal new orders at the July

Kuwait Airways to be Privatized
2010-07-03 Read More...
Citing H.E. Mohammad Al Busairi, Kuwait's Minister of Communication and Minister of State for National Assembly Affairs, An Nahar daily reported that state-owned Kuwait Airways Corp. (KAC) is expected to be privatized in the coming few months and,

Dubai World Central Open for Cargo
2010-06-27 Read More...
Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International (DWC) Airport opened today for cargo operations welcoming flights operated by Rus Aviation, Skyline and Aerospace.When completed, DWC will be the largest airport in the world with 5 runways, 4 terminal

Emirates Plans Big Order at Farnborough
2010-06-24 Read More...
Dubai's Emirates Airline will place a large plane order at Farnborough Air Show in July, the emirate's Ruler said.In an interview with CNN, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, said Dubai

Royal Jordanian: 7 New Airbus Aircrafts
2010-06-23 Read More...
Royal Jordanian (RJ) intends to introduce 7 new Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft to replace 6 Airbus currently operating in its fleet.The first delivery is scheduled for April 2011, and the others will follow in 2012.RJ's President & CEO Hussein Dabbas

Saudis to Upgrade 150 F-15 Eagle Strikers
2010-06-15 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s air force has signed a deal to upgrade its fleet of 150 strike aircraft and procure advanced weaponry.The Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) upgrades include components to extend the life of the fighter bombers and highly-accurate target

MBDA selected for Spanish Tiger’s self protection
2010-06-14 Read More...
MBDA has received a contract notification for the supply of SAPHIR-M decoy systems to provide self defence on the 24 Tiger HAD attack helicopters ordered by Spain from Eurocopter in December

Emirates: $11bn Order for 32 A380
2010-06-09 Read More...
Emirates, the Arab world's largest airline, placed an $11 billion order for 32 A380 jets from EADS's Airbus unit, the biggest ever for the company's superjumbo passenger

Emirates Eyes $1bn Profit
2010-06-09 Read More...
Emirates Airline expects its profits to exceed $1 billion in 2010 and is close to finalising a deal to sell its stake in Sri Lankan Airlines, according to a media

Air Arabia: 4th Hub in Jordan
2010-06-08 Read More...
Air Arabia signed a joint venture agreement with Jordan's Tantash Group to launch a new low-cost carrier based in

Sukhoi Superjet 100 Completes Test
2010-06-08 Read More...
Sukhoi Superjet 100 SN95003 successfully completed the test program aimed at evaluation of engine protection against water jets from the runway. The tests confirmed that APU and propulsion system sustain normal operation while running over the wet

FlyDubai: $136m Capital Boost
2010-06-08 Read More...
Dubai's ruler issued a law on Monday stipulating the government will more-than-double budget carrier Flydubai's capital to Dh500 million ($136.1 million). The airline competes with Sharjah-based Air Arabia and Kuwait's Jazeera

Boeing & Airbus: The run for Orders
2010-06-07 Read More...
Boeing outpaced Airbus in the race for orders in the first 5 months of the year, figures from the companies showed this past week. From January to May, Airbus received 81 orders and eight cancellations, leaving a net total of 73.

3 AW139 Helicopters to Saudi Aramco
2010-06-07 Read More...
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced that Saudi Aramco has taken delivery of 3 additional AW139 medium twin helicopters during an official ceremony held at AgustaWestland's Vergiate plant in Italy. These aircraft will be used to support

10th Airbus A380 to Emirates
2010-06-07 Read More...
Airbus reached a milestone with the delivery of its 30th A380 superjumbo, the 7th so far this year, and said it was on course to reach a target to deliver at least 20 in 2010.

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