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Global Airport Leaders’ Forum to Spotlight Covid-19 Impact, ATC Privatization
2020-12-02 Read More...
The sixth edition of Global Airport Leaders’ Forum (GALF) will be hosted online at Airport Show Digital+ on 07-09 December 2020 under the patronage of HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of

Collins Aerospace, Boom Supersonic Announce Strategic Collaboration
2020-11-23 Read More...
Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of Raytheon Technologies, has signed a collaboration agreement with Boom Supersonic, the aerospace company building the world’s fastest airliner, to advance nacelle technology on Boom’s forthcoming flagship

Emirates Group Reports $3.8 Billion Net Loss for First Half 2020-21FY
2020-11-16 Read More...
The Emirates Group announced its half-year results for its 2020-21 financial

Etihad Makes Bold Changes to Organizational Structure
2020-11-11 Read More...
Etihad announced a new organizational structure that will position the business to deliver on its mandate in the wake of COVID-19 and meet the challenges of the global downturn in aviation head

Sanad, GE Aviation Celebrate 100th GEnx Engine Maintenance Milestone
2020-11-11 Read More...
Sanad, an industry leader in aerospace engineering and leasing solutions, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company PJSC (Mubadala), has successfully completed the maintenance of 100 GEnx engines on behalf of GE Aviation

flynas Renamed Middle East’s Leading Low-Cost Airline for 6th Consecutive Year
2020-11-09 Read More...
flynas, the Saudi national air carrier and leading low-cost airline in the Middle East, maintained its leadership in the aviation sector, dodging the challenges of the new normal imposed by the novel coronavirus pandemic, as it retained its title as

Royal Jordanian (RJ) Reports 70% in Capital Loss
2020-11-05 Read More...
Royal Jordanian Airlines (RJ) reported a JD192.5 million (US$271.4 million) loss until the third quarter as a total loss representing 70 percent of its capital

Kuwait Airways Takes Delivery of its First Two A330neos
2020-11-02 Read More...
Kuwait Airways, the national airline of Kuwait, has received its first two A330neos. These aircraft are the first of eight A330neos ordered by the airline. The carrier currently operates a fleet of 15 Airbus aircraft comprising seven A320ceos, three

GACA Celebrates International Day of Air Traffic Controllers 2020
2020-10-23 Read More...
The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) of Saudi Arabia participated in the International Day of Air Traffic Controllers, which takes place on 20 October each

UAE, Israel Sign Air Transport Services Agreement
2020-10-23 Read More...
The UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority, GCAA, signed an air transport services agreement with the Civil Aviation Authority of Israel, to strengthen the bilateral air transport relations between the two

Boom Unveils First Independently Developed Supersonic Jet
2020-10-12 Read More...
Boom Supersonic, the aerospace company building the world’s fastest airliner, unveiled its supersonic demonstrator, XB-1, history’s first independently developed supersonic

Airbus Delivers Third A320neo to Middle East Airlines
2020-10-12 Read More...
Middle East Airlines (MEA) has taken delivery of Airbus’ A320 Family aircraft with manufacturer serial number 10,000. MSN10,000 is the third A321neo to join the all Airbus MEA fleet, taking the fleet size to 18

Leonardo, ENAV to Develop Safer Solutions for Civil Helicopters
2020-10-08 Read More...
Leonardo and ENAV signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) in Italy primarily aimed at modernizing and making safer, efficient and sustainable the use of helicopters and air space leveraging the most advanced navigation

Emirates Selects CEFA Aviation’s Flight Data Animation Software
2020-10-05 Read More...
Emirates continues to enhance flight safety monitoring by choosing CEFA FAS, to visualize flights using extensive flight data to improve on flight safety standards and to create animations for flight crew training

Alshams Energy Named Exclusive Fuel Provider at 2nd Saudi International Airshow
2020-10-01 Read More...
Saudi International Airshow announced the renewal of a partnership with Alshams Energy as the Exclusive Fuel

EPI to Manufacture Boeing 787 Dreamliner Metallic Parts in UAE
2020-09-30 Read More...
EPI, the precision engineering backbone of the UAE’s aerospace and defense industry, announced it is expanding its manufacturing capabilities to support the Boeing 787

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