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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

Global Aerospace Summit Focuses on Aviation Recovery
2020-09-29 Read More...
The Global Aerospace Summit 2020 kicked off Monday in a virtual format where industry leaders from across the globe will analyze how the aerospace and aviation industries can quickly

Airbus Reveals New Zero-emission Concept Aircraft
2020-09-24 Read More...
Airbus has revealed three concepts for the world’s first zero-emission commercial aircraft which could enter service by 2035. These concepts each represent a different approach to achieving zero-emission flight, exploring various technology pathways

Gulfstream Extends Contract for Low-Carbon Sustainable Aviation Fuel
2020-09-18 Read More...
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced it has extended its contract with World Fuel Services to continue providing the business-jet manufacturer with a steady supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) produced by World

Gulf Air CEO Steps Down
2020-09-17 Read More...
Gulf Air Chief Executive Officer Krešimir Kučko will step down from his role by the end of the month, a statement from the airline

New Range of PELI Air Travel Cases Takes Off!
2020-09-04 Read More...
Passengers are now free to move around the cabin and everywhere else with the new Peli™ Air Travel

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