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Falcon Aviation Wins Saudi GACA Accreditation for Maintenance
2019-03-08 Read More...
Falcon Aviation, a leading business aviation services company in the UAE, has been awarded new accreditation to handle business jet and regional aircraft MRO at its UAE bases by Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation

Saudia to Display Two New Aircraft at Saudi International Airshow
2019-03-04 Read More...
Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia), the national flag carrier of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, will showcase two of its new aircraft at the Saudi International Airshow, taking place at Al-Thummamah airport in Riyadh from 12-14 March

Dassault Aviation Acquires European MRO Activities of TAG Group
2019-03-04 Read More...
Dassault Aviation and TAG Aviation announced the acquisition of the European maintenance activities of TAG Aviation Group by

Gulfstream Showcases Aircraft at Aviation Africa 2019
2019-02-27 Read More...
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation is showcasing the clean-sheet, record-breaking Gulfstream G500 along with the class-leading, super-midsize Gulfstream G280 at the 2019 Aviation Africa Summit & Exhibition from 27-28 February in Kigali,

Bell Rebrands its Abu Dhabi Facility
2019-02-21 Read More...
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company and major global aircraft manufacturer, has kicked-off IDEX by unveiling its updated brand at its Abu Dhabi

Emirates Reduces A380 Order; Books 40 A330neo & 30 A350s
2019-02-15 Read More...
Following a review of its operations, and in light of developments in aircraft and engine technologies, Emirates is reducing its A380 orderbook from 162 to 123 aircraft. Emirates will take delivery of 14 further A380s over the next two

Boeing Forecasts Middle East Aviation Services Market at $745 Billion
2019-02-13 Read More...
Boeing projects the Middle East will require $745 billion in aviation services through 2037 to keep pace with growing passenger and freight traffic in the region, according to a new report released today at MRO Middle East

Gulf Centre for Aviation Studies Wins International Award
2019-02-13 Read More...
The Gulf Centre for Aviation Studies (GCAS), the training arm of Abu Dhabi Airports, has been recognized and awarded by the Airport Council International

Boeing Partners with Aerion to Accelerate Supersonic Travel
2019-02-11 Read More...
Boeing announced a partnership with Aerion, a Reno, Nevada-based company pioneering next-generation supersonic

Gulfstream G500 Earns Innovation Award for Setting New Safety Standards
2019-02-11 Read More...
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. received a 2019 Business Intelligence Group (BIG) Innovation Award for the advanced technology introduced on the high-performing Gulfstream G500. The Business Intelligence Group seeks out and rewards those with vision,

Mohammed bin Rashid Aerospace Hub Unveiled at Dubai South
2019-02-04 Read More...
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE’s Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, witnessed the unveiling of the Mohammed bin Rashid Aerospace Hub and EZDubai, the new e-commerce zone within Dubai South’s Logistics

Global Investment in Aviation Summit Concludes in Dubai
2019-02-01 Read More...
The first “Global Investment in Aviation Summit” (GIAS) concluded Tuesday, 29 January in Dubai InterContinental Festival City Hotel in the presence of aviation industry and key

Dassault Aviation to Acquire ExecuJet’s MRO Operations
2019-01-31 Read More...
Dassault Aviation and Luxaviation announced the acquisition by Dassault Aviation of the worldwide maintenance activities of ExecuJet, a Luxaviation

Dubai Ruler Hails ‘Dubai Aviation City Project’
2019-01-30 Read More...
UAE’s Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, praised the achievements of the “Dubai Aviation City Project” in Southern Dubai, which covers a plot of land with an area of 145-square

Strata Delivers First Shipset for PC-24 Business Jet
2019-01-30 Read More...
Strata Manufacturing, the advanced composite aero structures manufacturing company, wholly-owned by Mubadala Investment Company PJSC, is celebrating delivery of its first shipset of belly fairings for the PC-24, a twin-engine business jet produced

Emirates Aviation University Participates in Aviation Summit
2019-01-28 Read More...
Emirates Aviation University (EAU) is participating in the first edition of the Global Investment in Aviation Summit, taking place from 27-29 January at the Intercontinental Dubai Festival

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