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HondaJet to Debut at MEBAA in Dubai
2016-11-30 Read More...
Honda Aircraft Company announced today that it will showcase the HondaJet at the Middle East Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) Conference in Dubai, the region’s premier business aviation

Kuwait Airways, Amadeus Announce Strategic Partnership
2016-11-29 Read More...
Kuwait Airways’ “Transformation Strategy” continues with implementation of technology and consulting services from

First A350-1000 Completes First Flight
2016-11-28 Read More...
The first of three A350-1000 development aircraft to fly - MSN059 - has landed at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport France at 15.00hrs local time after successfully completing its first flight which lasted four hours and 18

Gulfstream to Participate at MEBAA 2016 in Dubai
2016-11-28 Read More...
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. will display three of its business jets at the Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) Show due to take place in Dubai from 6 to 8 December

Air Arabia Confirms Options for Five Airbus A320 Aircraft
2016-11-25 Read More...
Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier, has confirmed options for five additional Airbus A320

Emirates Aviation University Hosts Key Aviation Conference
2016-11-25 Read More...
Emirates Aviation University opened its third International Aviation Management Conference (IAMC) on November

Airbus Obtains 2nd US License to Sell Planes to Iran
2016-11-24 Read More...
The United States said on Tuesday it had issued a second license to France’s Airbus to sell commercial planes to Iran Air, bringing Iran’s flag carrier a step closer to receiving new Western jets under last year's deal to ease

Arab Airlines to Spend $345 Billion to Expand Fleet
2016-11-22 Read More...
Close to 1,300 aircraft worth an estimated $345 billion dollars are on order and pending delivery from Middle Eastern airlines, said a

Oman Air Unveils New Flight Training Centre
2016-11-21 Read More...
National carrier Oman Air has unveiled a state-of-the-art facility which enables pilots and cabin crew to train realistically for operating aboard both Boeing and Airbus

Dassault Aviation Selects Safran’s Cassiopée
2016-11-17 Read More...
Safran Electronics & Defense, a world leader in avionics and safety-critical software, has been chosen by Dassault Aviation to incorporate its range of Cassiopée Flight Data Monitoring (FDM) services in the Falcon family of business jets (7X, 8X,

Emirates Receiving New A380, B777-300ER Aircraft
2016-11-16 Read More...
Emirates has begun taking delivery of its new generation Airbus A380 and Boeing 777-300ER

Honda Aircraft to Produce 80 Business Jets Annually
2016-11-15 Read More...
Honda Aircraft, a US-based subsidiary of Honda Moto, will increase production of its business jets to 80 from up to 36 currently by the year ending March 2019, a report

Saudi Arabian Airlines Appoints New CEO
2016-11-15 Read More...
Saudi Arabian Airlines Group has appointed Jaan Albrecht, the former CEO of SunExpress, a Turkish airline based in Antalya, as its new Chief Executive effective January next

Airbus Group Africa & Middle East Receives HR Award
2016-11-15 Read More...
Airbus Group Africa and Middle East received the esteemed Taqdeer Award at a ceremony held at the Dubai World Trade Centre under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of

Emirates H1 Profits Dip 64% to $364 Million
2016-11-10 Read More...
The Emirates Group reported a net profit of Dh1.3 billion ($364 million) for the first six months of its 2016-2017 financial year, down 64% compared to the same period last

Lagardere to Operate King Khaled Airport Duty Free Shops
2016-11-09 Read More...
With the Assistant to GACA President for Airports, Eng. Tariq Alabduljabar and the French ambassador to Kingdom, Mr. Francois Goyet in attendance, Mr. Abdul-Aziz Abuharba, Director General of King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh signed a

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