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AAR Awarded flydubai PBH Contract
2016-08-23 Read More...
AAR, a leading provider of aircraft maintenance and integrated supply chain solutions worldwide, has signed a long-term, multimillion-dollar contract to provide power-by-the-hour (PBH) component inventory management and repair services to

Airbus Delivers First A330-300 Regional to Saudi Arabian Airlines
2016-08-22 Read More...
Saudi Arabian Airlines, the national carrier of Saudi Arabia, has taken delivery of its first A330-300 Regional, making it the launch customer for this new member of the versatile and successful A330

Boeing: “Middle East Needs 58,000 Pilots by 2035”
2016-08-17 Read More...
The Middle East will need 58,000 pilots to meet air travel demand in the region over the next 20 years, US plane maker Boeing has

Boeing Forecasts Demand for 1,170 Airplanes in Russia, CIS
2016-08-11 Read More...
Boeing forecasts market demand for 1,170 new airplanes in Russia and the CIS region over the next 20 years, valued at $140 billion. The company released the numbers as part of its annual Current Market Outlook (CMO) for Russia and the CIS

Work on Schedule at New Muscat International Airport
2016-08-10 Read More...
Work on Oman’s $1.8-billion new Muscat International Airport is continuing on schedule for its opening next year, a recent report

RUAG Signs Long-Term Contract with Airbus
2016-08-08 Read More...
RUAG Aerostructures, a division of the RUAG Group, and Airbus sealed their cooperation by signing a contract for long-term cooperation at last month’s aviation trade fair in

Honeywell Brings its Boeing 757 Test Bed Aircraft to Dubai
2016-08-04 Read More...
Honeywell has brought its industry-leading test aircraft to Dubai for a three-day stop as part of final testing for the revolutionary new GX Aviation, the high-speed inflight Wi-Fi network arriving to airlines and business jets later this

Qatar Airways Increases Stake in BA-Owner IAG to 20%
2016-08-02 Read More...
Qatar Airways lifted its stake in British Airways-owner IAG by about 4.34% to 20% but said on Monday that was its limit, buying shares worth about GBP375 million ($496.61 million) on what it called an attractive buying

Etihad Aviation Group to Contribute $10.7bn to US Economy
2016-08-01 Read More...
Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) and its equity partner airlines will support 108,000 jobs across the US in 2016 and make a $10.7 billion contribution to the national economy this year, according to a leading global

Emirates Flight Training Academy, Boeing Sign Agreement
2016-07-28 Read More...
Emirates Flight Training Academy, developed by Emirates airline, has signed an agreement with Boeing under which both organizations will collaborate on a comprehensive training curriculum and software infrastructure to support academy

Oman’s Salalah Air to be Launched in November
2016-07-27 Read More...
Oman's newest air operator, Salalah Air, is expected to begin short-haul domestic flights this November, said Sam Owen, founder and CEO of the new

Iran Eyes More Jets on Top of Pending Deals Worth $50 Billion
2016-07-19 Read More...
Iran has expanded its search for aircraft and is looking to order dozens more jets while it continues to try to overcome hurdles to deals worth some $50 billion with Airbus and Boeing, Iranian officials and Western industry sources

Qatar Airways, Boeing in Talks for Narrowbody Planes
2016-07-19 Read More...
Qatar Airways is in advanced talks with Boeing to buy up to 30 narrowbody planes and will not rule out additional cancellations of delayed deliveries from rival Airbus, the airline's chief executive said on

Strata Wins Two Airbus Contracts Exceeding USD $1 Billion
2016-07-18 Read More...
Strata Manufacturing PJSC (Strata), the advanced composite aero-structures manufacturing company wholly owned by Mubadala Development Company, announced that it has been awarded two contracts to manufacture additional composite components and

EGYPTAIR Orders 9 Next-Generation Boeing 737-800s
2016-07-15 Read More...
Boeing and EGYPTAIR announced an order for nine Next-Generation 737-800s at the 2016 Farnborough International Airshow. The deal, valued at $864 million at current list prices, was previously attributed to an unidentified customer on Boeing's Order

Strata to Manufacture 787 Vertical Fin for Boeing
2016-07-15 Read More...
Strata Manufacturing PJSC (Strata), the advanced composite aero-structures manufacturing company wholly owned by Mubadala Development Company, announced that it has been awarded a multi-year contract by Boeing to manufacture vertical fins for the

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