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Strata Officially Sponsors Al Ain Air Championship
2015-12-22 Read More...
Strata Manufacturing PJSC (Strata), the advanced composite aero-structures manufacturing facility wholly owned by Mubadala Development Company, was an official sponsor of the 11th Al Ain Air Championship which was held at Al Ain International

Arab Wings and Iraq Gate Join Bombardier’s CRJ Series
2015-12-18 Read More...
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft welcomed Amman, Jordan-based Arab Wings, and its joint venture partner Iraq Gate of Arasat, Baghdad, to the family of CRJ Series aircraft owners and

Emirates’ National Cadet Pilot Program Celebrates Largest Graduating Class
2015-12-16 Read More...
Emirates’ National Cadet Pilot Program, designed by Emirates airline to support the development of UAE nationals, has celebrated the largest graduating class in its 23-year history.

Net Profit of Middle East Airliners to Hit $1.7 Billion in 2016
2015-12-15 Read More...
Lower oil prices and healthy demand for travel will boost airline profits next year, with the Middle East expected to achieve $1.7 billion net profit in 2016 from $1.4 billion by year end, said the International Air Transport Association

Qatar Airways Receives First Gulfstream G650ER Aircraft
2015-12-15 Read More...
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. formally delivered a Gulfstream G650ER to Qatar Airways in a ceremony at Gulfstream’s headquarters in

New King Abdul Aziz Airport to Start Operations Mid-2017
2015-12-14 Read More...
The work on the new King Abdul Aziz Airport (KAIA) project in Jeddah is progressing well and is likely to be ready for international operations by the middle of 2017, said a report, citing senior civil aviation

Embraer Executive Jets Wins New Legacy 650 Order in the Middle East
2015-12-14 Read More...
Embraer Executive Jets announced it received an order for a new Legacy 650 large jet from an undisclosed customer, based in the Middle

Boeing Rolls Out First 737 MAX 8
2015-12-11 Read More...
Thousands of Boeing employees in Renton, Washington, celebrated the completion of final assembly of the first 737 MAX 8 earlier this

Emirates to Retire 26 Aircraft in 2016
2015-12-10 Read More...
Dubai-based Emirates airline has announced that it will retire 26 aircraft in 2016, with the average age of those carriers being 15.7 years, well below the average industry retirement age of

Boeing Completes Detailed Design for 787-10 Dreamliner
2015-12-08 Read More...
Boeing has completed detailed design for the 787-10 Dreamliner, achieving another major milestone in the development of the newest and longest member of the 787 family. Boeing engineers reached the key milestone nearly two weeks ahead of

Middle East Air Passenger Demand to Grow 4.6% Annually
2015-12-03 Read More...
The Middle East is leading the world with air passenger demand expected to expand 4.6% annually for the next two decades, said the Director General and CEO of the International Air Transport Association

TRJet Positioned to Meet Regional OEM Demands
2015-12-02 Read More...
Global passenger air traffic is projected to double over the next 15 years with 6.6 billion travelers anticipated by 2030, according to a report from the latest bi-annual meeting of the Global Aerospace Summit

Oman Air Awards Participants of Business Continuity Project
2015-12-01 Read More...
Under the patronage of HE Mohsin bin Khamis Al Balushi Adviser - Ministry of Commerce & Industry, board member of Oman Air and with the presence of other dignitaries an award ceremony was held at Golden Tulip Hotel

Saudi Business Aviation Conference Concludes in Hail
2015-11-30 Read More...
Kingdom Business Aviation Conference 2015, held on 24th - 25th November 2015 at the Maghwat Conference Center in Hail, Saudi Arabia was inaugurated by H.R.H Prince Saud bin Abdul Muhsin Al Saud (photo), Governor of

MTU Wins New Maintenance Agreement for 24 Royal Jordanian Engines
2015-11-30 Read More...
MTU Maintenance, one of the world’s leading engine maintenance providers, continues to be the exclusive MRO provider for Royal Jordanian’s V2500 engines on its fleet of A320 family of

Etihad, Masdar Institute Sign Research Agreement
2015-11-25 Read More...
Etihad Airways and the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, a graduate level, research-oriented university based in the UAE, have signed a research agreement to develop a fog

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