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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

Boeing, Qatar Airways Launch New 777 Performance Improvement Package
2016-07-13 Read More...
Boeing and Qatar Airways announced today at the 2016 Farnborough International Airshow the launch of a new Performance Improvement

Boeing, Embraer Unveil Newest ecoDemonstrator Aircraft
2016-07-11 Read More...
Boeing and Embraer S.A. unveiled the next phase of the Boeing ecoDemonstrator program. The program expands Boeing and Embraer’s cooperation agreement and will test technologies to improve airplane environmental performance and accelerate their

91% of Airlines to Invest in Cyber Security Over Next 3 Years
2016-07-01 Read More...
As the connected world of travel becomes a reality, 91% of airlines plan to invest in cyber security programs over the next three years, according to the SITA Airline IT Trends 2016 Survey published

UAE, Qatar Sign Air Transport Services Agreement
2016-06-29 Read More...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar have signed an agreement on Air Transport Services to provide more opportunities to their national airlines and promote and encourage economic cooperation and trade exchanges, UAE’s General Civil Aviation

Dassault’s Falcon 8X Receives EASA Certification
2016-06-29 Read More...
Dassault Aviation announced the certification of the Falcon 8X by the European Aviation Safety Agency

SaudiGulf Receives License to Operate Domestic Flights
2016-06-27 Read More...
Saudi Arabia has granted SaudiGulf Airlines a license to operate domestic flights within the kingdom, the first such award in a long-planned liberalization of the aviation market, the Saudi News Agency (SPA)

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