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Boeing Delivers Record Commercial Airplanes in 2015
2016-01-13 Read More...
Boeing delivered 762 commercial airplanes in 2015, 39 more than the previous year and most ever for the company as it enters its centennial

Etihad Airways, Revima APU Sign Support Agreement for Airbus A380 APU
2016-01-13 Read More...
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has signed a 10-year Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) support agreement with Revima APU (France) forth repair and health monitoring of PW980 APUs installed on the airline’s Airbus A380

Iran Civil Aviation Organization Principal Host of Iran Airports & Aviation Forum
2016-01-11 Read More...
The President of Civil Aviation Organization of Iran Mr. Ali Abedzadeh (photo) will be the guest of honor at the forthcoming Iran Airports and Aviation Development Forum (IAADF), to be held at the AZADI Hotel, Tehran on 15-16 February

Saudi Arabia to Privatize Jeddah, Dammam Airports in 2017
2016-01-07 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) will privatize Jeddah and Dammam airports in 2017, the regulatory said on

DC Aviation Al-Futtaim to Expand Operation at Dubai South
2016-01-06 Read More...
DC Aviation Al-Futtaim (DCAF), a leading private and business aviation facility, will expand its operations at its home base at Al Maktoum International Airport at Dubai South (formerly Dubai World Central),

Airbus Postpones First A320neo Delivery to Early 2016
2016-01-05 Read More...
European plane maker Airbus has pushed back the delivery of its first A320neo aircraft to the start of 2016, it said last week, missing a goal to hand over the revamped version of the jet to its initial customer by the end of

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

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