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Sanad, Etihad Airways Extend Relationship by $100 Million
2015-02-17 Read More...
Sanad Aero Solutions GmbH (Sanad), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mubadala Development Company, has increased its leasing portfolio of spare engines and components with Etihad Airways through the addition of new assets valued at US$100

Emirates to Hire Over 11,000 New Staff by March 2016
2015-02-12 Read More...
Dubai's Emirates Group aims to increase its staff by about 6% over the next year as it adds 20 aircraft to its fleet and expands other operations, it said on Tuesday.

Oman to Invite Bids for Setting Up Low-Cost Carrier
2015-02-11 Read More...
Oman plans to invite bids from investors interested in the setting up of a low-cost carrier based in the sultanate by

UAE’s Civil Aviation Authority Selects Airbus ProSky
2015-02-11 Read More...
The aviation industry is a key enabler of the UAE economy. With growth of air traffic expected to increase from 2,200 flight movements a day in 2014 to 5,100 flight movements daily in 2030, optimizing airspace is critical to handling increasing

Dassault Aviation’s New Falcon 8X Completes First Flight
2015-02-10 Read More...
Dassault Aviation announced that the company's new flagship, the ultra-long range Falcon 8X, successfully completed its first flight a little more than one month after rollout.

SENER Supplies Handling System for the Embraer KC-390
2015-02-10 Read More...
The engineering and technology group SENER completed the supply of the handling system for large moving parts in Embraer’s KC-390 program.

Airbus Appoints New Program Leaders
2015-02-09 Read More...
Following the nomination of Didier Evrard as Airbus Executive Vice-President, Programs, in December 2014, the following top management appointments are effective as of March 1st 2015:

Qatar Airways Acquires 9.99% Stake in British Airways
2015-02-02 Read More...
Qatar Airways has bought a 9.99% stake in International Airlines Group, worth around 1.15 billion pounds ($1.7 billion), building closer ties with the owner of its partners British Airways and Spain's Iberia in the one world alliance.

Aviation Foundation Course Cadets Graduate in Dubai
2015-01-30 Read More...
Global pilot training group Airways Aviation announced the graduation of its first batch of Aviation Foundation Course cadets at a ceremony held at its Dubai Knowledge Village campus recently.

Etihad Airways to Offer 6,000 Jobs to UAE Nationals
2015-01-28 Read More...
Etihad Airways will offer jobs to more than 6,000 UAE nationals over the next five years as part of its UAE national development strategy, the airline said. The jobs will span the entire spectrum of the Abu Dhabi-based airline’s operations.

DAE, Azul Complete Sale Leaseback Transactions
2015-01-27 Read More...
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Ltd. and Azul Brazilian Airlines announced today that they had recently completed the delivery of 5 ATR 72-600s to the airline.

FAA Certifies PurePower Engine for A320neo Aircraft
2015-01-22 Read More...
The PurePower Geared Turbofan™ (GTF) engine for the Airbus A320neo family has successfully achieved Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) type certification. The PW1100G-JM engine is the latest PurePower GTF engine model to be certified.

Saudi Arabia to Build Three New Airports
2015-01-20 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation is set to build three new airports in Jazan, Abha and Arar, as part of efforts to meet the demand of growing passenger traffic, according to a report.

Emirates Airline and Airbus Hold A380 Workshop
2015-01-20 Read More...
In partnership with Emirates Airline, Airbus held its newest “Little Engineer” workshops at the Emirates Engineering Center. The two-day workshop welcomed 100 students, introducing them to the world of aviation.

Jazeera Airways to Sell 15 Airbus A320s Aircraft
2015-01-19 Read More...
Kuwait-based Jazeera Airways plans to sell 15 Airbus A320 aircraft owned by its fully-owned Sahaab Aircraft Leasing for $507 million as part of a strategic shift to a leased aircraft operation and a focus on the passenger airline business.

Indra Puts into Operation New Control Tower at Muscat Int’l
2015-01-16 Read More...
Indra has put into operation a new control tower to provide services to the runway recently built by the Public Authority for Civil Aviation (PACA) at Muscat International

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