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National Bank of Abu Dhabi, Airbus Sign Leasing Deal
2013-03-25 Read More...
Airbus signed Friday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in aircraft financing and leasing with Abu Dhabi National Leasing Company (ADNL), the wholly owned lease finance arm of the National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD), Abu Dhabi’s

GACA to Build Modern Airport in Jazan, Saudi Arabia
2013-03-20 Read More...
The General Authority of Civil Aviation in Saudi Arabia is accelerating efforts to build a modern, state-of-the-art airport in the Red Sea coastal city of

Aviation Sector to Provide 400,000 New Jobs in UAE
2013-03-15 Read More...
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) airports are in a massive expansion mode to cope with the anticipated demand.

FAA Approves Boeing 787’s Battery Redesign
2013-03-13 Read More...
The US Federal Aviation Administration has approved Boeing Co's plan to certify a redesigned battery system on the 787 Dreamliner and will permit two aircraft limited flights to test

Air Expo Concludes in Abu Dhabi
2013-03-11 Read More...
The Abu Dhabi Air Expo 2013, the only general aviation exhibition in the Middle East, attracted participation from 160 companies last week (5-7 March), signaling an increase in the demand for private

Honeywell, Transworld Aviation Sign Distribution Deal
2013-03-11 Read More...
Honeywell Aerospace recently signed a distributorship agreement - the first of its kind in the Middle East - with Transworld Aviation (TWA) in Dubai to distribute its line of Health and Usage Monitoring Systems (HUMS) across the Middle East

Etihad Opens New Maintenance Base in Chicago
2013-03-07 Read More...
Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the UAE, has opened a line maintenance base at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, the airline’s seventh outside Abu Dhabi and its first in the

Dassault Falcon at the Abu Dhabi Air Expo 2013
2013-03-04 Read More...
Dassault Falcon plans to grow its Middle East fleet by 10% over the next 18 months and will present its current range of business jet offerings at the Abu Dhabi Air Expo 2013, from March 5-7, including a Falcon 900LX and a Falcon 2000LX on display

Bahrain Air Files for Liquidation
2013-02-13 Read More...
Bahrain Air announced the immediate suspension of all its operations, and plans to file for voluntary liquidation. The decision was taken Tuesday after an extraordinary general meeting with

Turkey to Build World's Largest Airport in Istanbul
2013-01-29 Read More...
Turkey plans to build what it said would be the largest airport in the world in Istanbul, eventually able to handle 150 million passengers per year, in a project seen costing more than 7 billion Euros ($9.3

Royal Jordanian, Qatar Airways Sign MRO Contracts
2013-01-24 Read More...
Royal Jordanian (RJ) said it has signed up MRO firms Liebherr-Aerospace and Messier-Bugatti-Dowty to provide repair and overhaul services for landing gears of its Embraer jets and for providing wheels and electric brakes for its Boeing 787

Gulf Air Begins New Balanced Restructuring Strategy
2013-01-22 Read More...
Following the appointment of a new Board of Directors in November last year, led by H.E. Sheikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, Deputy Prime Minister, the Executive Restructuring Committee and the Gulf Air

Boeing Statement on FAA Grounding of 787 Dreamliner
2013-01-18 Read More...
Boeing Chairman, President and CEO Jim McNerney issued the following statement after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an emergency airworthiness directive that requires U.S. 787 operators to temporarily cease operations and

Syphax Airlines to Get 10 Airbus Jets, CFM Engines
2013-01-17 Read More...
European commercial aircraft builder Airbus said it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tunisian start-up airline Syphax Airlines for 10 of its A320 family single-aisle

Airbus Opens Saudi Operations Base
2013-01-16 Read More...
Airbus continues to increase its operations in the Middle East through the opening of its latest base in

Middle East Airlines Orders 10 A320neo Family Aircraft
2013-01-10 Read More...
Middle East Airlines-Air Liban (MEA), the flag carrier of Lebanon, has signed a firm contract for 10 A320neo Family aircraft (five A321neo and five A320neo

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