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Dreamliner on Track for 2010 Delivery
2010-05-10 Read More...
Boeing Company is on track to deliver its first 787 Dreamliner, which will compete with Airbus's A380 jet, the company's Head of Commercial Airplanes

First Falcon to Saudia
2010-05-07 Read More...
Dassault Falcon delivered the first of four Falcon 7X tri-jets to Saudia Private Aviation (SPA), the business aviation unit of Saudi Arabian Airlines, marking the first Falcon 7X delivery in the Kingdom.Two more aircrafts are scheduled for delivery

Air Arabia: Q1 Net Profit Falls 51%
2010-05-07 Read More...
UAE-based low cost carrier Air Arabia, which is facing growing competition in the Gulf region, said first-quarter net profit declined 51 percent on higher fuel costs and pressure on yield margins.The Arab world's largest listed airline made a net

Dubai: Biggest Airport for Cargo in June
2010-05-05 Read More...
Dubai's second airport, designed to be the world's largest when completed, will open in June for cargo only, with plans to receive passengers in spring next year, Dubai Airports chief said

CAE: 2 Mideast Flight Simulator Orders
2010-05-04 Read More...
CAE announced the sale of two full-flight simulators (FFS) to Saudi Arabian Airlines and Emirates-CAE Flight Training (ECFT), and a third to

Boeing: Positive Regional Outlook
2010-05-03 Read More...
Boeing said airlines in the Middle East will continue to defy global trends and are set for a fast-paced growth, expanding their cargo and passenger carrying capacities by investing significantly in 980 twin-aisle

Four A330 MRTT Well Underway!
2010-04-28 Read More...
Work is now well underway on the first Airbus Military A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), meaning that aircraft for all four current MRTT customers are in

Iran: Drones with Air Strike Capabilities
2010-04-27 Read More...
Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards said it will soon deploy a domestically manufactured drone capable of carrying out air

Airport Show Kicks off in Dubai
2010-04-25 Read More...
The 10th edition of the Airport Show, the only event in the region dedicated exclusively to airport construction, operations, technology and services, opened today in

Emirates: new orders likely this year
2010-04-25 Read More...
Emirates has not put its fleet expansion on hold and may announce more aircraft orders later this year, its Chairman said. "I'm sure you'll be hearing more announcements during this year on may be more aircraft to come to Emirates, or signing new

Raytheon-Boeing: 1st Joint Air-to-Ground Missile
2010-04-22 Read More...
Raytheon and Boeing fired the first Joint Air-to-Ground Missile during a test funded by both companies.The weapon, fired from a ground-based rotary-wing launcher, performed a series of preprogrammed maneuvers and flew to a predesignated location,

Delivery of 2nd ABJ to Abu Dhabi
2010-04-21 Read More...
The Presidential Flight of Abu Dhabi recently inducted into its fleet a second Avro Business Jet from BAE Systems - a late model Avro RJ100 which joins the operator's existing VIP

Harris: New ATC Systems to NATO Air Base
2010-04-16 Read More...
Harris successfully completed site acceptance testing with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces to deliver critical, air traffic control (ATC) communications for a new tower in Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.

Aselsan & Thales to Cooperate on ATAK T129 Programme
2010-04-15 Read More...
Turkey’s Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM) selected Aselsan to develop and produce the Helmet Integrated Cueing System (HICS) for the Turkish T129 tactical reconnaissance and attack helicopter. Used for situational awareness and weapon

New Saudi Aviation Academy
2010-04-13 Read More...
Saudi Arabia is set to break ground on its'own flight academy, the Saudi Aviation Flight Academy (SAFA) at the Thumamah Airport near Riyadh next

Abu Dhabi Airports: New CEO
2010-04-12 Read More...
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC), the company in charge of operation and management of Abu Dhabi and Al Ain airports, appointed James E. Bennett as its new Chief Executive

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