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Iran Aseman Airlines Signs Deal for 30 Boeing 737 MAXs
2017-04-06 Read More...
Boeing confirmed the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Iran Aseman Airlines, expressing the airline’s intent to purchase 30 Boeing 737 MAX airplanes with a list price value of $3

Iran Confirms Deal for 12 Sukhoi Superjet 100 Planes
2017-04-05 Read More...
Iran has shown interest in purchasing 100 Russia’s medium-haul Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) passenger planes, but the agreement has only been reached regarding 12 aircraft as of the moment, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak was quoted as

Gulfstream G500 on Schedule for Certification
2017-03-27 Read More...
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.’s G500 flight-test program continues to make significant progress toward the aircraft’s anticipated 2017 certification by the Federal Aviation Administration

Airbus Launches Fully Owned Training Center in India
2017-03-20 Read More...
Airbus is setting up a greenfield training facility at Aerocity, New Delhi, to support India’s growing need for Airbus aircraft pilots and maintenance

Etihad Cargo Receives 10th Freighter Aircraft
2017-03-15 Read More...
Etihad Cargo has taken delivery of its 10th freighter, further boosting Etihad Airways’ fastest growing

Dubai to Host HeliConference 2017
2017-03-14 Read More...
HeliConference Dubai 2017, the Middle East’s first dedicated conference that focuses on the helicopter industry, will be held in Dubai under the patronage of Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin

Iran Air Receives its First A330-200 Aircraft
2017-03-14 Read More...
Iran Air has taken delivery of its first new A330-200, the first of 45 A330 Family on

Boeing Celebrates Rollout of First 737 MAX 9
2017-03-09 Read More...
Boeing marked a milestone Tuesday as the first 737 MAX 9 made its debut in front of thousands of Boeing

Abu Dhabi Airport to be Among World’s Largest by 2019
2017-03-09 Read More...
Abu Dhabi International Airport will be one of the largest state-of-the-art airports in the world, with a capacity to accommodate 30 million passengers per year by 2019, said H.H. Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of Abu Dhabi

Airbus Little Engineer Conducts Space Workshop for UAE Students
2017-03-09 Read More...
Emirati University Students participated in an interactive space exploration workshop at the inaugural Mohammed Bin Zayed Majlis for Future Generations in Abu Dhabi

Dubai to Launch Unmanned Aerial Taxi in July
2017-03-08 Read More...
Dubai has tested an Autonomous Aerial Vehicle (AAV) capable of carrying a human in collaboration with a Chinese company, said the emirate’s transport authority, aiming to start the operation of the self-driving hover-taxi by

Al Maha Airways to be Launched in Saudi Arabia in July
2017-03-07 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) plans to launch a new airline - Al-Maha Airways - in July as part of its big expansion strategy, reported The Saudi Gazette, citing a GACA

Strata, Reliance to Collaborate on Aerospace Manufacturing
2017-03-03 Read More...
Strata Manufacturing PJSC (Strata), the advanced composite aero-structures manufacturing company, wholly owned by Mubadala Development Company, and Reliance Defence Limited (RDL), a wholly owned Subsidiary of Reliance Infrastructure Limited, have

Oman Air Boosts Fleet with New Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
2017-03-01 Read More...
Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, continues its ambitious expansion plans in 2017 with three new additions to the fleet already this year. The latest aircraft is the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner which joined the fleet on 23rd

Airbus Names Mikail Houari President, Africa & Middle East
2017-02-21 Read More...
Airbus has appointed Mikail Houari, 50, as President for Africa and the Middle East

DAE Delivers 1st of 8 Boeing 737-800NG to EgyptAir
2017-02-14 Read More...
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Ltd. announced it has delivered the first of eight Boeing 737-800NG to

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