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SAMI to Participate in Global Aerospace Summit
2020-02-27 Read More...
Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) will showcase opportunities for growth and development within the Kingdom’s defense sector at the upcoming Global Aerospace Summit 2020 in Abu Dhabi,

New Gulfstream G700 Makes First Flight
2020-02-19 Read More...
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, announced the all-new Gulfstream G700™ made its first flight, demonstrating the program’s maturity and officially launching the rigorous flight-test program of the most

Bombardier Exits A220 Program
2020-02-17 Read More...
Airbus SE, the Government of Québec and Bombardier Inc. have agreed upon a new ownership structure for the A220 program, whereby Bombardier transferred its remaining shares in Airbus Canada Limited Partnership (Airbus Canada) to Airbus and the

Airbus Reveals its Blended Wing Aircraft Demonstrator
2020-02-13 Read More...
Airbus has revealed MAVERIC (Model Aircraft for Validation and Experimentation of Robust Innovative Controls) its “blended wing body” scale model technological

Air Arabia Reports Record $272 Million Net Profit in 2019
2020-02-11 Read More...
Air Arabia (PJSC), the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier, announced today its financial results for the full year ending 31 December 2019, reflecting a record year of profitability and continued

Dubai to Host 3rd Edition of ATC Forum in June
2020-02-05 Read More...
Glimpses into Air Traffic Control (ATC) modernization and innovation will be provided to aviation industry stakeholders at the ATC Forum which is returning for its third straight year in June 2020 during the record-setting Airport Show, the world’s

EDGE Joins Mubadala as Host Partner of Global Aerospace Summit
2020-02-04 Read More...
Deepening access to the UAE’s aerospace and defense sectors, the Global Aerospace Summit has an additional host partner for 2020,

Embraer’s Phenom 300E First Single-Pilot Jet to Reach Mach 0.80
2020-02-04 Read More...
Embraer’s Phenom 300 series, the most successful business jet of the past decade, is made even better with enhancements in performance, comfort and technology. In the Embraer tradition of constantly striving to deliver even more value to

Gulf Air Hires 22 Bahraini Aircraft Maintenance Technicians
2020-02-03 Read More...
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, continues moving forward in keeping Bahrainization at the core of its recruitment strategy by welcoming a new batch of 22 Bahraini aircraft maintenance technicians who have recently joined

Jazeera Airways Signs $1.3 Billion LEAP 1-A Engine Services Agreement
2020-01-31 Read More...
Jazeera Airways has signed a long-term Rate Per Flight Hour (RPFH) agreement with CFM International to support the LEAP-1A engines that power the airline’s fleet of 20 Airbus A320neo aircraft. The

New Boeing 777X Completes Successful First Flight
2020-01-28 Read More...
The new Boeing 777X jetliner took to the skies Saturday, entering the next phase of its rigorous test

New Delhi to Sell Entire Stake in Air India
2020-01-28 Read More...
New Delhi intends to sell its entire stake in the debt-crippled national carrier Air India, the government announced Monday, after failing previously to secure any bids for a majority share, Agence France Presse (AFP)

Etihad Aviation Training Gains European Approval to Train Boeing Pilots
2020-01-23 Read More...
Etihad Aviation Training, the specialist training division of Etihad Aviation Group, has become the first aviation company in the Middle East to gain approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to train Boeing 777 and 787

Ethiopian Airlines to Build New Airport at US$5 Billion
2020-01-23 Read More...
In its quest to become Africa’s gateway into the world, the national flag carries Ethiopian Airlines set to build new massive airport this year with an outlay of 5 billion

flynas Carries 7.6 Million Passengers in 2019
2020-01-17 Read More...
flynas, the Saudi national air carrier and leading low-cost airline in the Middle East, has added a series of achievements in 2019 confirming its leading position in the regional low-cost aviation

GACA Participates in Kuwait Air Show 2020
2020-01-16 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) is participating in Kuwait Air Show 2020 in its second

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