Aviation | Al Defaiya

Aviation

Kuwait Airways Takes Delivery of its First A320neo
2019-09-05 Read More...
Kuwait Airways, the national carrier of Kuwait, has taken delivery of its first A320neo

First EgyptAir A220-300 Makes Maiden Flight
2019-08-28 Read More...
The first A220-300 for EgyptAir has successfully completed its inaugural test flight from the Mirabel assembly line. The first of 12 aircraft EgyptAir has on order is due to be delivered to the Cairo-based airline in the coming

Dassault Ranks First in Product Support for Business Jet
2019-08-28 Read More...
Dassault Aviation recently took the top position in two of the business aviation industry’s leading gauges of customer satisfaction, the Aviation International News (AIN) and ProPilot product support

Russian Debut for Embraer’s Newest Passenger Jet at MAKS-2019
2019-08-26 Read More...
Following a successful tour through China, Japan, and Asia Pacific, Embraer’s latest Profit Hunter, the E195-E2, will make its Russian debut at the upcoming MAKS-2019 air show, due to take place in Moscow from 27 August to 01

Saudi Arabia to Transform Al-Ula Airport by Year End
2019-08-19 Read More...
The Royal Commission for Al-Ula has stepped up its efforts to transform Al-Ula’s Prince Abdulmajeed Bin Abdulaziz Airport and the Maraya Concert Hall as part of plans to create a major new tourism destination in Saudi

Gulfstream Delivers First G600
2019-08-12 Read More...
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced the first customer delivery of its all-new Gulfstream G600™ aircraft. The milestone comes approximately one month after the aircraft earned its U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) type and production

Saudi Arabia Unveils Expansion Plans for Abha International Airport
2019-07-31 Read More...
HRH Prince Turki bin Talal bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Asir Province in Saudi Arabia, inaugurated the expansion of Saudi Arabia’s Abha International Airport (AHB), one of the many projects by the Kingdom’s General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA)

Dassault Aviation Names Carlos Brana Executive VP of Civil Aircraft
2019-07-26 Read More...
Dassault Aviation has appointed Carlos Brana Executive Vice President, Civil

Textron Aviation’s Beechcraft Baron 58 Marks 50th Anniversary
2019-07-24 Read More...
Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. company, this year is marking the 50th anniversary of the first flight of its Beechcraft Baron 58 high-performance piston twin, a model that has played a significant role in the company’s continued leadership in

Boeing, Qatar Airways Finalize Order for Five 777 Freighters
2019-07-12 Read More...
Boeing and Qatar Airways finalized an order for five Boeing 777 Freighters during a ceremony at the White House on July

CAE Expands Cadet Training Capabilities in Europe
2019-07-11 Read More...
CAE announced it is expanding its training capability in Europe with a new flight training location based in Oslo,

Strata to Expand Facility for Boeing 787 Dreamliner Assembly
2019-07-10 Read More...
Strata Manufacturing, the advanced composite aero structures manufacturing company wholly-owned by Mubadala Investment Company PJSC, is to expand its current manufacturing facilities to onboard the assembly of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner vertical

50 New Airbus A320neo Aircraft to Join flyadeal’s Fleet
2019-07-09 Read More...
flyadeal announced a significant growth to its fleet, with an order for 30 A320neo aircraft, and options for a further 20 A320neo family

Dassault Aviation Acquires Ruag’s Business Aviation Sites in Geneva, Lugano
2019-07-05 Read More...
Dassault Aviation and RUAG announced the acquisition by Dassault Aviation of the maintenance and FBO activities of RUAG in Geneva and Lugano in

Dubai’s Novus, Vietjet Sign MoU for Financing & Leasing of 10 Aircraft
2019-07-05 Read More...
Global aircraft leasing and financing company Novus Aviation Capital and new-age carrier Vietjet Air have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the financing and leasing of 10 aircraft over the next 18

EgyptAir to Receive 3 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners in July
2019-07-04 Read More...
EgyptAir, the national carrier of the Arab Republic of Egypt, received the delivery of a new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner jet to be added to the company’s fleet on Monday, a statement from the company

Latest Issue

Latest events

International Military-Technical Forum “ARMY-2020”
23 - 29 Aug 2020Kubinka Air Base, Moscow Region - Russia
MSPO Kielce
08 - 11 Sep 2020Kielce Fairground - Poland
Africa Aerospace and Defence - AAD2020
16 - 20 Sep 2020Tshwane - South Africa
Global Aerospace Summit 2020
28 - 29 Sep 2020Abu Dhabi, - United Arab Emirates

THE WORLD DEFENCE ALMANAC 2020