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Israel Signs F-35 Fighter Order
2010-10-10 Read More...
Following the Israeli Government decision to select the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II as the Israel Air Force's next-generation fighter aircraft, Israeli Ministry of Defense Director General (Maj. Gen. Ret.) Udi Shani signed the Letter of Offer

Airbus Military A330 MRTT Gets Certification
2010-10-09 Read More...
Airbus Military obtained certification for the A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport from Spanish military certification authority Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Aerospacial

CFM56-5B Engines for Air Arabia
2010-10-06 Read More...
At a recent special ceremony in London, Air Arabia formalized its order for CFM56-5B engines to power its fleet of 44 Airbus A320 family

Honeywell Wins FAA Research Program
2010-10-06 Read More...
Honeywell announced that it finalized a research agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to evaluate and demonstrate NextGen Air Traffic Management technology that will allow aircraft to fly more direct routes to save on fuel and

Bombardier's New Global Aircraft Family
2010-10-05 Read More...
Bombardier Aerospace announced its Board of Directors has given the official go-ahead to launch the expanded Global aircraft family.

RAK Airways to Resume Flights
2010-10-04 Read More...
RAK Airways said it will restart flights on October 10, after halting services in 2009, and will consider aircraft buys after a year, ruling out plans for an initial public offering at

11th Boeing 737-800 to Air Algerie
2010-10-02 Read More...
Earlier this week, Boeing delivered to Air Algerie its 11th 737-800

Boeing's MK-84 Laser JDAM
2010-10-01 Read More...
Boeing announced this week that it successfully completed the first flight tests of the MK-84 Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition (Laser JDAM) this summer at Eglin Air Force Base,

Dubai Airport's Golden Anniversary
2010-09-30 Read More...
Dubai International Airport marks its golden anniversary today following 50 years of growth from a humble beginning in 1960 to a global aviation

Boeing's Outlook for the ME
2010-09-27 Read More...
Boeing Co. predicts that countries in the Middle East would need 2,340 new airplanes worth $390 billion in the next 20 years to meet growing demand.

NGC's Global Hawk Deploys Worldwide
2010-09-25 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Air Force commemorated the milestone deployment of the first RQ-4 Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) to Pacific Command (PACOM) with an arrival ceremony Sept. 20 at Andersen Air Force Base,

Flydubai Gets $750m Financing
2010-09-25 Read More...
Flydubai, Dubai's first low cost airline, secured aircraft financing worth more than $750 million from Gecas (General Electric Capital Aviation Services) and

Gulf Air Chief Gets ME CEO Award
2010-09-24 Read More...
Gulf Air Chief Executive Officer Samer Majali was awarded the title of "Aviation CEO of the Year" at the annual CEO Middle East Awards held in

Airbus Awards Air Arabia
2010-09-23 Read More...
Air Arabia, the first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC) in the Middle East North Africa region, set a new world record when one of its A320 aircraft flew 30,000 flight hours in 6

1st Airbus A320 to Libyan Airlines
2010-09-22 Read More...
Libyan Airlines, part of the Libyan Aviation Holding Company, took delivery of its first new Airbus A320 aircraft from the Airbus facility in Toulouse,

GCC States 'May Spend $100bn on Arms'
2010-09-20 Read More...
Growing nervousness over risks of war with Iran will boost US arms sales in Gulf states, shrinking opportunities for European suppliers with big ambitions in the

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