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5th Aircraft Joins Wataniya's Fleet
2010-03-29 Read More...
Wataniya Airways, Kuwait's premium airline, received its fifth A320 Airbus aircraft yesterday.Starting May 2, the carrier will start a regular service to Istanbul, the commercial capital of Turkey. Istanbul is the carrier's ninth destination and

Qatar Airways' A350: No Delay
2010-03-26 Read More...
Qatar Airways has not received any indication of delays to the Airbus A350 and believes Boeing has "got its act together" after delays to the competing 787 Dreamliner, said Chief Executive Akbar Al-Baker.Al-Baker told Reuters in an interview that

Gulf Air: Diamond Jubilee & Positive Growth
2010-03-25 Read More...
Gulf Air, Bahrain's national carrier, reported significant growth in several areas of operation during 2009. Despite the economic downturn that affected almost all business sectors, Gulf Air carried around 5.7 million passengers in 2009, which is

Oman Air: New Asia Pacific Manager
2010-03-24 Read More...
Oman Air has appointed Chris Phipps as Regional Manager - Asia Pacific. Prior to joining Oman Air, Phipps was Regional Manager for Qatar Airways in Libya. He also had a successful stint at the British Airways for over eleven years before joining

Sukhoi Superjet 100 Completes Cold Soak Trials
2010-03-24 Read More...
Sukhoi Superjet 100 SN 95004 had completed cold soak trials in Yakutsk and returned to the Zhukovsky-based Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company flight test center. Yakutsk is the 6th regional airport in Russia and CIS, where SSJ100 successfully performed

Dubai Airport: World's Fastest Growing
2010-03-23 Read More...
Dubai International is headed for strong growth in the first quarter with Dubai Airports announcing double-digit growth in both passenger and cargo traffic in February.The passenger traffic rose 22.6 per cent in February, with the airport handling a

Saudi Airlines Signs 5 Agreements
2010-03-23 Read More...
Saudi Arabian Airlines signed five agreements to privatise its core aviation unit, establish a new company for ground services at all Saudi airports, finance its new fleet of aircraft, and manage the IPO of its catering

Kuwait: Rafale a "Priority"... Objections Arise
2010-03-22 Read More...
An Islamist parliamentary bloc in Kuwait warned the government against the planned purchase of French-made Rafale warplanes, saying the deal was

Iraqi Airways Push for 55 New Aircraft
2010-03-19 Read More...
Iraq's Transport Ministry is trying to speed up delivery of 55 new aircraft from Boeing as the country expands operations of Iraqi Airways, the Transport Minister said.Amer Abdul Jabbar said Iraqi Airways currently owns just 4 ageing planes and

Dassault: Profit Slump in 2009
2010-03-18 Read More...
Dassault Aviation reported a 2009 net profit of 315 million euros ($433 million), down from 384 million euros the previous year, and announced at a March 17 press conference cancellations of 65 Falcon business jets due for delivery after 2014. On

EASA Certificate to Airbus Military
2010-03-18 Read More...
Airbus Military has obtained the civil Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for the A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft. This certification is for the military additions and modifications

Qatar Emiri AF: C-17 Deployments
2010-03-16 Read More...
Boeing and the Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) celebrated Qatar's deployment of C-17 Globemaster III airlifters during an Air Force Day ceremony held March 10 at Doha International Airport."When the Qatar Emiri Air Force acquired two C-17s last year,

UAE to Host 2nd EASA Forum
2010-03-15 Read More...
UAE will host the international Cooperation Forum of European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) of the European Union in its second session, said the Abu Dhabi-based General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA).Scheduled to be held at Monarch Hotel in Dubai

Rockwell Collins Black Hawk Simulator to Bahrain
2010-03-12 Read More...
The Kingdom of Bahrain has selected the Rockwell Collins Transportable Blackhawk Operations Simulator (T-BOS) to train their UH-60M Blackhawk Helicopter Pilots. The T-BOS will be delivered to the Government of Bahrain under a Foreign Military Sale

Egypt Air Receives First Boeing 777-300ER
2010-03-12 Read More...
Egypt Air and leasing company GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) took delivery earlier this week of the first Boeing 777-300ER (Extended Range) commercial jetliner to join Egypt Air's fleet.

Saudi Airports: Major Lifts Ahead
2010-03-08 Read More...
Saudi Arabia is planning to launch tenders worth more than 17 billion riyals ($4.5 billion) this year to modernise 2 airports in the Kingdom, an official said.Traffic at Saudi airports reached 30 million passengers annually and is expected to double

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