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Boeing 737NG and Airbus A320 family operators in Middle East will now be able to repair their APUs locally at SAEI.

Leonardo's civil tiltrotor, on display at Expo 2020 and at the Dubai Airshow, should complete flight testing in August 2022.

Opportunities with flag carriers exist, but have become more limited due to growing in-house capabilities.

Bizjet values have increased in the course of the year

Etihad has signed an agreement with Rolls-Royce on electrification and use of sustainable aviation fuels.

The Visual Detection and Ranging pod for the AW139 optimizes search and rescue operations, helping to save lives and lower mission costs.

The ACJ TwoTwenty's cabin size, fuel consumption, maintenance, and operating dynamics will likely attract interest in the Mideast, says Comlux.

Qatar and Turkey appear to be offering technical assistance, but international flights remain scarce

CEO Adel Mardini forecasts 3,000 additional Expo-related flights

The SRVIVR25 series voice and flight data recorders by L3Harris bring safety benefits to aircraft operators.

Prior to its new relationship with Gulfstream, Empire offered business aviation services in India and the UAE since opening in 2007.

With around 30 Boeing 777-300ERs converted to cargo-only, even a handful of A380s were employed on cargo charter.

Qatar Airways doubles capacity of engine production facility to allow cut in annual MRO costs

Bell sees flight training, law enforcement, HEMS, VVIP, and general aviation customers as areas of focus.

Bombardier's new Dubai maintenance facility is based at Al Maktoum International Airport.

Dubai South-based FBO/MRO firm DC Aviation Al Futtaim expects a large number of delegations to reverse plans not to travel to Dubai.

Bombardier Expects the Global 7500 and Challenger 3500 business jets to prosper in the Middle East region.

International cooperation on illegal gray market charter has been stepped up, with leadership shown by the Middle East Business Aviation Association.

IAI's Boeing 777-300ERSF conversion center would be the first outside Israel.

Expats account for 8.5 pilots out of 10 at Emirates, while the figure is 80 percent for Qatar Airways, according to PilotsGlobal.

With the recent addition of five Leonardo helicopters, Abu Dhabi Aviation's fleet size reaches 65.

DAE's portfolio stands at 425 aircraft, while Alafco now manages 80.

The 2021 Dubai Airshow is the first major international airshow calendar event to take place since 2019.

Mubadala unit Sanad sees the size of its own portfolio increase to $1.2 billion.

Emirates believes most of its A380s will be flying again by next summer.

Emirates Airline's first A380 began revenue service on August 1, 2008, from Dubai to New York JFK, after which it flew another 6,318 sectors.

Vista Global's fleet will grow to exceed 200 aircraft by the end of next year.

Strong economic recovery in Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico presents opportunities for industry growth.

The company will announce a new Caribbean FBO location here at the convention.

Flyadeal's fleet of 15 Airbus A320s could be augmented with long-range A321 variants for international flying.