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Boeing Decides to Boost Financing Exposure

Albaugh holds court in Dubai.
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PPG Showcases Improved Windshields, Windows

PPG Aerospace is introducing new materials for improved aircraft windshields and windows.
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Dassault Sees Changing Middle East Bizjet Market

Dassault is here at the Dubai Air Show exhibiting two of its latest models–the Falcon 2000LX and Falcon 7X
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CFM Modernizes Line To Ramp-Up Production

CFM International is ramping up the production of its CFM56 turbofan engines.
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Air France KLM touts MRO, VIP cabin skills

Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) is here at the Dubai Air Show.
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UAE Start-up Firm To Unveil New Helicopter at Dubai Air Show

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is about to get its first-ever rotorcraft manufacturer.

Dubai Air Show Celebrates UAE’s 40th Anniversary

Dubai Air Show Salutes the UAE’s 40th Anniversary

SAFAT Aviation Debuts in Dubai with Light Airplane and Helicopter

Among this year’s Dubai debutantes are a pair of light aircraft from Sudan.
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UAE Team Paints Sky with Its National Colors

Al Fursan, the United Arab Emirates Air Force’s flight display team, is making its debut here this week.
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Flydubai Expands Its Route Network with a 'Simple' Strategy

Flydubai has to be considered a prime sales prospect for Boeing’s re-engined 737 MAX airliner.
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Middle East Embraces Airbus ACJ Models for Their Range and Space

the Middle East has long been considered good sales territory for Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJs).
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After Airbus Order Blitz in Paris, Boeing Arrives in Dubai Ready To Retake Control

The long-delayed Boeing 787 Dreamliner has arrived in Dubai, just as Airbus has announced a delay in the A350XWB program.
Engines

Rolls-Royce 'Very Pleased' with Trent XWB Engine Tests

Rolls-Royce is pleased with the “very positive” results achieved during testing eight examples of the new Trent XWB engine.
Aircraft

HyperMach Now Shooting For Mach 4.0 Bizjet

HyperMach’s planned 20-seat supersonic business jet (SSBJ)–SonicStar–will be able to fly at speeds up to Mach 4.0.
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Airbus A350XWB Delay Could Reach 12 Months

Airbus has pushed back the planned first flight of the Airbus A350XWB from late 2012 to the first quarter of 2013.
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New Boeing 'Silent Eagle' F-15 Variant Could Rekindle F-15 Production

Production of the F-15 is currently due to end next year, after the last of 60 F-15K models for Korea and 24 F-15SG models for Singapore are completed.
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Rolls-Royce Trent XWB Engine Prepped for Flight Tests

Rolls-Royce's Trent XWB engine for the Airbus A350XWB has logged 1,200 hours of ground testing. Soon the engine will begin flight testing.
Aircraft

Fighter Jet Competitions Still Up in the Air at Dubai 2011

Defense contractors vie for Middle Eastern fghter aircraft deals at the 2011 Dubai Air Show.
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Boeing Touts 'Evolution' of Its Upgraded Fighters

Boeing Military Aircraft (BMA) has stepped up its campaign to sell more F-15 and F-18 fighters.
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Evolving Mission Requirements Keep Eurocopter in the Forefront

Eurocopter expects its participation in this year’s Dubai Air Show to underscore its competitiveness in the Middle East.
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Aircraft

Bombardier Showcases CSeries Flight Deck at Dubai 2011

Bombardier Aerospace is unveiling a new flight-deck demonstrator at the Dubai Air Show.
Aircraft

Sagem's Smart Weapons, Threat-Detection Business Thriving

Sagem's defense and security businesses are thriving, especially in smart weapons and threat detection at airports.

Happy Design brings a touch of finesse to aircraft exteriors

Happy Design Studio has signed a contract to design the new liveries for freighters operated by Maximus Air Cargo.
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GE Working Hard to Meet GEnx Fuel-Burn Targets

Boeing 747-8F launch customer Cargolux postponed delivery of its first two airplanes in September.
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Boeing 787 Arrives in Dubai for Its First Middle East Appearance

The third Boeing 787 Dreamliner arrived this morning at Dubai International Airport.
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Aerostats Rise Through the Ranks in Surveillance Service

Aerostats are carving a substantial niche in the airborne surveillance business.
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Aircraft

CIT Taking ‘Cair’ Of The ACJ

CIT Taking ‘Cair’ Of The ACJ

Boeing Will Reap Benefits of 787 Technology for a Generation

Boeing's delays and the unanticipated complications that arose from its attempt at a to supply-chain management with the 787 program.
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Strata Aims For Leadership In Composites

Strata Aims For Leadership In Composites
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Jet Aviation Names Two To New Positions

Jet Aviation Names Two To New Positions