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Horizon Flight on the prowl for opportunities

Al Ain-based Horizon International Flight Academy, which has assembled a fleet of nearly 30 aircraft since it was established in 2002, is looking for growt

Happy Design makes your aircraft stand out in a crowd

Didier Wolff, owner and sole employee of the Happy Design Studio from Strasbourg, France, is here in Dubai promoting his skills in designing original aircr

AMES prepares to fill nacelle maintenance niche

Nacelle manufacturer Aircelle is here in Dubai celebrating the creation of Aerostructure Middle East Services (AMES), a 50-50 joint venture with maintenanc

More Falcons set to nest in Middle East region

By March of next year Dassault is expected to deliver the first of four Falcon 7Xs that Saudi Arabian Airlines ordered at the 2007 Dubai Airshow.
Engines

Libyan airlines chooses CFM power

Libyan Airlines on Sunday selected the CFM56-5B engine to provide power for seven A320s it has on firm order, and five more on which it has options.
ATC

News Clips from Dubai 2009

Emirates Charter Intros Exotic Travel PackagesEmpire Aviation Group (EAG) has announced plans for “Lifestyle@Empire,” an extension to the comp
Aircraft

Navy puts next-gen Hawkeye through its paces at Patuxent

Northrop Grumman’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye is currently undergoing carrier compatibility tests at the U.S.

Three Arab nations join the Amraam community

Letters of offer and acceptance (LOAs) covering the supply of Raytheon’s AIM-120C-7, the latest version of the proven advanced medium-range air-to-air miss
Aircraft

A400M closer to first flight, but loses client

There was good news and bad news for Europe’s troubled airlifter last week.
Aircraft

Civil sales heat up as deals bloom in the desert

The cash registers started to ring here at the 2009 Dubai Airshow yesterday with a modest but nonetheless welcome batch of airliner and engine orders.
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Charter & Fractional

Arab Wings takes to the air in UAE

The new Gulf Wings UAE operation of Jordanian charter/ management company Arab Wings is up and running as of yesterday when the company received its air op

News Clips from Dubai 2009

Mubadala Breaks Ground on Airbus DealThe first two contracts following the November 2008 master-supply agreement between EADS and Mubadala Dev
Aircraft

Talon on target for UAE’s Apaches

Raytheon has successfully completed a series of firing tests in both hot and cold temperature extremes of the Talon laser-guided rocket for the UAE army’s
Charter & Fractional

Falcon Services takes two more Bell 412s

Bell Helicopter delivered two Bell 412EP helicopters to Falcon Aviation Services yesterday, taking the Al Bateen, Abu Dhabi-based operator’s 412 fleet to 1

A320 ‘Sharklets’ take a nice bite out of fuel burn

Airbus unveiled a much-anticipated advance to its A320 family yesterday when it launched a program to develop new wingtip devices called “Sharklets.” To co
Aircraft

Citation X with winglets lands at Wallan Aviation

Here at the Dubai Airshow yesterday, Cessna delivered the first Citation X business jet retrofitted with Winglet Technology’s elliptical winglets to Wallan

Embraer, CEVA now supply bizjet parts in Dubai

Embraer yesterday announced that spare parts for its business jets are now available in Dubai through a partnership with the UK’s CEVA Logistics.

Signs point to Bombardier response to Gulfstream G650

Bombardier is under commercial pressure to launch a new flagship business jet to rival the Gulfstream G650 as the world’s industry descends on what is the
Aircraft

Saab AEW&C flight trials start

The Saab 340 AEW&C aircraft with Erieye radar, which is destined for the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF), took to the skies for the first time on Friday, f

AgustaWestland’s two new helos fly

AgustaWestland last week achieved two significant milestones, with the first flights of two new military helicopter designs on consecutive days.

Rockwell Collins wins Jazeera A320 business

Kuwait-based low-fare carrier Jazeera Airways has selected U.S.

LHT Systems highlights airline ops software

Lufthansa Systems is here (Stand A220) promoting its software programs for airline operations such as scheduling, crew management, flight planning, and wei
Engines

Snecma, BAT team up on engine mx

French engine maker Snecma (Stand W420) and Baynuna Aviation Technology (BAT), a Abu Dhabi-based defense company, have formed a joint venture called Snecba

News Clips from Dubai 2009

MagEagle UAV To Track Subs Boeing’s Phantom Works is developing a version of its ScanEagle Compressed Carriage (SECC) unmanned air s
Aircraft

U.S. Navy deploys Fire Scout

The Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout, a vertical takeoff unmanned air system (VTUAS), began its first operational deployment with the U.S.
Charter & Fractional

News Clips from Dubai 2009

Aircell Appoints Abu Dhabi Sales RepAirborne communications specialist Aircell has announced the appointment of Shoukry Shokralla as
Aircraft

ISAF adopts UK air rules

Responding to mounting criticism of civilian casualties caused by air strikes, the NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) tightened the rules
Aircraft

Royal Moroccan Air Force kicks off first T-6C sale

In late September the Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF) became the latest customer for the Hawker Beechcraft T-6 Texan II trainer and the first for the weapo

RAeS on a mission for more members

The Royal Aeronautical Society is on a recruitment drive at the Dubai Airshow (Stand W144) looking to build on a membership base that already extends to a