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Air BP Expands Fuel Outlets in Middle East

Air BP is growing the number of airports where it offers fuel services to general aviation while also providing consultancy and loyalty schemes.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Côte d’Azur to be Happy Design Showcase

Happy Design Studio is becoming well-known for its interesting aircraft paint schemes
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Comlux Signs Its First Widebody Completion Deal

The Airbus A330 is scheduled to begin its interior completion at Comlux America in September 2015.
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Avionics

Satcom1 Highlights New Developments at MEBA 2014

Satcom1 has updated its AvioPhone application to allow passengers to use their personal iPhone and Android phones without the need for a picocell system.
Aircraft

Dassault showcases Falcon 5X cabin mockup

First delivery of the twinjet in the region to take place in 2017
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ATC

More Middle East Commercial Traffic Could Hamper Bizav

The UAE is working on plans to enhance its air traffic management capacity.
Aircraft

Elit’Avia Adds Seven Jets To Charter Fleet

The new jets bring Elit’Avia’s charter fleet to more than 20 aircraft.
Aircraft

Airlines showcase luxury onboard accommodations at MEBA 2014

Emirates, Etihad and Qatar exhibit their upper-class offerings designed to appeal to the business aviation marketplace.
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Aircraft

Boutsen Offers Challenger for Sale

Boutsen’s portfolio currently comprises 15 jets and helicopters, including a G550, Falcon 7X EASy II, Global Express, AW109 SP and EC135P2+.
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Safety

ArincDirect Fully Integrated by Rockwell Collins

ArincDirect is highlighting fuel tankering, integrated weight-and-balance cacluations, FOS integration and connectivity solutions.
Airports

FIA sees increase in private flights over past two years

Runway expansion gets underway in 2015Q3
Aircraft

Avanti Evo Achieves Certification

The new Evo offers improved performance compared with the Avanti II twin turboprop.
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Charter & Fractional

NetJets Bringing Its Aircraft Management Services to Middle East

As a high-volume purchaser, NetJets can offer managed-aircraft owners savings on crew training, insurance, fuel, handling, and other services.
Charter & Fractional

Gama Drives Charter Consolidation With Hangar8 Deal

Combined Gama/Hangar8 fleet will be one of the world’s largest.
Aircraft

Where Does the Middle East Buy Jets? London, Of Course

The Jet Business has seen plenty of interest from Middle Eastern buyers in its exclusive London store.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Fokker Lands 737 VIP Completion

Fokker is completing a VIP 737 for an Asian customer.
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FBOs

Three U.S. Caterers Join Forces To Feed Middle East Bizjets

Air Gourmet covers the LA/Las Vegas area; Rudy’s Inflight Catering covers the NY/NJ/D.C. region; and SilverLining Inflight Catering covers Florida.
Airports

New Hangar Heralds Paris-le Bourget Expansion

The height of Advanced Support’s current hangar is not tall enough to admit aircraft the size of the BBJ or Bombardier Global.
Charter & Fractional

Mixed Year for Bizav Across Middle East and North Africa

Research has found that the Middle East and North Africa region enjoyed a mixed year for bizav in 2014
Charter & Fractional

Now Closed, CitationAir Surrenders Certificate to FAA

The Part 135 certificate for CitationShares Management LLC dba CitationAir has been removed from the FAA's National Vital Information Subsystem database.
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Aircraft

Active Finance Markets To Drive Record Deliveries, Says Boeing

Forecast projects $124 billion worth of deliveries in 2015.
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Aircraft

Sunny-side Up at MEBA 2014

Organizer F & E aerospace caused AIN to hold the front page to get visitor numbers but the total at the end of Tuesday (Day 2) was up on MEBA 2012.
Airports

Dubai World Central Breaks Ground on Common-user FBO Terminal

The DWC aviation district is a 6.7-sq-km zone situated adjacent to Al Maktoum International Airport. DWC itself covers 145 sq km.
Aircraft

Bombardier’s New Challenger 350 Makes MEBA Debut

Bombardier ratified its designation of Arabasco in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, as an authorized service facility for Challenger 605 aircraft,
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Training and Workforce

17 Flight Sims Planned for Abu Dhabi Training Center

The FlightSafety Learning Center is planned to be built in two stages, with Phase 1, an 8,000 sq m facility, to be completed by September 2015.
Aircraft

Dassault Sells a Falcon 5X to Wallan Aviation

Here at MEBA, Dassault has sold a Falcon 5X to Wallan Aviation of Saudi Arabia, for delivery in 2018.
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Pilots Sue Company, Alleging Interference

Lawsuit alleges that “NetJets Aviation used Twitter to impersonate union members and unlawfully obtained confidential communications."
Avionics

Alcatel, Inmarsat Plan European ATG Satcom Service

The system promises speeds of up to 75 Mbps, about 50 percent faster than Inmarsat’s upcoming GX satcom system.
Maintenance and Modifications

EASA Proposes Tightening Maintenance Regs

European agency wants to mitigate faulty CAMO assessments
Maintenance and Modifications

BizJet International Appoints Rick Townsend V-p

He will develop the company’s narrow-body airframe business.