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Airbus shows off ACJ319

Airbus Corporate Jets has had a strong presence in the Middle East, reaching back to the mid-1980s
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Charter & Fractional

TAG Aviation Enhances Engineering, FBOs

TAG Aviation has focused on Asia and its European business while dealing with many Middle East customers, even if it does not have a huge presence here.
Charter & Fractional

Safety Specialist Wyvern Expands Horizons For Nexus

Flight support group Nexus is now established in Middle East, Africa, India and Europe.
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Aircraft

Dassault showcases Falcon 5X cabin mockup

First delivery of the twinjet in the region to take place in 2017
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Aeria’s VIP Completions on Display at New Booth at MEBA 2014

Luxury interior provider also showcases its maintenance and refurbishment capabilities
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Rockwell Collins Aims to Deliver Reliable IFE

Another Airbus A340 operator has selected the Rockwell Collins Venue inflight entertain/cabin management system.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gogo Adding Text & Talk to SwiftBroadband Satcom

Gogo is expanding its presence in the Middle East with a new office in Dubai and an agent in Abu Dhabi.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

AfBAA Endorses GJC for Bizjet Financing

Traditional financing sources, such as banks, have not been as active in financing private jets as they had been in previous years.
Charter & Fractional

Arab Wings Launches Charter Venture in Iraq

IWG’s Royal Jordanian Air Academy continues to be an important source of new pilots for the Middle East region
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Airports

London Biggin Hill Airport Launches Helicopter Shuttle

New helicopter service will fly passengers between Biggin Hill and downtown London in six minutes.
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Aircraft

Nextant Notches First Middle East Sale

Nextant will have delivered 50 400XTi aircraft by the end of this year and sees a bright market for the type in the Middle East following its first sale.
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Aircraft

Ukrainian Light Twin Makes MEBA Debut

It’s rare to see a new light twin design reach certification, but the V24 has a choice of three engine types so could appeal to a wide range of users.
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Aircraft

Citation Longitude Will Be Textron’s Ticket to Mideast’s Large-cabin Market

Cessna brought four newly certified aircraft to market in the past year: the Citation Sovereign+, Citation M2, Citation X+ and Citation CJ3+.
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Maintenance and Modifications

EASA Approves Jet Aviation Basel’s Interior for BBJ

Jet Aviation completed the BBJ completion three months ahead of schedule.
FBOs

NasJet and ExecuJet mark anniversary of Riyadh FBO partnership at MEBA 2014

ExecuJet has found a solid partner for the Saudi Arabian market in NasJet.
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Safety

Prolonged Use of Automation Dulls Pilots’ Edge

Research studied the flying habits of 16 professional pilots
Safety

Pilot Training Is a Key Focus in Brazilian Accident

The captain of the Citation XLS received a standard type rating, while the copilot was trained in a different model of the aircraft.
Safety

North Atlantic ATC Improvements Announced

New ATC technology prepares the path for future ADS-B integration.
Safety

FAA Publishes Safety Alert on Flap Configurations

Half of misconfigured-flap events result in aborted takeoffs, says the agency.
Safety

Jet Experiences Control Problems on Takeoff

No one aboard the Embraer Phenom was injured in the incident
Safety

Safety Foundation Updates Accident Statistics

Air Charter Safety Foundation says data demonstrates audit’s value.
Safety

Former Carson Helicopter V-p Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy

Investigation began after a 2008 crash that killed nine people.
Safety

FAA Substance Testing Rates Will Remain Constant

Agency sees no reason to adjust past random test rates.
Airports

MEBAA Spreads Its Wings with New Bizav Show in Morocco

Inaugural Middle East Business Aviation Association Show will take place in at Casablanca’s Mohammed V International Airport on Sep. 1-2, 2015.
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FBOs

XJet Confirms Exclusive Five-year Agreement for Dammam FBO

XJet has confirmed that it is to open a second Gulf-based FBO, at Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Aircraft

Royal Jet Doubles Fleet Expansion Plan

Abu Dhabi-based operator is to invest $700 million to take its fleet size to 20 aircraft.
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Aircraft

Comlux Extends Reach with BBJ Max Orders

Long-standing Airbus operators switches to BBJ Max as Airbus stalls on ACJ Neo.
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Aircraft

Qantas Projecting Big Turnaround for First Half of FY2015

Positive results to come six months after reporting record losses
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Textron Launches Unmanned Aerosonde at Virginia Test Site

Textron started operating the Aerosonde UAS through an FAA certificate of authorization awarded to the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership.
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Rotorcraft

Bell Announces V-22 Forward Firing Capability

Bell Helicopter demonstrated a V-22 with forward firing capability at the U.S. Army Proving Ground in Yuma, Ariz.
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