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Possible Middle East Customers Shown Russian SSBJ Plans

Russia believes it could be first to sell a supersonic business jet to the Middle East.

Aircraft

November 13, 2019

Qatar Unveils Doha Airport Expansion Plan

Hamad International Airport (HAI) expands to accommodate more than 60 million passengers annually by 2022.

Airports

November 13, 2019

Qatar Airways Sees Revenue Growth of 14 Percent in 2018-19

Airline sees net loss of $639 million in financial year ended March 31

Aircraft

November 13, 2019

Oman in Line for Open Skies Deal with EU

EU-level air transport agreements with Qatar and Tunisia are initialled but not applied owing to Gibraltar deadlock.

Regulations and Government

November 13, 2019

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Airbus BelugaXL Receives EASA Type Certification

The oversize airlifter will enter service in early 2020 transporting complete aircraft sections across the OEM’s European production network.

Aircraft

November 13, 2019

DHC Considers Adding New Dash 8-400 Support Businesses

DHC has launched a one-year review to decide if it should enter two new Dash 8-400 support business areas.

Aircraft

November 12, 2019

Airbus Sees Continued High Growth in the Middle East

Deliveries in the region will top 3,200 new passenger aircraft over the next 20 years, of which half will be narrowbodies.

Aircraft

November 12, 2019

Sriwijaya Air Severs Garuda Ties, Raising Safety Concerns

Sriwijaya Air stands subject to additional checks after ending its partnership with Garuda Indonesia.

Airlines

November 12, 2019

KLM To Boost Regional Fleet with 21 Embraer E195-E2s

Lessors Aircastle and ICBC Aviation Leasing will supply the E-Jets covered by KLM’s firm order.

Aircraft

November 12, 2019

Iran’s Aerospace Sector Remains Isolated

Sanctions imposed on the country limit the options of home-grown manufacturers.

November 11, 2019

DHC Focuses on Four Markets to Build Dash 8-400 Orderbook

The renamed DHC sees plenty of markets for its improved model.

Aircraft

November 11, 2019

Airbus Expands Middle East Presence with Service Center for Cabin Systems

The new Dubai facility will maintain and repair closer to customers’ operations resulting in quicker technical support and less aircraft down time.

Cabin Interior and Electronics

November 11, 2019

AFRAA Calls for Joint Effort in Tackling Africa’s Challenges

The African Airlines Association opened its 51st general assembly in Mauritius on Monday.

Airlines

November 11, 2019

U.S. Dings Malaysia's Airline Safety Rating

The downgrade to FAA Category 2 precludes Malaysian carriers from launching new routes to the U.S.

Regulations and Government

November 11, 2019

EC ‘Stops the Clock’ in Boeing-Embraer Merger Probe

The European anti-trust regulator faults the airframers for failing to provide the requested information on time.

Regulations and Government

November 11, 2019

CAE Rising Above with Digital Intelligence

To meet the needs of growing airlines for future flight crewmembers, CAE is applying new digital tools to the training process.

Training and Workforce

November 11, 2019

Asia-Pac Carriers Trim Capacity Amid Hong Kong Protests

Virgin Australia has become the latest carrier to announce capacity cuts to Hong Kong.

Airlines

November 7, 2019

Rolls-Royce Admits to New Delay for Trent 1000 TEN Engine Fix

The UK engine manufacturer has postponed introduction of the improved HPT blade by more than a year.

Engines

November 7, 2019

Qatar Airways CEO Covets More Access to India

Akbar Al Baker criticized the Indian government for withholding bilateral air services rights due to lack of investment by Qatar in the subcontinent.

Airlines

November 7, 2019

Airbus Adds A350 to Tianjin Completion and Delivery Center

The European airframer’s China-based final assembly line is on track to increase the monthly production rate to six A320s by year-end.

Aircraft

November 6, 2019