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News and issues relating to international air transport and cargo carriers, national airlines and regional airlines, including aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

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Shell Fueling Roots Run Deep In The Middle East

Shell provides Jet A aircraft fuel, lubricants and bitumen for runway resurfacing.

Airports

November 10, 2015

Embraer Set To Take Delivery of First Engines for E-190 E2

Final assembly of first prototype on track for year-end.

Aircraft

November 10, 2015

Vietjet Places $3.6B Order With Airbus for 30 New A321s

The order is the third the low-cost carrier has placed with Airbus over the last two years.

Aircraft

November 10, 2015

Emirates A380 Captain Exemplifies Home-grown Talent

Emirates is seeking to boost the number of UAE citizens in its flight decks.

Training and Workforce

November 10, 2015

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Novus Aviation Capital Savors Independence

Five A380s on finance lease to Emirates and BA

November 10, 2015

Alafco places six ordered aircraft and will grow fleet using S&Ls

Arab lessor studying Asian opportunities

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

November 9, 2015

Airbus Outlines A330 To Neo And Beyond

New engines on the old airframe are just the start for improvements to the A330.

Aircraft

November 9, 2015

ENOC To Make Major Infrastructure Announcement On Monday

Jet fuel supplier has seen sales increasing almost fivefold since 2001.

Fuel

November 9, 2015

Sukhoi And SJI Eye Middle East Market For Superjet

Superjet International brings SSJ100 S/N 95065 to Dubai

Aircraft

November 9, 2015

LR Systems Develops Stripping, Painting Robots

Stripping a widebody aircraft could take just 2.5 days and paint weight may be cut by 25 percent on the aircraft, company says.

Maintenance and Modifications

November 9, 2015

CFM's Leap to Ramp Up While CFM56 Still Peaks

CFM Ebanga describes Middle East as “most demanding market”

Engines

November 9, 2015

Airbus’s Leahy Sees Far More A380s In Middle East’s Future

Airbus boss counters opinions that double-decker jet’s best days are done.

Aircraft

November 9, 2015

Etihad Exercises Options On Pair Of 777 Freighters

Delivery due next year

Aircraft

November 9, 2015

Ukraine and KSA To Cooperate On An-132 Production

The An-132 will be a modernized An-32 built in Saudi Arabia with Ukraine’s Antonov as “consultant”.

Aircraft

November 9, 2015

“New Ameco” brings Chinese MRO offering to Middle East

After a corporate rebranding and merger, New Ameco feels well placed to serve Middle East customers in corporate and business aviation.

Maintenance and Modifications

November 9, 2015

Boeing Talks Up Max Deal with India’s Jet Airways

Execs confirmed a previous deal for 75 of Boeing’s 737 MAX 8.

Aircraft

November 9, 2015

Iran could look more east than west

Sanctions relief should help Iran back into market for OEM orders; talks with OEMs started two years ago.

Aircraft

November 9, 2015

Rockwell Collins Profits From Long Presence In Region

U.S. company hopes the road is paved with orders in the Middle East market

Avionics

November 9, 2015

CAE Signs Training Agreements with Three Middle East Operators

CAE is providing new Boeing 787 and 777 simulators for Saudi Arabian Airlines

Training and Workforce

November 9, 2015

Brégier Speaks Out on Airbus' neos

Current A380 largely fulfills customer needs, Airbus CEO estimates

Aircraft

November 9, 2015