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More Growth To Come from Middle East, Say Boeing and Airbus

Above average passenger growth to drive thousands of new airliner orders by 2030

Aircraft

November 21, 2011

India’s Kingfisher in Dash for Cash as Debt Pressure Mounts

Kingfisher Airlines needs new short- and long-term capital to ease its cash-flow woes

Aircraft

November 21, 2011

Record-Setting Emirates SkyCargo Adjusts to Economic Realities

Emirates SkyCargo adjusts to ups and downs of freight business.

November 21, 2011

AIN Blog: Cooler Heads Prevail in Dubai

In a strange way, flydubai’s anticlimactic news was reassuring. In an overheated industry, it seems that cooler heads for now have prevailed.

November 19, 2011

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Low-cost Carrier flydubai Signs MRO Agreements

Honeywell has signed a 10-year, $20 million maintenance cost agreement to support APUs on flydubai’s Boeing 737 fleet.

November 15, 2011

Bombardier Lands C Series LOI with Turkey’s Atlasjet

Turkish low-fare carrier Atlasjet signed for 15 C Series CS300 narrowbodies.

Aircraft

November 15, 2011

DHL Taps Maximus for European Lift

Maximus Air has signed an aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance lease agreement with express package carrier DHL.

November 14, 2011

Rolls-Royce Goes Greener with Fuel-efficient Trent 900 Turbofan

Rolls-Royce has introduced the first of a two-phase performance improvement for the Trent 900 engines that power the Airbus A380 airliner.

Engines

November 14, 2011

Qantas Joins Trend to Permagard Fleets

Qantas Airlines has signed up for Permagard’s bio-coating technology.

Aircraft

November 14, 2011

Could Flydubai Be Front of the Queue for Boeing 737 MAX?

Flydubai is a prime sales prospect for Boeing’s re-engined 737 MAX airliner.

Aircraft

November 14, 2011

ATR To Cease ATR 72-500 Production in 2012

ATR will cease ATR 72-500 production in 2012.

Aircraft

November 14, 2011

Engine Alliance Claims Majority of A380 Engine Sales

Engine Alliance, a JV between General Electric (GE) and Pratt & Whitney (P&W), claims pole position in supplying engines for the Airbus A380.

Engines

November 14, 2011

Avic’s MA600 Makes International Debut at Dubai 2011

China-based manufacturer Avic is debuting its MA600 twin turboprop at the 2011 Dubai Air Show.

Aircraft

November 14, 2011

CFM PIPS Competition In Lufthansa Power Deal

Lufthansa has chosen CFM56-5Bs to power four new Airbus A320s on firm order, CFM International announced at the Dubai Air Show yesterday.

Engines

November 14, 2011

Avic Pitches Y-12F Aircar for 19-seat Market

Avic unveiled the Y-12F Aircar 19-seat twin turboprop at the 2011 Dubai Air Show.

Aircraft

November 14, 2011

Raytheon Installs ATM System At New Al Maktoum Airport

Raytheon has completed delivery and installation of its latest generation AutoTrac III air traffic management system at Dubai’s Al Maktoum Intl Airport.

ATC

November 14, 2011

Irkut Introduces MS-21 as Alternative to Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737 MAX

Russian aircraft manufacturer Irkut announced its MS-21 family of short- and medium-range twin-engine passenger jets at Dubai 2011.

Aircraft

November 14, 2011

FedEx Expands at JAFZA

FedEx Express, a FedEx Corp. subsidiary, announced the launch of a 48,000-sq-ft facility in the Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZA).

November 14, 2011

GE Aviation Assists with Emirates Overhaul Shop

GE Aviation will help oversee the design and construction of a new $120 million engine overhaul shop that Emirates Airline plans to build in Dubai.

November 14, 2011

CFM Modernizes Line To Ramp-Up Production

CFM International is ramping up the production of its CFM56 turbofan engines.

Engines

November 13, 2011