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Covid-19 Spurs Boom in P2F Conversions

More and more passenger airliners have undergone conversion to freighter aircraft in response to the acute air cargo capacity crunch.

Aircraft

November 11, 2021

IAI Hopes to Open Abu Dhabi P2F Conversion Center in a Year

IAI's Boeing 777-300ERSF conversion center would be the first outside Israel.

Aircraft

November 10, 2021

PilotsGlobal Sees Middle East Pilot Shortage in 2023

Expats account for 8.5 pilots out of 10 at Emirates, while the figure is 80 percent for Qatar Airways, according to PilotsGlobal.

Aircraft

November 10, 2021

Embraer Upbeat on Mideast Demand for E-Jets, T-prop, EVA

Hussein Dabbas, head of Embraer’s commercial unit for the Middle East and Africa, sees an appetite for small narrowbodies returning.

Aircraft

November 10, 2021

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Commercial-Engine OEMs Detail Emissions Work

All four major OEMs are working hard on engine-efficiency advances and hybrid-electric propulsion.

Engines

November 10, 2021

Boeing Projects Optimistic Outlook for Mideast Growth

The Middle East’s annual growth rate for passenger traffic will average 4.1 percent per year, compared with 3.1 percent for the world, Boeing forecasts.

Aircraft

November 10, 2021

COP26 Conference Sees Debut of Pro-SAF User Group

At the UN climate conference this week, an aviation industry users group was formed to promote investment and use of sustainable aviation fuel.

Sustainability and Environment

November 10, 2021

Europe Could Reform ATM Pricing to Drive Down Emissions

Speakers at an EASA conference called for a standard unit price for air navigation fees to stop airlines burning excessive fuel simply to reduce costs.

Airlines

November 10, 2021

ZeroAvia Logs More Commitments for Hydrogen Conversions

Leasing group Rose Cay and Irish freight airline ASL both say they will convert twin-turboprop aircraft such as the ATR 72 to hydrogen-electric propulsion.

Engines

November 10, 2021

Superjet Applies Power to Overcome U.S. Trade Restrictions

The Kremlin has committed $1.83 billion in funding support for the “Superjet-New.”

Aircraft

November 9, 2021

Cash Pipeline Puts Middle East Lessors in Strong Position

DAE's portfolio stands at 425 aircraft, while Alafco now manages 80.

Aircraft

November 9, 2021

Etihad Engineering Looks to Partnerships for Growth

The aircraft MRO division of Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Aviation Group wants to forge cooperation agreements with OEMs and other key industry players.

Airlines

November 9, 2021

Hands On: SkyCourier Lab Simulator

A flying session in Textron Aviation's SkyCourier lab simulator revealed interesting characteristics of this heavy-duty load-hauler.

Aircraft

November 9, 2021

Will Dubai Get Back On the Advanced Air Mobility Map?

New eVTOL aircraft could enter service from 2024, but cities like Los Angeles and Singapore appear to be ahead of Dubai in adopting electric aviation.

Aircraft

November 8, 2021

Russia Sees Middle East as a Primary Market for New Airliners

Continuing economic sanctions by the West has raised the possibility of Russian aircraft sales to Iran and Syria, in particular.

Aircraft

November 8, 2021

Flydubai Renews Cost-per-hour Contract with AAR

A five-year agreement extends AAR's rotable component services for Flydubai, which began in 2016.

Maintenance and Modifications

November 8, 2021

Fleet Expansion and MRO Complicate Emirates' Future Plans

Emirates believes most of its A380s will be flying again by next summer.

Aircraft

November 8, 2021

Embraer Plans Net Zero Carbon Path with New Energia Family

The Brazilian airframer is proposing four aircraft concepts, with hybrid, electric, and hydrogen propulsion systems, seating nine to 50 passengers.

Aircraft

November 8, 2021

Embraer E2: Profit Hunter

Embraer E2: Profit Hunter

Aircraft

November 8, 2021

Qatar Airways Reintroduces A380s as 19 A350s Sit Grounded

The Qatari national carrier plans to return five Airbus A380s to service to compensate for capacity lost to the grounding of 19 A350s.

Aircraft

November 5, 2021