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MEBA: Winslow life rafts aims for Middle East
Life raft manufacturer Winslow (stand C524), which manufactures custom-made life rafts for corporate aircraft manufacturers and customers, is displaying...
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MEBA: Lektro tow vehicles show off power
US firm Lektro is displaying its barless electric tow vehicle at the show. The vehicle does not use any towbars and transfers the weight of the aircraft's...
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MEBA: Exclusive cigars for private jet owners
The distribution of Cuban cigars is only a small part of the Zainal Mohebi Group's diversified business. But the company, which has exclusive rights to the...
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MEBA: Iacobucci companies display wares
Modular Galley Systems has brought its range of products for the in-flight catering market. These include multifunctional heating units, a microwave,...
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MEBA: WikiLeaks and the case of the CRJs in limbo
The now infamous WikiLeaks releases have a close connection to this week's Middle East Business Aviation show here: a January 2010 confidential cable between...
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MEBA: In brief
HAWKER 400 XPR FLIES Following the announcement of the Hawker 400XPR package at the NBAA convention in October, Hawker Beechcraft Services (chalet...
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MEBA: FAI Desert Challenge to be held in Al Ain in 2011
The organisers of the Al Ain Aerobatic Show have confirmed the multi-discipline FAI Desert Challenge will be held at the 2011 event. The next edition...
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Fatigue test plots F-16 future for USAF
Lockheed Martin has received a US Air Force F-16 Block 50 fighter set aside to undergo a three-year series of fatigue life tests that will play a major role...
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Cathay unveils new long-haul business class seat
Cathay Pacific Airways has unveiled a new business class seat for its long-haul flights, and plans to roll out the new product offering on its Airbus A330...
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Bombardier to deliver first CRJ1000 on 14 December
Bombardier is gearing up to deliver its first production CRJ1000 NextGen regional jet on 14 December.
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Body scans not X-rated
Aircraft bomb plots drive Smiths Detection to stay ahead of the terrorists - and in profit
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MEBA: Ocean Sky moves into the Middle East
Business aviation services provider Ocean Sky (stand E312) marked the opening of its new Dubai office at the show...
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Wikileaks: Embraer favoured Super Hornet for Brazilian fighter contract
A newly-leaked diplomatic cable describes Embraer chief executive Frederico Fleury Curado candidly revealing the company's preferred bidder for the F-X2...
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Continental fits all international 777s with flat-bed seats
Continental Airlines says all of its Boeing 777 long-haul international flights now feature new 'BusinessFirst' class flat-bed seats.
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MEBA: Al Bateen drops charges to woo new business
Al Bateen Executive Airport (stand C600) has slashed the cost of flying in and out of the Abu Dhabi-based business aviation...
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PICTURE: Airbus manufactures first A350 fuselage barrel
Airbus has started producing the first fuselage barrel for the A350 at the company's Spanish plant in Illescas. It says the barrel, for section 19...
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Airbus A320NEO will be heavier than existing A320 models
The Airbus A320NEO will be offered with two engine choices: the CFM International Leap-X and Pratt & Whitney's PurePower PW1100G.
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MEBA: Briefings
Two Airbus corporate jets are at the show, comprising an A318 Elite operated by Al Jaber Aviation (AJA) of Abu Dhabi and an Airbus Corporate Jet based in Bahrain and operated by Comlux
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MEBA: Re-engining 737 would open new city pairs for BBJ
Boeing's business aviation chief says a re-engined 737 would open a significant number of new city pairs for the Boeing Business Jet, although he acknowledges...
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MEBA: Spot Air spies market for midsize business jets
Egyptian charter provider Spot Air is planning to acquire midsize business jets next year to support burgeoning demand for private jet flights to and from...