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EasyJet boosts full-year revenue to £3.45 billion
Low-cost carrier EasyJet saw full-year revenue for the year to 30 September grow by 16% to £3.45 billion (£5.48 billion), up from £2.97 billion the year...
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NewsDUBAI: UAE air force outlines fighter, UCAV ambitions
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force and Air Defence has outlined a long-term acquisition strategy that includes fielding a next-generation fighter and an unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) between 2018 and 2025.
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NewsDUBAI: Mubadala Aerospace unveils the Star Hunter
Mubadala Aerospace on Sunday revealed the "Star Hunter" or "Cacciatore di Stelle", a Piaggio Aero P180 Avanti II aircraft decorated with ancestral symbols
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DUBAI: New Dubai ATC centre heads for 2012 start
Dubai's new air traffic control centre at Al Maktoum International Airport is undergoing certification tests for its planned operational start next year.
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NewsDUBAI: Aviation Capital Group orders 30 A320neos
US lessor Aviation Capital Group is ordering 30 Airbus A320neo twinjets, bringing the company's total A320-family portfolio to nearly 100 aircraft.
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NewsDUBAI: Designer details new Maximus Air Cargo livery
French designer Didier Wolff, founding owner of Happy Design Studio, is leaving his first footprints in the United Arab Emirates by designing the new livery for Abu Dhabi-based Maximus Air Cargo as part of the cargo airline's branding strategy.
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NewsDUBAI: Lockheed gives sneak peak of F-35 in the UAE
Lockheed Martin has given the UAE a first taste of the F-35 marketing blitz as state officials start planning for acquiring a next generation fighter in several years.
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DUBAI: Emirates selects Rockwell Collins avionics for 62 aircraft
Emirates Airlines (stand C380) has selected a package of Rockwell Collins (stand E350) avionics for 32 new Airbus A380 and 30 new Boeing 777 aircraft. The...
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NewsDUBAI: Maximus Air Cargo eyes fleet expansion
Middle Eastern freight specialist Maximus Air Cargo is tentatively looking to expand its fleet with Boeing 747-400 freighters, as it prepares to receive its latest converted Airbus A300-600.
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NewsDUBAI: Emirates inks MRO deals with GE and Goodrich
Emirates (stand C380) has signed long-term maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) contracts with General Electric (GE), Goodrich and Air France Industries...
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Tiger Australia working to get suspension on sectors lifted
Tiger Airways Australia is working with the country's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) to increase the number of sectors it is allowed to fly on.
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DUBAI: FedEx Express launches Jebel Ali Free Zone presence
FedEx Express (stand W10) has officially launched its new 48,000ft2 facility in the UAE's Jebel Ali Free Zone. The facility offers customers in the free...
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DUBAI: Airbus, Boeing confirmed as Abu Dhabi summit partners
Airbus (stand W860) and Boeing (stand C300) have confirmed their positions as foundation partners of the Global Aerospace Summit 2012, which will be held...
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DUBAI: GAA awards Spatial Composite Solutions contract for evacuation equipment
Bahrain's Gulf Aviation Academy has awarded Dubai-based Spatial Composite Solutions, a manufacturer of crew training devices, a $2.2 million contract to...
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NewsDUBAI: Eclipse Aviation predicts big market for small jet in Middle East
The Eclipse 500 may be far from the large, luxury jets favoured by many in the Middle East, but Eclipse Aerospace believes there is a big market for "personal...
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IFALPA opposes use of helicopter instrument panel video
The International Federation of Airline Pilots' Associations (IFALPA) has said it opposes helicopters being fitted with video cameras for use as low-cost...
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Iran's space programme - threat or paper tiger?
Iran's space programme is small and occasionally successful. A highlight was the successful February 2009 orbiting of an Iranian-built satellite using its...
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El Al to use electric nose-gear drive for 737 taxiing
Israeli flag-carrier El Al is to become an initial customer for an electric nose-gear drive system, designed to enable aircraft to taxi without the use of...
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Superjet nears EASA approval with additional static test
Sukhoi has completed additional static testing of the Superjet 100 for certification through the European Aviation Safety Agency.
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Cranfield University proposes action over toxic cabin air
Cranfield University has concluded that on-board contaminant detection systems are vital for the safety of aircraft, and work to eliminate toxins from the...