All articles by Brendan Sobie – Page 17
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Dubai 09: JorAMCo secures MRO work from Thomas Cook and Turkey's Tailwind
JorAMCo (stand E220) signed at the show maintenance agreements with UK charter carrier Thomas Cook and Turkey's Tailwind Airlines. The Jordanian aircraft...
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Dubai 09: DAE plans 787 engine selection next year
Dubai Aerospace Enterprises (DAE) has selected the CFM International CFM56-5B for 20 of the 70 Airbus A320s it ordered last year and plans to make an engine...
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Dubai 09: FlyDubai forges two more sale leaseback deals
FlyDubai has completed Boeing 737-800 sale and leaseback deals with lessor Macquarie AirFinance and the Dubai Islamic Bank. The low-cost carrier announced...
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Dubai 09: Jazeera Airways still interested in serving Jebel Ali
Jazeera Airways could become the first passenger airline to operate from Dubai's new Al-Maktoum International airport at Jebel Ali when it opens in mid-2010. Jazeera's...
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Dubai 09: Libyan selects CFM56 and plans to exercise five A320 options
Libyan Airlines is planning to exercise options for five additional Airbus A320s and acquire up to five more Bombardier CRJ900s. The carrier yesterday...
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Dubai 09: Air Arabia accelerates A320 deliveries
Air Arabia has accelerated six Airbus A320 deliveries from its 2007 order as the Middle East budget carrier prepares to launch in March a new operation in...
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NewsDubai 09: Bombardier close to securing Middle East launch customer for CSeries
Bombardier plans to meet more than a dozen potential new airline customers here this week as it receives strong interest in its new CSeries jet from all...
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Dubai 09: Bombardier bullish on Middle East business jet market
The Middle East has been a bright spot this year in an otherwise gloomy 12 months for business jet manufacturers. "I wouldn't say demand has increased,...
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Dubai 09: Bombardier expands mobile response team to Middle East
Bombardier has expanded its mobile response team to cover Middle Eastern business jet operators. The manufacturer announced yesterday its mobile service...
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Dubai 09: Sama relaunches Riyadh-Sharjah service
Saudi Arabian low-cost carrier Sama has resumed service on the Riyadh-Sharjah route. The carrier says the service, which was suspended early this year,...
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NewsDubai 09: Bombardier studying potential new ultra-long-range business jet
Bombardier has confirmed it is looking at developing a new ultra-long-range business jet that would compete against the Gulfstream G650. The manufacturer...
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Dubai 09: Jordan's Arab Wings adds four new business jets
Jordanian business jet management and charter specialist Arab Wings (stand E744) has added a Citation Sovereign, Challenger 604, Challenger 605 and Learjet...
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Brazilian carriers post 42% surge in October domestic traffic
Brazil's Gol expects to continue to steadily grow its domestic traffic but considers the 47% year-over-year RPK figure it posted for October to be an aberration.
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Gol considers reactivating one 767 for Caribbean flights
Gol is close to completing a deal covering the return of one of its seven grounded Boeing 767s and is considering reactivating at least one 767 for its new...
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Gol posts $46m 3Q net profit
Brazil's Gol has posted a third quarter net profit of R$78 million ($46 million) despite a 16% reduction in revenues.
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NewsPiperJet to enter service in mid-2013
Piper Aircraft has decided to pursue a mid-2013 service-entry date for its first jet. The single-engined six-seat PiperJet had been scheduled to be...
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Chinese cargo start-up takes Precision-converted 757
China's SF Express has taken delivery of its first aircraft, a Boeing 757-200PCF converted by Precision Conversions, which will be operated by SF's newly...
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Mexico's Interjet adds two domestic destinations
Mexican low-cost carrier Interjet has added Merida to its network and plans to launch services to another domestic destination, Tapachula, later this week. Interjet...
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Boom time on planet Honda
While rivals cut back and hope for the best, Michimasa Fujino is busy throttling up