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DUBAI: First Saudi pilots get to grips with A330 tanker
Airbus Military is within weeks of delivering its first A330-200-based multi role tanker transport (MRTT) to a Middle Eastern customer, having recently begun training of Royal Saudi Air Force personnel to operate the aircraft.
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DUBAI: Dassault keeps mum on Rafale UAE prospects
Dassault's Rafale made a noisy display appearance on the opening day of the Dubai air show, but away from the flight line, the company was much quieter about its prospects with selling the fighter to the UAE.
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DUBAI: Irkut boss touts Yak-130 credentials for Middle East
Irkut is at the show promoting its Yakovlev-designed Yak-130 advanced jet trainer for the Middle Eastern market, as it also nears the receipt of a new order from the Russian air force and first deliveries to export customer Algeria.
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DUBAI: L-3's Spydr demonstrator debuts at show
With regional demand for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft at a high, L-3 Communications' Mission Integration Division (MID) is giving a debut Dubai spin to its Hawker Beechcraft King Air 350ER-based Spydr
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DUBAI: Jet Aviation certificates G550 upgrade
Jet Aviation Dubai has completed the first Certification Foxtrot Basic upgrade on a Gulfstream G550 in the Middle East.
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Dubai: Sanad claims 5% of MRO finance market
Mubadala company Sanad claims it has clinched 5% of the market since launching in February 2010 with services aimed at airlines looking at spreading the risk of funding their engine and component maintenance, repair and overhaul.
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DUBAI: Face the facts with Claude Alber, Rockwell Collins vice-president for EMEA
Claude Alber is vice-president and managing director, Europe, Middle East and Africa, for US-headquartered aerospace technology manufacturer Rockwell Collins.
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DUBAI: UK companies seek Middle East partnerships
UK companies are looking to strengthen and build new industrial partnerships with companies in the United Arab Emirates as part of a delegation led by minister for international security strategy Gerald Howarth.
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DUBAI: Irkut flying high with Yak-130 programme
Irkut is to supply the Russian air force with another 65 Yakovlev-designed Yak-130s, as it also prepares to make its first deliveries of the advanced jet trainer to launch export customer Algeria
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DUBAI: Face the facts with Singapore Airshow's Jimmy Lau
Jimmy Lau is managing director of Singapore airport-based Experia Events, organiser of the Singapore air show - Asia's largest air show, and one of the top three aerospace and defence events in the world.
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DUBAI: INTERVIEW - Hawker Beechcraft EMEA president Sean McGeough
Sean McGeough president of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) for US-based aircraft manufacturer Hawker Beechcraft talks to Flight Daily News about the company's hopes for the show and the Middle East market in general
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DUBAI: JF-17 makes Dubai debut
The Chengdu JF-17 is making its debut at Dubai this year with three aircraft from the Pakistan Air Force.
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DUBAI: UAE issues shock Eurofighter Typhoon request
The Eurofighter consortium is to respond to a UAE request for proposal linked to the Typhoon combat aircraft ...
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DUBAI: Alsalam sees future in VIP upgrades
VIP cabin refurbishment will be the main growth area for Riyadh-based maintenance provider Alsalam Aircraft over the next few years.
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DUBAI: Boeing refocuses post-Arab Spring
The Arab Spring revolutions in the Middle East and North Africa earlier this year have refocused procurement priorities in the region, rather than resulted...
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DUBAI: UAE air combat debut hit by communications issues
The United Arab Emirates' (UAE) detachment of Dassault Mirage 2000-9s and Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 60s returned last week from the country's air combat...
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PICTURE: Australia receives its third KC-30A tanker
Australia's third of five Airbus A330-based KC-30A multi-role tanker transports has touched down at Amberley air base in Queensland, with Airbus Military...
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Al Bateen luxury Dhabi Jet brand set for export
Abu Dhabi's dedicated executive airport Al Bateen plans to export its Dhabi Jet fixed-base operation brand to other key markets across the world in an attempt to build awareness of its VIP trademark and expand its share of the global business aviation services market.
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BAE guided rocket clears tests with US Marine Corps UH-1Y helicopter
BAE Systems has been cleared to deliver a new guided weapon that will enter service next year on US Marine Corps helicopters and later possibly with fixed-wing aircraft.
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NH90 programme lifted by tactical transport milestone
Europe's NH Industries is to launch deliveries of the NH90 tactical transport helicopter in its final operational configuration late this year ...