Middle East – Page 118
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DUBAI: Emirates to show off first high-density A380
Middle Eastern operator Emirates is set to show off the first of its Airbus A380s to be fitted in a higher-density 615-seat configuration.
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DUBAI: ISR assets top air force wish lists
You might think that more combat aircraft would top the wish lists of most air force chiefs if they were granted bigger procurement budgets, but in fact, most would buy additional intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and command-and-control capabilities instead of extra fighter jets.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Focus turns to infrastructure in Gulf business aviation
Business aviation in the Gulf is on a new trajectory. At the turn of the decade, the emphasis was very much on the charter market with a flurry of ambitious start-ups and management companies setting up shop alongside early adopters such as Boeing Business Jet operator Royal Jet in Abu ...
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DUBAI: A350 stops at air show during Middle Eastern tour
Two Airbus A350s will be present at the Dubai air show, a Qatar Airways aircraft complementing the airframer’s MSN2 which will conduct the flying display.
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DUBAI: Diamond points DA62 at Middle East market
Diamond Aircraft's brand-new DA62 piston-twin is sparkling on the static display, fresh from demonstration tour of the Middle East, which included flights in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Qatar.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Emirates CAE Flight Training set to double up at new Dubai training centre
Just two years after opening its second training centre in Dubai, Emirates CAE Flight Training is doubling the size of the operation with five more simulator bays. The expansion – work on which will begin by the end of the year – will allow ECFT to cater for the burgeoning ...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Middle East strengthens fighter fleets in light of militant threat
Terrorism is not a new threat for Middle Eastern air forces to contend with, but the rapid rise of Islamic State militants in the region has laid unexpected pressure on the nations and their allies, following the draw-downs in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Textron works to arm latest Shadow UAV variants
Textron is determined to arm its “Version 2” and next-generation “Mark 2” Shadow tactical unmanned aircraft with its lightweight Fury weapons even without serious interest from the US Army, which is more keen to diversify the weaponry available on its General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-1C Gray Eagles.
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NewsEmirates Academy orders $40 million of trainers
Emirates Flight Training Academy is to acquire 27 aircraft from Cirrus and Embraer in a deal valued at nearly $40 million.
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Big deals by Gulf trio unlikely at Dubai
This year's Dubai air show, which kicks off on 8 November, almost certainly won't bring a repeat of the orders bonanza that characterised 2013's instalment, with the big-three carriers now bedding in new aircraft and assessing the next steps in their fleet strategies.
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Flynas returns to Abu Dhabi with Riyadh flights
Saudi Arabian low-cost carrier Flynas is to add flights from Riyadh to Abu Dhabi next month as part of revamped codeshare partnership with UAE carrier Etihad Airways.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: The crucial decisions facing Airbus over A350 and A380
As Airbus begins assembly of its largest twinjet to date, the A350-1000, it faces a crucial decision about whether to add an even bigger version to its armoury to enable it to go head to head with the Boeing 777-9X.
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MetroJet A321 crashes in Sinai while en route to St Petersburg
An Airbus A321 operated by Russian carrier MetroJet that disappeared from radar earlier today while en route to St Petersburg has crashed in central Sinai, the Egyptian government has confirmed.
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A320neo doubtful for Dubai and no decision yet on CSeries
Airbus looks unlikely to bring the A320neo to next month's Dubai air show, while Bombardier is set to make a final decision imminently on whether a CSeries can be spared to participate.
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Germany temporarily approves Etihad-Air Berlin codeshares
Germany's transport ministry has granted temporary approval for 31 disputed codeshares between Air Berlin and shareholder Etihad Airways, but is demanding that the two carriers adapt their co-operation.
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Opinion
OPINION: Decisive action needed to resolve US-Gulf open-skies row
As the row between the US majors and the Gulf carriers rumbles on, it is still unclear how it will end.
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Oman Air signs for 20 737 Max jets
Middle Eastern carrier Oman Air has signed for 20 additional Boeing 737s, according to the airframer’s latest backlog data.
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Qatar Airways accuses European rivals of meddling in US dispute
Qatar Airways believes that rival European network carriers have been encouraging their US partners to complain about the Gulf carriers in the current spat over open skies.
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Qatar to show four aircraft in Dubai but no big orders planned
Qatar Airways plans to exhibit four aircraft at next month's Dubai air show, but the signs are it will not be making any major order announcements.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Flydubai chief executive Ghaith Al Ghaith
The contrast between Flydubai's unpreposessing home next to Dubai International's Terminal 2 and Emirates' palatial headquarters on the "business" side of the airport – all plate-glass windows, vast atrium and upmarket retail mall – says all you need to know about the sibling airlines' relationship. Both buildings make a statement: ...