All Middle East articles – Page 103
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Bedek outsources 767 conversions to Mexico
Bedek Aviation Group is establishing a Mexican facility for passenger-to-freighter conversion of Boeing 767-300s.
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Qatar Airways closes Saudi and UAE offices
Qatar Airways has confirmed the closure of offices in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in the wake of the diplomatic crisis affecting the Gulf state.
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM GLOBAL FLIGHT: Loyalty beyond points
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM DASSAULT SYSTÈMES: Discover the 3DEXPERIENCE at the Paris Air Show
Agile production lines, tightening the time it takes to design and develop products and adapting to new materials and capabilities.
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: The Low-cost Transatlantic Expansion
As low-cost carriers continue to grow and boost their capacity, we’re seeing new long-haul low-cost services challenging the exiting mainline carriers’ routes.
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Qatar Airways formally banned from Yemeni airspace
Qatar Airways has formally been barred from overflying Yemeni territory as part of the broader Gulf blockade on the carrier's operations.
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ANALYSIS: Iranian airspace eases access for banned Qatari flights
Iranian authorities have introduced an air traffic orientation scheme to ease the passage of Qatari flights to Europe and Asia following the airspace ban imposed by several Arab states.
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UN calls for airlines to fight against human trafficking
Airlines have been invited to play a greater role in tackling the growing problem of human trafficking.
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IATA raises industry profit outlook for 2017 to $31.4 billion
IATA has lifted its expectations for industry profits this year slightly to $31.4 billion on strong traffic demand, including the improved air cargo market.
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ANALYSIS: How Gulf spat could hit Qatar network
Qatar Airways could potentially suffer the greatest operational impact from the Gulf diplomatic crisis, not just overall but in each state affected by the severing of intergovernmental relations.
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Etihad suspends Doha route in wake of Qatar spat
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways is suspending services to the Qatari capital Doha, following the sudden decision by several countries to cut diplomatic ties with the Gulf state.
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Middle East states cut ties with Qatar; block airspace access
Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates (UAE) say they will close their airspace to Qatari aircraft, after cutting diplomatic ties with the Gulf state which they say is supporting terrorist groups.
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InterviewINTERVIEW: Walsh sees de Juniac as strong voice for IATA
Outgoing chairman of IATA's board of governors Willie Walsh believes the association’s recruitment of Alexandre de Juniac has given it the right voice at a crucial time for the industry.
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IATA flags concerns over accident report availability
IATA has underlined concern over lack of adequate access to aircraft accident inquiries, suggesting that over two-thirds of investigation reports might be unavailable
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Commercial aircraft supply to Iran 'under review': Mnuchin
US treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin has told a congressional committee that the authorisation to sell commercial aircraft to Iran is being reviewed.
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: Commercial operating leasing market dynamics
Rob Morris, Head of Consultancy, looks at consolidation among lessors and the growth of the sector.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Five pain points in airline tech and distribution
Flight Events and research company T2RL recently held the annual Technology & Innovation in Airline Distribution Conference in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Turkish Airlines to add a raft of new Middle Eastern services
Turkish Airlines has disclosed plans to operate nine new seasonal routes across the Middle East this summer.
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Customers should drive industry IT standards: Emirates’ Mueller
Industry players should "ask 15-year-old kids" what will transform air travel technology rather than attempting to force an agenda on consumers, in the view of Emirates' chief digital and innovation officer Christoph Mueller.
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EBACE: SITA OnAir expects strong Middle East demand for 3.5G service
SITA OnAir is expecting “heavy” customer demand for its newly announced 3.5G in-flight mobile network service, particularly in the Middle East.