All Middle East articles – Page 116
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NewsAMAC set to expand maintenance offering to Turkey
Swiss maintenance and interiors specialist AMAC Aerospace has acquired 6,400m² (69,000ft²) of land at Milas Bodrum airport in Turkey, on which it plans to build a new aircraft maintenance hangar.
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Flydubai crash probe completes cockpit recording transcript
Russian investigators have completed transcription work on the cockpit exchanges between the pilots of the Flydubai Boeing 737-800 which crashed at Rostov-on-Don.
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Oman Air to serve second UK destination
Middle Eastern carrier Oman Air is to open services to another UK destination, with flights to the city of Manchester.
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Engines shipped for Emirates' first Trent-powered A380
Engines for the first Emirates Airbus A380s to be powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 900s have been sent to the type’s final assembly line in Toulouse.
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Airline concerns linger over smouldering Gulf debate
Global airline executives remain concerned over potential implications of the subsidies battle between US legacy carriers and Gulf airlines, even though the issue appears to have largely fallen off the industry's radar.
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NewsGAMA reveals first-quarter deliveries slump
Shipments of business and general aviation aircraft fell across all sectors during the first quarter of 2016, triggered by the continued slump in demand for new platforms from the global marketplace.
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Ramped-up jet production risks outstripping demand: Ascend
Buoyant backlogs of commercial jet orders have led manufacturers to ramp up production to levels that might prove unsustainable, Flightglobal's Ascend consultancy has warned.
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Lessors unlikely to manage 50% of fleet within 10 years: Ascend
Flightglobal's Ascend consultancy believes it is unlikely the share of the world's passenger fleet that is managed by lessors will reach 50% within the next 10 years.
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Cebu Pacific to up Manila-Doha frequency
Cebu Pacific plans to up its Manila-Doha service on 9 July.
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AnalysisROUTES: How airlines have deployed their 787s
Since its entry into service with All Nippon Airways in late 2011, airlines have clocked more than 100,000 revenue flights with Boeing 787 aircraft.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: FAA creeps closer to UAV integration
In the months before the 2015 AUVSI Unmanned Systems exhibition in Atlanta in May, the US Federal Aviation Administration had issued its proposed ruling on the operation of small unmanned air vehicles in national airspace.
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Flydubai crash: Stabiliser shift commanded from yoke trim switch
Russian investigators have revealed that substantial nose-down trim on the crashed Flydubai Boeing 737-800 was applied through the manual trim switches on the pilot’s control column.
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ANALYSIS: Commercial engines market, in numbers
Commercial engine market trends examined using Flightglobal’s Fleets Analyzer database
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PICTURE: Saudia unveils plan for low-cost carrier
Saudi Arabian flag-carrier Saudia is to establish a new airline division for low-cost air transport in the kingdom.
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Amedeo vehicle takes another A380 for Emirates
Lessor Amedeo’s finance vehicle Air Four Plus has acquired another Airbus A380 for lease to Middle Eastern operator Emirates.
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INTERVIEW: Rachelle Ornan-Stone, Boeing regional director cabin experience and revenue
Rachelle Ornan-Stone is the regional director of cabin experience and revenue analysis at Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Her background in psychology and neuroscience has unleashed Ornan-Stone's creative streak
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Flydubai crash: Yoke push 'simultaneous' with stabiliser shift
Russian investigators have disclosed that a nose-down shift in the horizontal stabiliser on the ill-fated Flydubai Boeing 737-800 occurred as a push input was recorded on the crew control yoke.
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Flydubai 737 crash probe: Stabiliser shifted to nose-down
Russian investigators have disclosed that the horizontal stabiliser of the crashed Flydubai Boeing 737-800 transitioned to nose-down pitch at a height of 900m (2,950ft) as the crew attempted a second go-around.
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Air France-KLM chief to replace Tyler as IATA director general
IATA's board of governors has recommended Air France-KLM chief executive Alexandre de Juniac to succeed Tony Tyler as director general.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How data can model airports' exposure in risk scenarios
Aircraft on the ground may be at risk from a number of perils including natural catastrophes, such as wind storm or earthquake, or deliberate acts of violence where parked aircraft may be specifically targeted. However, the actual exposure can vary considerably from airport to airport and even from hour to ...