All Middle East articles – Page 126
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NewsIATA: Emirates pushes for better hot performance from 787-10
Emirates is unsure whether it will finalise a deal for Airbus A350-900s or Boeing 787-10s before the end of the year, and is waiting to hear whether Seattle will respond to concerns around hot-weather performance for the stretched Dreamliner.
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IATA: US carriers dominate 2015 profits picture
North American carriers are now expected generate net profits of almost $16 billion this year, accounting for over half the projected industry profit this year and almost matching last year's total profit for the entire industry.
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IATA: Star working on affiliate tier membership
Star Alliance is working a project that could see it offer affiliate membership to carriers in some key markets, aimed at enhancing its network reach.
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NewsIATA: Airbus selling A330 on early availability rather than price
Airbus is taking advantage of its ability to offer early delivery slots to secure A330 deals as it transitions to the re-engined A330neo in 2017, but is not having to offer significant discounts to secure orders.
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Flydubai adds Gizan and Jouf to network
Middle Eastern budget carrier Flydubai is launching routes to Gizan and Jouf in Saudi Arabia.
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IATA: Much work to do as environmental deadline nears
With just over a year to go until the deadline is reached for developing a global market-based measure (MBM) to address airline industry emissions growth, the pressure is on to convince states to put aside their differences and agree a common roadmap.
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NewsIATA: Flight-tracking efforts gather momentum
Malaysia Airlines is introducing a flight-tracking capability this summer, just over a year since the disappearance of its MH370 service to Beijing spurred a proliferation of technologies aimed at ensuring aircraft locations can be permanently monitored.
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NewsIATA: New airline chiefs take up big challenges
As airline chiefs assemble in Miami for IATA's latest annual general meeting, there are new leaders at the helm of 16 of the 100 biggest carriers since they met a year ago in Doha.
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Royal Jordanian eyes North America after European traffic decline
Royal Jordanian Airlines is planning to expand its transatlantic network as traffic from Europe has declined as a result of political crises in the Middle East and North Africa.
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Inmarsat eyes 2016 certification for cockpit satcom offering
Updated with clarification from company that launch date of next GX satellite has yet to be confirmed. In original story, it was reported that satellite would be launched at the end of June 2015.
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NewsCivil Simulator Census: who owns what devices and where?
What is the distribution of commercial training devices by aircraft type, location and simulator providers around the world? Our annual Civil Simulator Census has the answers
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Flynas targeting 'moderate' profit in 2015: chief
Flynas chief executive Paul Byrne is seeking to inculcate a "low-cost way of thinking" at the Saudi carrier in order to achieve a "moderate" profit this year.
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OpinionOPINION: Appreciating the depreciation conundrum
Ascend's head of consultancy Rob Morris weighs in on recent suggestions that the assumed economic life of an aircraft should be reduced to 18 years
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Low-cost carrier traffic up 10% in 2014
Low-cost carrier growth showed no sign of abating in 2014 as passenger number among the leading budget and leisure sector carrier increased almost 10% in 2014.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Fastest-growing airports in Africa and Middle East
Gulf carrier strategy continues to drive much of the growth for airports in the Middle East and Africa, though expansion in the region runs well beyond their home bases.
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Airport expansion drives Omani tourism push
Oman will put airport development at the heart of a 25-year plan to grow the tourism industry and diversify its economy beyond energy-related activities when it unveils the long-term strategy in September.
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Airbus hints at pending order for regional A330
Airbus has indicated that it will disclose an order for its ‘regional’ version of the A330 shortly, without identifying the potential customer.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Airbus keeps pilot conversion to A350 from A330 simple
With the A350 conceived as the natural replacement in the Airbus product line for the A330 family, the manufacturer had to ensure the desire to introduce advanced technology into the new twinjet did not create too big a step for pilots transitioning from the earlier type.
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NewsFlight test: Airbus keeps family faithful with A350
When Airbus conceived the all-new A350 XWB almost a decade ago, it did so after first attempting to create a challenger to the Boeing 787 based on its existing “big-twin”, the A330.
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EBACE: H+S Aviation's Abu Dhabi shop wins PW200 approval
H+S Aviation’s Abu Dhabi facility has received General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) CAR 145 approval to maintain Pratt & Whitney Canada PW200 and PT6C-67C rotorcraft engines.