All Middle East articles – Page 132
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Fleet Watch - Orders for December 2014
Commercial aircraft net orders came in at 647 for December 2014 where 673 new orders were offset by 26 cancellations.
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News13 top-selling narrowbody and widebody types of 2014
With the big two manufacturers having released their orders and deliveries figures this week, these are their 13 top-selling narrowbody and widebody types of 2014.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Narrowbody conversions drive P2F market in 2014
The year 2014 saw a 10% increase in global passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversions to 70 aircraft, driven by growth in narrowbody conversions, while extreme weakness continued to dog the widebody conversion market.
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Libyan Wings defies unrest with Lufthansa Technik contract
Libyan Wings has reached an agreement with Lufthansa Technik for the provision of MRO services ahead of the airline's planned launch.
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NewsPICTURE: Qatar A350 inaugural arrives in Frankfurt
The inaugural Airbus A350 revenue service, operated by launch customer Qatar Airways, touched down earlier today at Frankfurt airport after a flight from Doha.
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JetBlue to add more cities to El Al codeshare
JetBlue Airways will add several more city pairs from Boston to its codeshare agreement with Israel's El Al.
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NewsA350 enters service as Qatar jet heads for Frankfurt
Qatar Airways has commenced the first commercial operation with the Airbus A350, its initial aircraft having departed from Doha for Frankfurt.
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Joramco wins more MRO business from Flydubai
Flydubai has awarded Joramco a three-year maintenance contract covering C-checks, service-entry preparations for new aircraft, and lease-return checks.
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Qatar Airways to begin Doha-Sofia flights
Qatar Airways will in March launch nonstop service from its Doha base to Bulgarian capital Sofia.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: A380 enters maturity as overhauls accelerate
When Emirates last summer towed one of its Airbus A380s into its Dubai MRO facility for a 3C-check – an overhaul scheduled after six years of operation – this was not the type's first such event but marked the beginning of a heavy maintenance cycle for what is, by a ...
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NewsAl Jaber prepares Sky Limo for 15 January take-off
Al Jaber Aviation's (AJA) high-end air taxi service, Sky Limo will launch operations on 15 January when its sole aircraft - a Hawker 800XP - makes its first commercial flight.
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ANALYSIS: Future plans for flight data
Commercial air transport aircraft will soon be required to equip with deployable flight data recorders, or flight tracking equipment, or both. The only question is how soon.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Modernising global airline pilot training
Airlines and the world’s aviation authorities have been warned that if they miss the opportunity to modernise pilot training now, when International Pilot Training Consortium (IPTC) and the International Civil Aviation Organisation have finished preparing the ground for change, they may be stuck with 1950s-based training regulations for the foreseeable ...
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NewsStrength in numbers: The World's Top 10 military aircraft types
Following the recent publication of our World Air Forces directory for 2015, our Top 10 feature looks at the most popular military aircraft types currently in operation around the globe.
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ANALYSIS: How oil-price falls affect aircraft demand and values
Rob Morris, head of Ascend Flightglobal Consultancy, here analyses the implications of the downward trend in oil prices
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Airline safety performance in 2014
Despite public perception, 2014 has been an extraordinarily good year for aviation safety – but the shadow of MH370, MH17 and December's AirAsia disaster cast a long shadow over the positive figures
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Accident reports published in the last six months of 2014
Accident reports published in last six months of 2014
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Qatar firms up four 777Fs
Qatar Airways has finalised an order for four Boeing 777 freighters, worth $1.24 billion at list prices.
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NewsIsraeli Lavi trainer squadron nears readiness
An Israeli air force squadron equipped with Alenia Aermacchi M-346 "Lavi" advanced jet trainers is close to being declared operational, having already received nine aircraft from an eventual 30-strong fleet.
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NewsElbit bags contract for Israeli F-16 avionics support
Israel's defence ministry has awarded Elbit Systems an approximately $90 million, 11-year contract to maintain the avionics on its air force fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16s. The arrangement will include the establishment of a new national maintenance centre, the company says.