All Middle East articles – Page 142
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Emirates to launch Budapest flights
UAE carrier Emirates is to launch daily flights to the Hungarian capital Budapest this winter using Airbus A330s.
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FARNBOROUGH: Test site has big potential for UAV use
The US government has approved an unmanned air vehicle test site near Grand Forks, North Dakota because geography and existing infrastructure gives it advantages in UAV science and potential usage, and the local department of commerce is at Farnborough International Air Show to spread the word about the North Plains ...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: ASTRAEA approaches UAV airspace acceptance
Industry research body ASTRAEA is nearing approval to fly unmanned air vehicles (UAV) in any airspace as years of development begin to bear fruit.
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Israel shoots down Hamas-operated UAV
An Israeli air force Patriot surface-to-air missile has shot down a small unmanned air vehicle that had been launched by Hamas militants from inside the Gaza Strip.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Qatar in ‘impasse’ with Airbus on A380
Qatar Airways remains in a deadlock with Airbus over the ongoing delay to its A380s, and chief executive Akbar Al Baker is remaining tight lipped about the likely delivery schedule.
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FARNBOROUGH: L-3 Aviation eyes ADS-B retrofit market
L-3 Aviation Products is eyeing the opportunity presented by an increasingly demanding timetable to install next-generation navigation systems on the world’s airliner fleet.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Elbit introduces HUD for civil helicopter pilots
Elbit Systems has introduced a new addition to its Clearvision Enhanced Fight Vision System (EFVS) family, the Skylens wearable head-up display for helicopter pilots.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: DRS makes case for deployable data recorders
DRS Technologies says now is the time for airlines to embrace automatic deployable flight recorders (ADFR), and the company will be highlighting the systems at this year’s Farnborough International Airshow.
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Oman Air extends MRO partnership with Joramco
Oman Air has contracted Joramco for base maintenance on its Embraer 175 and Airbus A330 fleet.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Kotil and Ali recognised in Airline Strategy Awards
Turkish Airlines chief executive Temel Kotil and Adel Ali, group chief executive of Air Arabia, took the top honours at last night’s Airline Strategy Awards organised by Airline Business magazine in partnership with executive search firm Spencer Stuart.
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NewsAscend analysis plays down order bubble fears
Widespread industry concerns over an impending order bubble is unwarranted, according to an Industry Insight paper released today by Flightglobal’s consultancy arm Ascend.
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NewsRe-engined A330 gives Airbus 250-seat stake: Ascend
Airbus will be unable to compete in the 250-seat segment in future without offering a re-engined version of its A330, according to new research from Flightglobal’s consultancy arm Ascend.
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FARNBOROUGH: Rockwell Collins joins European GNSS project
Rockwell Collins’ flight management system and global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver has successfully enabled the first demonstrations of advanced arrival and departure flight operations for the European Union’s new airspace-enhancing project.
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FARNBOROUGH: Boeing reveals plan for 200-seat Max 8
Boeing is to offer a 200-seat Max 8 as “a new minor model” of its re-engined narrowbody.
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NewsExport-licensed Predator makes maiden flight
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has successfully conducted the first flight of its export-ready Predator XP surveillance unmanned air vehicle.
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NewsEmirates finalises order for 150 777X jets
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates has finalised its order for 150 Boeing 777X twin-engined aircraft, a deal originally disclosed at last year's Dubai air show.
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NewsDelays prompt Qatar to cancel Farnborough A380 plan
Qatar Airways has been forced to cancel plans to display its first Airbus A380 at the Farnborough air show, in the wake of continuing delivery delays.
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Israel poised to receive first M-346 'Lavi'
The Israeli air force's first Alenia Aermacchi M-346 advanced jet trainer will land at the service's Hatzerim air base later this week. A further 29 of the type will follow before the end of 2016.
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NewsIsraeli air force escalates strikes on Gaza Strip
The Israeli air force has been on high alert since 7 July, as part of a major operation that is aimed at stopping the launch of rockets from the Gaza Strip.
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Cyclone deal strengthens Israeli role on F-35
Elbit Systems' Cyclone subsidiary has secured approval as a manufacturer on the qualified products list for Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.