All Middle East articles – Page 151
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Israir enters line maintenance pact with LHT
Israeli carrier Israir has agreed a co-operation with German maintenance firm Lufthansa Technik covering the airline's Airbus A320s.
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Royal Jordanian to cut three cities from network
Oneworld alliance member Royal Jordanian Airlines is to axe Colombo and Milan, as well as the city of Alexandria, from its route network.
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MRO market to grow to $86.8b by 2024: Team SAI
The global maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) market is sized at $57.7 billion in 2014 and will grow to $86.8 billion by 2024, a new forecast from US aviation consultancy Team SAI shows.
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NewsHELI-EXPO: Israel could double V-22 order size, Bell says
Israel could double the size of a potential order and buy 12 V-22 Osprey and form part of a plan to preserve production of the tiltrotor aircraft for several more years, Bell Helicopter chief executive John Garrison says.
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ANALYSIS: Airlines eye Amazon-style retail experience
Amazon has trailblazed global retail’s e-commerce path since the mid-1990s. Its ability to profile consumers, personalise offers and merchandise goods is the envy of every business with a website. And this year the Seattle-based conglomerate is pushing the boundary even further.
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NewsFirst Qatari PC-21 enters ground test
Pilatus on 20 February conducted the first engine ground runs with a PC-21 turboprop trainer for export buyer Qatar.
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ANALYSIS: How to engage with your infrequent flyers
Subject most frequent-flyer programmes to close scrutiny and you’ll find that the vast majority of members are not flying that often and don't have any real engagement with the scheme or the airline. While it may be tempting to shrug off this group in favour of concentrating on the high-spending ...
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NewsAeronautics eyes more manned aircraft conversions
Aeronautics is evaluating the conversion of additional manned aircraft for unmanned operation, with a company source describing the effort as part of a new strategy adopted as part of its restructuring.
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Unmanned Orbiter 3 clears maritime trial
Israeli unmanned air system manufacturer Aeronautics has completed a series of sea trials with its Orbiter 3 air vehicle.
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NewsNo rush on A380 re-engine: Airbus
Airbus says a re-engine of its A380 superjumbo is something it plans to look at in the longer term, as its main priority is to ensure that the development schedules of the A350 and A320neo remain on-track.
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ANALYSIS: Amedeo’s simple plan to broaden A380 customer base
Airbus’s new A380 leasing customer Amedeo is confident that more demand can be created for the ultra-large aircraft by focusing marketing efforts around simple, higher-density seating configurations.
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ANALYSIS: Big two exchange blows over widebody strategies
Airbus and Boeing crossed swords during the Singapore air show over their contrasting strategies in the widebody sector, with each questioning the other’s logic for product development.
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NewsKuwait receives uniquely-liveried C-17
Kuwait has received its first of an expected two Boeing C-17 strategic transports, with the airlifter sporting a special livery for the Gulf state.
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Air Arabia to add Cairo service
Air Arabia will add Cairo to its network at the end of this month with a new thrice-weekly service.
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NewsQatar to take first A380s in June, plans Farnborough extravaganza
Qatar Airways has pushed back its Airbus A380 deliveries to the middle of this year to coincide with the opening of the new Doha airport. Meanwhile the airline is aiming to steal the limelight at this year’s Farnborough air show by displaying no less than four airliners including an A380, ...
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ANALYSIS: Challenges facing Spohr in Lufthansa's top job
Carsten Spohr’s standing as Lufthansa’s next chief executive will depend on delivery of his predecessor’s Score restructuring programme and follow-up initiatives. But perhaps the bigger challenge for the German carrier will be to accept that success on crucially important long-haul routes to Asia seems to hinge on partnership with ...
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SINGAPORE: Higher-density seating will boost A380 appeal - Amedeo
New A380 customer Amedeo will focus its marketing efforts around simple, higher-density seating configurations to create greater demand for Airbus's ultra-large aircraft.
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NewsSINGAPORE: New Hermes 900 deal to lift Elbit
Elbit Systems is poised to build on its sales performance with the Hermes 900 unmanned air vehicle, according to chief executive Bezhalel “Butzi” Machlis.
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SINGAPORE: VIDEO - Production system key to Boeing’s 757 successor studies
Deciding on the production system that Boeing adopts for any new aircraft developed to address the niche in the narrowbody market previously filled by the 757 will be a key aspect of its studies to ensure low production costs.
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SINGAPORE: Testing on agenda as A350 makes public debut
Airbus has integrated testing and pilot demonstrations into the A350’s excursion to the Singapore air show, which marks the public debut for the big twinjet.