All Middle East articles – Page 72
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MEA advances Airbus deliveries schedule
Lebanese flag-carrier Middle East Airlines appears to have advanced deliveries of new Airbus A321neo and A330neo jets intended to modernise its fleet.
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Airline BusinessWhy Delta bucks trend in overseas airline investments
It is something of a curiosity that, given the plagued history of previous such strategies within the airline sector, Delta Air Lines’ buying of minority stakes in operators around the world has garnered little of the scepticism that accompanied similar spending sprees from other carriers.
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AnalysisHow 777-300ER SF creates secondary-market opportunity
The launch by GECAS and Israel Aerospace Industries of a cargo conversion programme for the Boeing 777-300ER provides a potentially sizeable secondary market opportunity for the large fleet currently operating in the passenger sector.
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Iraqi Airways seeks operators to serve EU routes
Iraqi Airways is inviting bids from European operators to conduct services on its behalf to European destinations.
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Joramco wins C-check contract from Ryanair
Ryanair has selected Jordanian MRO provider Joramco to complete heavy checks on its Boeing 737-800 fleet.
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GECAS and IAI launch 777-300ER cargo conversion
GECAS is forecasting that the Boeing 777-300ER freighter conversion programme launched with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) could secure more than 150 orders up to 2030.
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Air Arabia links with Etihad for new Abu Dhabi budget carrier
Etihad Airways' parent is aiming to tie up with fellow United Arab Emirates carrier Air Arabia to establish its own budget operator.
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Emirates prepares to deploy A380 on Cairo route
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is to deploy Airbus A380s on its route to the Egyptian capital Cairo this month.
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Russian and Saudi wealth funds to create aircraft lessor
Russian sovereign investment fund RDIF is to create a passenger aircraft leasing organisation through a project in which its Saudia Arabian counterpart, the Public Investment Fund, will also participate.
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Joramco highlights 787 work for Kenya Airways
Kenya Airways has sent six of its Boeing 787s for heavy maintenance checks to Jordanian MRO specialist Joramco.
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Air cargo demand in worst run of declines since 2008: IATA
Air freight volumes fell for the 10th consecutive month during August, in what has become the worst run of demand contractions since 2008, according to the latest data from IATA.
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Kitty Hawk launches eVTOL Heaviside
Kitty Hawk, a Silicon Valley aviation technology startup, introduced its newest aircraft earlier this week, adding yet another eVTOL concept into the increasingly crowded urban air mobility market.
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NewsADEX: FA-50 competes in vibrant light attack market
A modern fighter will play the starring role in any air force of merit. With advanced sensors, powerful engines, heavy payloads, and a range of high of specification capability, the modern fighter is an impressive feat of engineering and a potent symbol of power. Yet this comes at significant ...
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Saudia eyes transformation at new Jeddah hub
The opening of a new, much larger terminal at Jeddah International airport will allow Saudia to move towards a true hub-and-spoke operation for the first time in its 75 year history.
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NewsSaudia welcomes first 787-10 to fleet
Saudia has marked the delivery of its first Boeing 787-10 with a ceremony at its base at Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz International airport.
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IATA warns on airline profits and carbon offsets
Slowing passenger demand and rising costs are set to pull airline profits back this year, IATA has warned.
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NewsUSAF to order 10 Sikorsky Combat Rescue Helicopters
Sikorsky expects the US Air Force (USAF) to make a Milestone C decision for its Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) on 24 September, paving the way for a low rate initial production contract worth more than $500 million for 10 aircraft to be signed shortly thereafter.
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Earlier retirements moderate Airbus global fleet outlook
Airbus is attributing a slightly lower global fleet outlook in 2038 to a reduction in retirement ages, the result of higher airframe productivity.
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Qatar to try operating Osaka route again
Oneworld carrier Qatar Airways is to resurrect its Japanese route to Osaka, restarting the service from early summer next year.