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Gulf Air today welcomed H.E. Shaikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of Gulf Air's Board of Directors for a tour of the airline's headquarters, met with leaders of the national carrier's unions, and hosted a media roundtable with representatives from the Kingdom's key publications.
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Industry analysts TechNavio have forecast that the aviation market in the Middle East is set to grow at a CAGR of 6.32% over the period 2012-2016.
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Qatar Airways is set to participate in ITB Berlin 2014, the world's leading travel trade show for the sixth year in a row this coming week: the five-star airline is welcoming attendees of ITB Berlin to visit its newly redesigned booth from March 5-9, at Messe Berlin.
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South Africa's Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has contracted Denel Aviation to manage and operate its helicopter service following a competitive tender process.
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Oman Air has recognised the contribution to the airline's success that high-performing staff from its Flight Operations and Cabin Crew departments have made over the course of 2013.
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Representatives from around 100 global airlines are set to attend this year's Aircraft Interiors Middle East (AIME) and Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) Middle East, opening Wednesday 5 February at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC).
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By Kevin Michaels
How four aeroengine companies are pacing industry innovation
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AviAssist has successfully completed is third Pan-African safety seminar "2Gether 4Safety" with an event in Entebbe, Uganda designed to help develop safer operations for African aviation.
Maintenance & Training

By Richard Aboulafia
The case for a scaled-up successor to the Boeing 757

By Vincent Chappard
As part of its presence on the Senegalese market as a scheduled operator since November 2012 and with the support of the UPAMES and Senegalese Prime Minister's Accelerated Growth Strategy team, Corsair is expanding and intensifying its freight business, particularly in the fishery sector.
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By Antoine Gelain
Innovation and competitiveness in the space sector
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By Graham Warwick
Unmanned aircraft use threatens to become ungovernable unless FAA acts

Textron Inc. today announced it has closed its acquisition of Beech Holdings, LLC, the parent of Beechcraft Corporation, and that it will bring together its Cessna business and Beechcraft to form a new segment called Textron Aviation.
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Eclipse Aerospace, has delivered its first Eclipse 550 twin-engine very light jet from its headquarters in Albuquerque following Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification.
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Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman and chief executive, Emirates Airline & Group, hoisted the UAE flag outside of the Emirates Group Headquarters building today to mark Flag Day.
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Emirates SkyCargo has strengthened its operations in central Europe with the recent launch of cargo services to Budapest.
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Anthony L. Velocci, Jr.
The A&D industry faces momentous challenges

The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has launched its inaugural art competition, “UAE Aviation Art”.
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Emirates SkyCargo is set to increase its cargo capacity to Tunis and Abidjan with the introduction of a weekly freighter service from 17th March 2014.
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Royal Jet is the first airline to offer the public a seat at the Milan Fashion Week showcasing the Spring/Summer 2015 collections from the world's top designers, a private shopping event and a spectacular five-night experience.
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A Kuwaiti parliamentary committee investigating a Kuwait Airways deal to buy and lease aircraft from Airbus has ruled the agreement legitimate, reports ArabianBusiness.com.
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Emirates SkyCargo is set to further strengthen trade lanes between Scandinavia and its worldwide network with the start of operations to Oslo, Norway, from the 2nd of September this year.
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Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, has added a further two prestigious accolades to its list of industry awards recently.
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By Vincent Chappard
On 7 March, 24 women will make up the crew on tomorrow's flight to Johannesburg by Airbus A380, the world's biggest superjumbo.
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The Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) has announced that the next edition of the MEBAA Conference (MEBAC) is set to take place in Tunisia, September 10-11 2014.
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