Atlasjet Havacilik delivered a significant boost to Bombardier's CSeries programme in Dubai yesterday by signing a letter of intent to acquire 10 CS300 aircraft and to take options on a further five.
Russia's NordStar Airlines placed an order for three ATR 42-600s at the show yesterday, bringing to seven, the total number of the type it has ordered this year.
Raytheon has finished the installation and testing of its AutoTrac III (AT3) air traffic management (ATM) system at Dubai World Central's Al Maktoum International Airport.
A popular feature of each day's flying display is the appearance of the Chinese twin turboprop regional airliner, the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) MA600.
Delays in the software development of the fly-by-wire systems for the Legacy 450 and Legacy 500 will not delay the entry of the aircraft on to the market, according to Embraer's Claudio Camelier, vice president market and product strategy.
The fastest selling airliner in aviation history – the Airbus A320neo – received another massive vote of confidence, from Kuwait-based international Aviation Lease & Finance Company (ALAFCO).
Comlux, the aviation group, has a signed a commitment for an Airbus ACJ321 – the first ever placed with Airbus for the type – expanding the Airbus corporate jet family.
ALAFCO - the Kuwait-based international Aviation Lease and Finance Company - has finalised a purchase order for 50 A320neo Family aircraft and taken options for 30 more to be finalised by year end.
Bombardier Aerospace is to establish a commercial aircraft regional sales and marketing office in Dubai to serve the Middle East and Africa. The facility will be located in the Dubai Free Zone near Dubai International Airport.
RizonJet's future is sound and the company is not merging or being sold – that was the clear message from the company's new chief executive on the eve of the Dubai Airshow. Alan Peaford reports.
MEBAA is stepping up its attack on illegal charter market operators. Founder chairman Ali Al Naqbi said the industry association wanted to educate pilots and passengers about the potential penalties of using aircraft not licensed for charter operations.
Eurocopter is planning to broaden its co-operation with Middle East partners as its builds on a strong presence in the region. The company currently has more than 600 helicopters operating in this growing market.
Inmarsat is working on new “bearers” or waveforms that will push its L-band SwiftBroadband service to the limit. The existing (up to) 432kbps download speeds may be pushed to 500kbps, or even as much as 700kbps, when the new high data rate (HDR) bearers are introduced in 2013.
Spectators at the F1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday will witness a 'fly-by' by a low flying Airbus A340-600 shortly before racing commences.
