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.
Dassault Falcon - the business jet operation of Dassault Aviation - has announced that it will be displaying a Falcon 7X and a Falcon 2000LX at the forthcoming Dubai Air Show.
Airbus will present its modern and eco-efficient aircraft family at this year's Dubai Airshow (13-17 November). In the static display area visitors will be able to see an A330-300 passenger aircraft on the 13th November and the new A330-200 Freighter on the 15th November.
Emirates airline produced a net profit of US$ 225 million for the first six months of its current financial year ending 30th September 2011, the company said today.
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) has announced that the Quality Assurance Department received 2 STAR Awards for “Best Public Sector Complaint Management & Service Recovery” in recognition of the effective customer service policies at Abu Dhabi International Airport.
More than 100 aviation experts from across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have gathered for two days of intense discussions in Jordan, to find new ways to improve the efficiency, safety and sustainability of air transport. The meeting comes as the International Air Transport Association (IATA) revealed traffic figures showing a sharp fall in capacity growth from the Middle East carriers, reflecting the uncertain economic outlook.
The head of Portugal's national carrier Fernando Pinto has revealed that "one or two" Gulf carriers have expressed an interest in the acquisition of TAP when it becomes privatised next year.
If you have procurement responsibilities for cabin interiors then the organisers of the Middle East's premier aircraft interiors event want to hear from you.
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing unit of GE, today announced delivery of two new Boeing 737-800 aircraft leased to Royal Air Maroc.
