EADS and Eurocopter has signed a cooperation agreement with Kazakhstan's sovereign wealth fund SAMRUK-KAZYNA to create a public-private joint venture in the country to develop helicopter activities
The CEO of low cost carrier (LCC) Air Arabia, highlighted the significant global growth opportunities for regional LCCs when he addressed he World Low-Cost Airline (WLCA) Congress in Barcelona, Spain.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) challenged governments to take four specific actions to support the aviation industry's responsible approach to climate change.
Etihad Airways - the UAE's national airline - has signed the first Export Credit Guaranteed transactions in a US$1 billion aircraft financing programme for 2009 and 2010.
Boeing yesterday told Middle East bankers and financiers in Dubai that air travel in the Middle East is stronger than in most global regions in the currently distressed global economy, creating good opportunities for investors interested in aircraft financing.
National Bank of Abu Dhabi and DVB Bank SE have signed an agreement to launch a new aviation investment fund. The fund will invest in aviation assets, principally aircraft and engines on lease to international airlines.
Russian Helicopters, JSC, the managing body of the consolidated Russian helicopter industry holding, is planning to start taking orders for its upgraded Mi-8M helicopter. First deliveries of Mi-8M are scheduled for 2013. After serious modernisation this model will remain in production until 2020 at the earliest.
Unveiling a completely new sales strategy, the EMEA Division of ARINC has today announced it will seek local alliances with experienced IT firms and systems integrators to market the company's industry-leading passenger systems to hundreds of smaller airports across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
Sikorsky has introduced a new functionality for the S-92 helicopter to provide offshore oil operators with an automated approach that reduces cockpit workload and allows safer operations under challenging weather and operating conditions.
Iran's Army Air Force will display a number of different types of operational aircraft in an air show next week, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Wednesday
ROUTES09: A senior Etihad official has urged governments not to pull up the shutters to counter the financial crisis and to press ahead with liberalisation of airline markets.
ROUTES09: Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) has been named as the host organisation for the 18th World Routes Development Forum, which will be held in Abu Dhabi, 2012.
Farnborough International Limited (FIL), co-organiser of the inaugural Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS), has announced that 60% of the event's exhibition space has already been sold.
F&E Aerospace – organiser of the Dubai Air Show – has confirmed that a business jet designed to fly executives at twice the speed of today's aircraft will be displayed at this year's Dubai Airshow.
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) confirmed today tha it had funded the delivery of two new Boeing 737-800s (serial numbers 40233 and 40234) to flydubai Airlines to help the carrier's fleet expansion. Both planes were delivered in July.
Travco Group, an Egyptian travel and tour operator with a strong presence in the UAE, will launch a new budget carrier soon, the company said in a statement.
Emirates chief Tim Clark said Monday that he expects that the carrier's Airbus 380 flights will return to New York in the first six months of 2010, because passenger demand should be recovering by then, reported The Associated Press.
There are a whole host of different flight support companies competing for business in the Middle East. Phil Nasskau looks at what they do differently to provide the perfect services, amidst economic conditions that are constricting the world's business.
Aviation Lease and Finance Co (Alafco) was established in Kuwait in 1992 as a subsidiary of Kuwait Airways and initially arranged the financing of four aircraft for Kuwait-based customers: an Airbus A310, two Airbus A320s and a Boeing 747.
With Horus the winged god of the sun as its logo, EgyptAir has a lot to live up to. The falcon-headed sky is evidently a good omen for Egypt's flag carrier, which has a knack of spotting market opportunities.
What doesn't kill us makes us stronger! The old adage could have been written for Kuwait Airways, the national carrier that has faced just about every adversity possible. IAN SHEPPARD looks at the past, the present and the future for the airline
