Dassault Aviation has joined the engines, wings and fuselage of the first Falcon 8X, paving the way for initial power-on and the beginning of ground tests.
The closure of the Manchester operation will enable flynas to concentrate its activities at London Gatwick. It launched a twice weekly flight from Jeddah on April 8, 2014 and will launch a twice weekly service from Riyadh on July 27, 2014. The airline hopes to capitalise on the high-traffic Eid holiday period over the launch week of operations for the new route.
eppesen, a part of Boeing Commercial Aviation Services, now offers operators an enhanced version of its industry-leading FliteDeck Pro electronic flight bag (EFB) solution for iPad.
flydubai will become the first carrier to operate direct flights from Dubai to both Sarajevo and Zagreb. It will introduce a twice weekly link to Sarajevo from December 8, 2014, while a three times weekly offering to Zagreb will follow from December 16, 2014. Both routes will be served by its dual-class 737-800s.
Egypt has become the largest customer for the tactical airlifter, the Airbus C295. It has ordered eight more of the type, taking its total fleet to 20.
At the Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) today, Boeing and Air Algerie announced an order for two Next-Generation 737-700C (Convertible) airplanes, valued at $152 million at current list prices.
ATR has announced that it has taken firm orders for 144 aircraft (119 ATR 72-600 and 25 ATR 42-600), with options for 112 additional aircraft, since the beginning of the year.
The new daily flight will launch from October 27, 2014 and will be operated using a 278-seat Airbus A330-200 complementing the existing Dubai low-cost offering of Wizz Air and providing an alternative global connection option to the current flights of Qatar Airways via its Doha hub.
Algerian carrier, Air Algérie, has selected a comprehensive Rockwell Collins avionics suite for 13 new aircraft, including three Airbus A330s and ten Boeing 737s.
Qatar Airways and Airbus announce the date of the official delivery of the first of its 80 Airbus A350 XWB aircraft on order, set to take place in Toulouse, France.
AlItalia pilots are heading for Etihad as part of the Abu Dhabi airline's target of recruiting up to 60 captains and first officers over the next three years to meet the airline's growth plans.
UAE national carrier, Etihad Airways, has revealed plans to launch its first passenger flights to Algiers, Edinburgh, Entebbe, Hong Kong, Kolkata and Madrid in the first half of 2015, while Brisbane will get its first non-stop flights using the carrier's new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners.
Boeing projects air cargo traffic will grow at an annual rate of 4.7 percent over the next 20 years, with global air-freight traffic expected to more than double by 2033.
Qatar Airways and S7 Airlines are set to strengthen their relationship with the launch of new codeshare arrangement between the two oneworld member airlines, further expanding travel opportunities for customers.
Turkish Airlines has announced the launch of direct flights to the capitals and the largest cities of Estonia and Lithuania; Tallinn and Vilnius operating from 26th October 2014.
Middle Eastern cargo airlines continued to outpace global markets according to the latest figures from the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) has called on American defence and technology giant Lockheed Martin to implement a route analysis tool at Bahrain International Airport.
International delegates representing various sectors of the aerospace industry will gather in Dubai during the Aerospace Supply Chain Summit in December 2014 to discuss its global supply chain aspects which is an important exercise to ensure their future growth.
Passenger and cargo traffic at Al Maktoum International at Dubai World Central (DWC) registered a major surge in the second quarter of 2014 following the temporary shift of an estimated 600 flights per week from Dubai International during a major runway upgrade project that concluded on July 20th and the permanent relocation of all cargo freighter operations.
Gulf Air was recently recognised at the Gulf Information Security Expo and Conference (GISEC) awards, winning in the Best Data Loss Prevention category, held at the Dubai World Trade Centre earlier this month.
