Dassault Aviation recently received regulatory approval from the EASA to operate as a Part 147 Training Centre, the first such authorisation to be granted to a business jet OEM.
CAE and Dassault have announced an agreement naming CAE as the exclusive Dassault-Approved Training Provider (DATP) for the newly-launched Dassault Falcon 5X.
Qatar Airways has added three additional flights per week between its hub in Doha and Khartoum, bringing the total number of services to Sudan to 17 weekly flights.
Swiss-owned VIP charter operator Fly Comlux is displaying its revamped Bahrain-based 767BBJ aircraft at the show, which is possibly, according to commercial director Claire Brugirard, the largest VIP wide-body aircraft available for charter in the world.
Boeing has identified 'green diesel', a renewable fuel used in ground transportation, as a significant new source of sustainable aviation biofuel that emits at least 50% less carbon dioxide than fossil fuel over its lifecycle.
Airbus reported today that it had successfully performed the ultimate load test of the A350 XWB's wing in December 2013, applying loads up to 1.5 times higher than those the aircraft would ever encounter in its entire in-service life. At ultimate load, the A350 XWB wingtip deflection exceeds five metres.
At an event in Muscat today, VIPs, Sindbad Frequent Flyer Programme members and media representatives, in addition to Oman Air's staff, were shown around both the brand new A330-300 and B737-900 aircraft. Each features brand new interiors, seats and inflight entertainment systems.
Emirates is taking its flagship aircraft, Airbus A380 to Manila on 7th October to celebrate the airline's move to the International Terminal (T3) at Ninoy Aquino International Airport and its commitment to the Philippines.
Qatar Airways and Vueling have signed an interline agreement that will enable Qatar's five-star national airline to increase the number of passengers to Europe, while strengthening Vueling's hubs in Rome and Barcelona.
C-130 aircraft from the UK's Royal Air Force have helped deliver much-needed military equipment to Iraq to assist those in the north of the country combating ISIL extremists.
Gulf Air has delivered a strong fiscal and operational performance for the first half of the year, ending June 2014, reducing its year-on-year losses by over 30% and building on the airline's positive 2013 strategic restructuring results that put the national carrier firmly on-track towards achieving long-term commercial sustainability.
