The FAA has issued an Airworthiness Directive (AD) on General Electric turbofans powering Bombardier CRJ700/900 and Embraer 170/175. This follows the reporting of two engine fires through what is believed to be a worn bleed valve installation.
Self-service check-in at Abu Dhabi International Airport is growing at a rapid pace according to the latest figures from the seventh SITA/Air Transport World Passenger Self-Service Survey. The 2012 results found that 17% of passengers surveyed at the airport used self-service check-in; nearly double the rate of 9% recorded last year.
Qatar Airways today launched its inaugural long-haul Boeing 787 Dreamliner service on the Doha – London Heathrow route, becoming the first airline to operate regular scheduled flights with the state-of-the art aircraft to and from the UK.
Etihad Airways has announced it will establish air links between the UAE and the Republic of Guinea, in West Africa, by extending its existing codeshare agreement with Royal Air Maroc, the national airline of Morocco.
Jet Aviation Dubai and First Emirates Aviation Group (FEAG) have signed an agreement to offer a full range of interior refurbishment services out of Feat's specialised facility in Abu Dhabi.
Dassault Falcon has announced at the show yesterday that it has sold two business jets to Wallan Aviation, marking the company's first entry into the Dassault Falcon range and large cabin segment.
Though Gulfstream did not send an example of its flagship G650 to MEBA, Trevor Esling, Gulfstream's regional senior vice president for international sales in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, revealed that the aircraft would begin a world tour from February and predicted that the Middle East would see its first G650 delivery within 12 months.
London Executive Aviation (LEA), one of Europe's largest business jet charter operators, is at the show to see if it can do a deal with a local AOC holder to share its two Embraer Legacy 600 aircraft based in the UK.
Lufthansa Technik has said its 'VIP and Executive Jet Solutions' division is in its final preparations for the second VIP Boeing 784-8 completion in Hamburg, Germany.
The African Business Aviation Association (AfBAA) has announced that it has appointed Hadid International Services as the 19th and penultimate founding member of the recently launched association.
Exhibiting for the first time at MEBA this year is Monaco-based Boutsen Aviation, the brainchild of former Formula One racing driver Thierry Boutsen and his wife Daniela.
Diamond Aircraft is at the show promoting its training offering – the single-engine DA40 and the four-seat twin DA42 propeller aircraft – for a key audience of flight training schools.
