Bell Helicopter has been awarded a $27M contract to provide the Yemen government with a comprehensive mission package to support military requirements.
Three new Falcon simulators will be the latest additions to Emirates-CAE Flight Training Centre (ECFT). The Falcon 900EX and 2000EX are due to come online in early 2011, with the Dassault flagship 7X by springtime.
Aviation Partners Inc (API) is talking to several Middle East operators of the Dassault Falcon 900 about fitting winglets to their aircraft, the firm said on the eve of MEBA.
An instrumental landing system (ILS) approach and landing capability has just been introduced at Abu Dhabi's Al Bateen Executive Airport (stand C600), the Gulf region's only dedicated private aviation field.
Rizon Jet of Qatar is to become a new operator of an Airbus Corporate Jetliner (ACJ), which it will manage on behalf of a new Gulf customer who ordered it earlier this year, it was announced at MEBA yesterday.
Airbus hit a record 16 Airbus Corporate Jet (ACJ) deliveries this year – about half of them to the Middle East region – it was revealed at MEBA yesterday.
Cessna believes that international demand will make an important contribution to the business jet market's gradual recovery and account for an increased proportion of future sales, according to Trevor Esling, the company's vice president for international sales.
The first of Embraer's latest business jets – the Legacy 650 – for the Middle East market was delivered to an undisclosed customer from Jordan on Sunday at Embraer's headquarters in São José dos Campos, Brazil.
Dubai's premier FBO is celebrating its fifth anniversary at MEBA this week on a high. Jet Aviation has just broken its performance records as it saw 468 movements in the past month, beating the previous best in March 2008.
Saudia Private Aviation (SPA) is attending MEBA for the very first time and is preparing for a shopping spree to match its ambition for a fleet that single-handedly would represent ten percent of the country's total aircraft.
Bombardier Aerospace (stand A11) announced yesterday that it has opened a new regional support office (RSO) at Dubai International Airport next to the company's existing parts depot, which it operates in conjunction with ExecuJet Aviation.
Over 75 students from Al Bustan School attended the BAE Systems sponsored 'Try Sailing' days held from 1-3 December 2010 at the Oman Sailing School at Marina Bandar Al Rowdha.
A European action plan to strengthen air cargo security was released by the EU's vice-president Siim Kallas and commissioner Cecilia Malmström yesterday and confirmed that European regulators will examine specific security risks in Yemen as part of a strategy to deal with potential threats to air cargo.
Air France flight operations have relocated to the South Terminal at King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah which is usually operated by Saudi Arabian carriers only.
Peter Hill, the Chief Executive Officer of Oman Air, has spoken of the wealth of opportunities offered to both airlines and their customers by the integration of in-flight entertainment (IFE) and in-flight connectivity systems.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that its Board of Governors has selected Tony Tyler, CEO of Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways, in a unanimous decision to fill the post of IATA Director General and CEO following the retirement of the current Director General and CEO, Giovanni Bisignani, next year.
