Al Jaber Aviation (AJA) has become the first Middle East customer to offer an Airbus aircraft for VVIP charter flights, following the delivery of its first A318 Elite.
(By David Willet, Tehran) Iran celebrated what it called “defence industry day” today and unveiled its first long-range bomber drone, a weapon the country's president described as an “ambassador of death.”
Following the recent unprecedented flood that has been ravaging Pakistan, Bahrain's national carrier Gulf Air extended its helping hands by sending a cargo of relief materials to help the people, who have been affected by the devastating floods.
Oman Air has declared the first phase of its sponsorship of a 105-foot racing multihull a huge success following the yacht's visit to the UK's annual Cowes Week regatta.
Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has airlifted an initial 800 tons of relief cargo into Pakistan on behalf of governments and international aid agencies after severe monsoon rains triggered a humanitarian disaster in the South Asian country.
Etihad Airways' Chief Executive Officer, James Hogan, anticipated the return of business travel over the coming year, in a CEO Exchange at the 2010 NBTA Conference and Exposition.
Selling business jets internationally requires the tact of a diplomat, the insight of an intelligence analyst, the ability to handle many languages, and above all, the flexibility to forge bonds with business and world leaders. Gulfstream's Tarek Ragheb embodies all of those qualities and that's why he has been promoted to regional senior vice president, International Sales, according to Larry Flynn, senior vice president, Marketing and Sales, Gulfstream.
GE Aviation is now offering an on-wing engine upgrade program for certain configurations of the CF34-3A2 engine that will allow the engines to go from a hard-time maintenance schedule to an on-condition maintenance schedule.
Aircell, a leading provider of inflight connectivity, today announced that the company's air-to-ground high-speed Internet service for the business aviation market, formerly known as Aircell High Speed Internet, has been rebranded as Gogo Biz Inflight Internet.
Etihad Airways has taken delivery of its first A330-200 freighter aircraft. Etihad is the launch customer for the freighter which made its maiden flight from Airbus in Toulouse to the airline's base in Abu Dhabi on Monday, 9 August.
The close links between the UK's aerospace industry and the Middle East are nowhere more apparent than through BAE Systems. Jon Lake takes a look at the ties with the defence manufacturer.
Cairo-based ground-handling specialist ASE Group sees a bright future ahead, writes Brendan Gallagher. But it could be brighter still if competition were given a more full rein.
