When Air Arabia was formed in 2003, Sharjah was not the most obvious place to start a new airline. Its airport catered largely to smaller, less well-known carriers and it was perhaps best known as a freight facility. Additionally, Dubai's booming airport was only an hour down the road.
Etihad Airways - the Abu Dhabi-based national airline of the UAE - will introduce its first 'all economy' class aircraft into its fleet in October 2010. The two Airbus A320s will be configured to carry 162 economy class passengers, an increase of 42 from the current economy capacity.
ARINC has appointed Andy Hubbard as Managing Director, for its Europe Middle East and Africa region ( EMEA). He will head the company's EMEA Division based in London.
Jet Aviation Basel has signed agreements with undisclosed clients for the completions of two Airbus 319 CJ and a BBJ3. At least one of these aircraft is for a Middle Eastern client.
ARINC is to implement a convenient Avinet network solution for airlines routeing to Canada to send passenger data that meets the requirements for the new Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Advance Passenger Information and Passenger Name Record (API/PNR) “Push” initiative.
The highly advanced all-composite wing of the Airbus Military A400M new airlifter has passed the ultimate-load up-bend test – the critical static test required for certification.
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) has honored participants of the “Summer Student Ambassador” programme in a special ceremony held at Abu Dhabi International Airport.
Qatar Airways Cargo has announced it will begin scheduled freighter services to Chicago, Illinois, its first dedicated freighter operation to the United States, from August 18.
Bahrain-based MENA Aerospace - as reported on this week's Arabian Aerospace radio - is formally introducing a VIP-configured MD83 airliner to its charter fleet operating from Bahrain International Airport
CFM International's advanced CFM56-7BE engine for the Boeing Next-Generation 737 family has been jointly certified by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and European Aviation Safety Agency. The agencies issued the official engine Type Certificate on 30 July
Boeing's P-8A Poseidon aircraft T3 successfully completed its first flight test in Seattle on July 29. T3 is the P-8A program's mission-system and weapon-certification aircraft.
Etihad Crystal Cargo, a division of Etihad Airways, will launch a twice weekly service from its hub at Abu Dhabi International Airport to Beijing, China.
Qatar Airways has taken delivery of its 20th Boeing 777 aircraft. A brand new B777-200 Long Range arrived in Doha following a delivery flight from Seattle, Washington, last Thursday.
Bahrain's MENA Aerospace Enterprises announced today that its avionics and aircraft maintenance division, SA MENA Avionics has been selected to supply and install specialized communication equipment on nearly two hundred aircraft based in the region and operated by an unnamed country. The contract's scope of work includes modification, certification and commissioning work, and will require almost one year to complete.
Abu Dhabi International Airport welcomed its first one millionth passenger within a calendar month on Friday, achieving one more record in its recent history.
Steve Walton, BaySys International CEO and Founder announced today that BaySys accomplished the successful first flight of the Airbus A340 head-of-state aircraft.
The EC665 Tiger HAP (combat support) helicopter operated by the French Army's 5th Combat Helicopter Regiment, has now logged more than 1,000 flight hours in Afghanistan in less than a year.
Airbus will increase the monthly production rate of its A320 Family aircraft to 38 per month in August 2011 and to 40 per month in first quarter 2012. Currently Airbus turns out 34 A320 Family aircraft per month rising to 36 from December 2010. For the time being the A330/A340 Family production remains at rate 8.5.
