Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation announced today the Farnborough Airshow that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Interior (MOI) has become the launch customer for the new S-70iTM helicopter.
Etihad Airways and Airbus participated in a handover ceremony at the Farnborough International Air Show today, celebrating the first A330-200 freighter aircraft to be produced.
VistaJet is to substantially increase the size of its fleet with a firm order for an additional six new Bombardier aircraft with a list value of US$277 million.
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) has released Abu Dhabi International Airport's traffic figures for the first six months of 2010, which showed a strong increase of 11.7% in passenger traffic, when compared to the same period last year.
Afriqiyah Airways has signed 10-year OnPointSM solution agreement for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of its CFM56-5B engine fleet. The agreement is valued at more than $50 million (USD) over the life of the contract.
Air Arabia, has announced the selection of the CFM56-5B engine to power its 44 Airbus A320 family aircraft order announced in 2007. This new engine selection, which will more than double the airlines' CFM56-5B powered A320 fleet, is valued at more than $620 million U.S. at list price.
South Wales travellers now have the opportunity to connect with Emirates Airline from Wales' national airport via a number of the carrier's UK and European gateways.
Etihad Airways has announced it will commence operations to the South Korean capital, Seoul, on December 12, Seoul will become the 65th destination on Etihad's network.
Empire Aviation Group, the Dubai-based general aviation company, has added three aircraft to its managed fleet of executive jets, bringing the total fleet size to 23, one of the largest mixed fleets of executive jets in the region.
Peter Hill, the Chief Executive Officer of Oman Air, has been confirmed as a major speaker at Marketforce and the IEA's The Future of Air Transport 2010 conference, to be held at Le Méridien Piccadilly, London on 29th and 30th November.
Etihad Airways and Airbus have participated in a handover ceremony at Farnborough International Air Show today, celebrating the first A330-200 freighter aircraft to be produced.
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) today released Abu Dhabi International Airport's traffic figures for the first six months of 2010, which showed a strong increase of 11.7% in passenger traffic, when compared to the same period last year.
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) has announced a number of new personnel assignments taking place within its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. The personnel cover a variety of positions within the company's Sales, Marketing and Global Customer Support divisions.
Emirates and OnAir today announced an agreement to install full Mobile OnAir and Internet OnAir in-flight passenger communications services on their Airbus A380 aircraft fleet. All 90 of the flagship, double-decker aircraft operating on long-haul intercontinental routes will be equipped with the system.
Hawker Beechcraft said at Farnborough Air Show today that it has delivered the first eight Beechcraft T-6A military trainers ordered by the Iraqi air force, with seven more due by year end, and has rolled out the first of 24 T-6C trainers ordered by the Moroccan air force.
Mubadala Aerospace and Goodrich has signed a heads of agreement (HOA) to establish a joint venture company in the UAE to perform maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) work on landing gear.
Dubai's budget carrier FlyDubai has sealed a long-term agreement with maintenance firm Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies (ADAT) covering support for the airline's Boeing 737s.
Emirates placed an order with Boeing for an additional 30 777-300ER aircraft, worth approximately US$9.1 billion (AED 33.4 billion) in list prices at Farnborough Air Show today.
Global aircraft charter specialist Chapman Freeborn has arranged 30 flights from numerous locations carrying relief and emergency supplies into Uzbekistan. Using their global network in 22 countries, they were able to arrange and coordinate the first relief flight in less than 24 hours of first contact with the aid agencies.
