GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) announced today that it has executed a deal with Emirates for the purchase/leaseback of eight GE90-115B engines to support the carrier's Boeing wide body fleet.
Pilatus Aircraft has recorded its highest ever operating income and record deliveries as well as celebrating its biggest ever order for PC-21 military trainers from the UAE
Fokker regional jets could be back on the procurement for airlines across the region if the Dutch owners get the expected go-ahead in the next few months.
Kuwait's premium service airline, Wataniya Airways, has announced it will start regular services to the Italian capital Rome on May 31st and to the Egyptian city of Alexandria on June 1st.
Associated Air Center (AAC) - the completions business owned by Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has delivered two Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) as well as its 13th Airbus Corporate Jet (ACJ). These deliveries represent AAC's 17th and 18th BBJ completions since becoming a BBJ-Approved Completion and Service Center in 2001.
Boeing announced today that all test requirements were successfully met during the 787 Dreamliner's ultimate load wing and fuselage bending test. This follows a thorough analysis of the results from a test on the 787 static test airframe
Etihad Crystal Cargo - a division of Etihad Airways - has announced it will launch a weekly service from its hub at Abu Dhabi International Airport to N'djamena, the capital of the Republic of Chad.
The UAE is in mourning following the tragic death of Sheikh Ahmed bin Zayed al-Nahyan the 41-year-old head of Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund, ADIA, and the younger brother of Abu Dhabi's ruler.
A second observation satellite funded by the Dubai government is likely to orbit the Earth in the second half of 2012. And there are plans to develop two more, according to the Emirates Institute for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST).
Emirates Airlines has revealed that a 517 seat version of the superjumbo will serve Manchester from Sept 1, as the airline marks 20 years of service to the city.
Qatar Airways has not received any indication of delays to the Airbus A350 and believes Boeing has "got its act together" after delays to the competing 787 Dreamliner, Chief Executive Akbar Al-Baker said on Thursday.
Gulf Air has entered into a codeshare agreement with India's Jet Airways. The agreement, which was signed today between the two airline's management, comes into effect from 12 April 2010.
Qatar Airways could be the launch customer of a new re-engined version of the A320 which Airbus is believed to be unveiling at Farnborough Air Show in July.
Air carriers from Sudan and Iran are featured in the latest European Union's (EU) list of airlines barred from its airspace, or facing special conditions.
