Fujairah International Airport is counting down to the opening of a new $25 million MRO facility and comes to the Aerospace Week shows keen to promote its potential to both MRO and aircraft interiors manufacturers and service providers.
Strong recovery continues in the regional business jet charter market,according to Dubai business aircraft operator Empire Aviation Group which recorded an 11 per cent increase in charter sales for January.
The first fruits of the Strategic Framework Agreement between Mubadala Development Company and Boeing will come through by the end of this year, Homaid Al Shemmari, associated director of aerospace for the Abu Dhabi company said at the MRO conference yesterday.
Lufthansa Technik is a leading supplier of MRO services to Middle East airlines, writes BRENDAN GALLAGHER. Now their plans for interior refurbishments could open the door for the German company's growing range of cabin systems
Passenger connectivity has come and gone over the years, writes BRENDAN GALLAGHER. But now mobile phones and Internet access in the cabin look like they're here to stay, and Middle Eastern airlines are among the earliest adopters
Lufthansa Technik is a leading supplier of MRO services to Middle East airlines, writes BRENDAN GALLAGHER. Now their plans for interior refurbishments could open the door for the German company's growing range of cabin systems
Ten well known French companies will be participating at AIME 2010 under the auspices of the France Pavilion,when the show opens at Dubai Airport Expo on Sunday.
Middle East airlines are expected to increase their demand for Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) by 7.6 per cent a year over the next 10 years, bringing the total spend to US$4.8 billion by 2019.
Technology company Arinc has introduced a locally-based IT service management programme for airports. The ARINC Virtual Service Desk solution provides interested airports with local language support and the option for ARINC Managed Services to perform “first-level” resolution.
Oman Air will be celebrating the launch of flights to its latest destination, the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo, at a special event in the city on February 26th. Four flights a week from Oman's capital city, Muscat, to Colombo were announced in November last year.
Etihad Airways will install new state-of-the-art technology on its long and ultra long haul aircraft which can monitor the condition of passengers who display signs of sickness that might require immediate medical attention.
Air Partner continues to assist with relief flights to Haiti and has just airlifted more than a dozen support vehicles to aid the clean-up and re-building operation.
Emirates Airline was never used as a bargaining chip in Dubai's talks with Abu Dhabi over funding HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed al Maktoum told newsagency Zawya Dow Jones yesterday.
Dassault Aviation, has appointed Renaud Cloatre as the new sales director for the Middle East region, based in Dubai. The new appointment comes as the company establishes its new regional sales office in the Dubai Airport Free Zone.
Sikorsky Aerospace Services announced the signing of a worldwide supply agreement at Heli-Expo in Houston today with Lord Corporation to distribute the Lord high-capacity laminate (HCL) elastomeric bearings for aftermarket aerospace applications.
Gama Aviation FZC - the newly founded Middle East arm of the international Gama Group- has been awarded its Air Operators Certificate (AOC) by the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA).
Boeing announced today it has successfully completed the second phase of its industrial participation program for the Peace Eagle 737 Airborne Early Warning & Control aircraft program for the Turkish Air Force.
Dubai Airshow organiser F&E Aerospace is set to attract aviation professionals involved in inflight comfort, capability and connectivity to the forthcoming 'Aerospace Week'.
The Middle East Aerospace Consortium (“MEAC”) is preparing to host its Aerospace Manufacturing 2020 Conference to be held in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi on 3rd March 2010.
