Ethiopian Airlines has ordered five GE90-115B-powered Boeing 777-200LR aircraft. Aircraft deliveries are scheduled to begin in late 2010. The engine order is valued at more than $350 million list price.
BAE Systems announced at the show that it has sold another Avro Business Jet to Inflite Engineering Services of the UK. The aircraft is being delivered immediately.
In a first for the Middle East, F&E Aerospace will launch the first-ever Aerospace & Defence Training Show (ADTS), from 3 to 4 March 2010, in association with the Halldale Media Group.
Falcon Aviation Services (FAS) of Abu Dhabi has contracted to purchase two Sikorsky S-76D helicopters, with options to purchase two more, becoming the worldwide launch customer for the new aircraft.
The Middle East Aerospace Consortium (MEAC) came into being today - a membership association comprised of Middle East and international organisations. Members believe that belonging to the group will afford better business opportunities in the aerospace sector for those who join.
Dassault's flagship Falcon 7X has earned its DGCA Indian Type Certificate. The Falcon 2000 and 900 models are already certified in India and around 16 large cabin Falcons are in service in the country.
Many had expected that this year's Dubai air show would see the formal confirmation of a UAE air force order for the Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master, the advanced jet trainer chosen by the UAE in February, when the UAE finally selected the type in preference to the rival T-50.
The Egyptian air force has placed an order for 24 more F-16C/D Fighting Falcons. These will be Block 52 aircraft, a new variant for the Egyptians, and they will produced by Lockheed Martin at Fort Worth, and not by TAI in Turkey, where 48 of Egypt's 138 Block 40 aircraft were built.
Dassault Systémes has signed a partnership agreement with the Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research (KUSTAR) to develop cutting-edge education and research activities in the Emirates. KUSTAR will use Dassault Systémes' Product Lifecycle Management and 3D software solutions in support of its ongoing efforts to help the development of a local product innovation sector.
Bombardier says that the LearJet 60XR has received more interest than any other jet of its class that the manufacturer has brought to the region. Khader Mattar regional vice president of sales EMEA said: “The interest we have received has been incredible. There is a strong possibility of a sale by the end of the show.”
Etihad's advance sales for December and January suggest that the first “green shoots” of recovery are evident in the region, chief executive James Hogan says.
NetJets Middle East (NJME) says it has seen a “significant boost” in sales since it altered its sales programmes slightly. The company now offers the traditional NetJets fractional ownership JetCard in 25-hour increments, as well as the ability to lease fractional shares for one to five years.
Today saw the launch of a new organisation – the Middle East Aerospace Consortium (MEAC). John Ellis, the consortium's CEO, said it has offices in Dubai, Saudi Arabia and the UK and will connect all of the Middle East's aerospace industry. He added that despite only being launched today the consortium already has 25 member companies.
Dana Executive Jets will take delivery of two new aircraft in the next few months – one large cabin and one mid size. The company is remaining tight-lipped as to the aircraft types, but says that they form part of ambitious expansion plans for the region over the next few months.
Esterline CMC Electronics (CMC) has been selected by the Chilean Air Force for the complete cockpit avionics systems upgrade of its Lockheed Martin C-130 fleet.
Boeing and Mubadala Development Company have signed “a strategic framework agreement” to drive forward Abu Dhabi's plans to become a global aerospace hub.
Raytheon has marked the official turnover of its newly-installed ASR-11 Digital Airport Surveillance Radar and AutoTrac II RAPCON facilities with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq.
Airbus and Mubadala Development Company today signed two agreements for the manufacture of aileron composite panels and the production of assembled aileron shipsets for the A330 / A340 aircraft series.
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) and IAE International Aero Engines today announced that DAE Capital, the aircraft leasing and financial business arm of DAE, has selected the V2500 SelectOne engine to power 20 new Airbus A320 Family aircraft.
Their Highnesses Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces officially opened the 11th and largest Dubai Airshow today.
Several business aircraft are here for the first time at the Dubai Airshow, showing just how important this region is to the beleaguered corporate aviation sector.
