Onboard mobile phone service provider AeroMobile could see its customer base almost quadruple in size in the next 12 months and this includes new customers in the Middle East, according to chief commercial officer Peter Tuggey.
Moroccan flag carrier Royal Air Maroc has signed an order with European turboprop manufacturer ATR for the sale of two ATR-42-600s and four ATR 72-600s with options for two more 72-600s.
Sharjah-based low cost carrier Air Arabia has posted a 99.8% operational reliability for 2008 and been recognised by Airbus for achieving the highest aircraft utilisation, the airline said.
Qatar Airways began flights between two of the world's energy capitals yesterday with passengers on the Doha-Houston flights experiencing the airline's newly launched Boeing 777 fully flat Business Class seat-cum-bed one of the latest designs on show at B/E Aerospace's Aircraft Interiors Expo stand in Hamburg, Germany.
The new Business Class seat developed for Oman Air by EADS Sogerma was rolled out at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg. The seat will help Oman Air to increase its long haul services.
European avionics and electronics giant Thales has thrown down the gauntlet to competitors Panasonic and Rockwell Collins, announcing a version of its TopSeries inflight entertainment system aimed specifically at the single-aisle market. Saudia are the launch customer showing that the Middle East truly is leading the in-flight experience revolution.
Rockwell Collins has landed orders from three airlines for more than 60 examples of its dPAVES digital broadcast IFE system, at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Germany.
Germany's Case4de and the UK's Design Q have teamed up to produce the interior for Prince Alwaleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud's A380 'Flying Palace'.
DAE Capital, the aircraft leasing division of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise, has delivered its first Boeing 777 Freighter aircraft to Emirates' SkyCargo freight arm.
Farnborough International Limited has said it is on track for a good Bahrain airshow and has confirmed its first run of chalet sales for the inaugural Bahrain International Airshow.
The chairman of Middle East Airlines (MEA) Mohammad Hout has announced that the airline is expected to receive five Airbus A330s in May and one Airbus A320 in April as part of a plan to expand the fleet, according to the Beirut based Daily Star.
UAE flag carrier Etihad Airways has finished its phased move into Terminal 3 at Abu Dhabi International airport this week as it moved the final four long haul services over from Terminal 1.
IATA has revised its forecast about the state of the air transport industry. It says that even though the Middle East will see a demand increase of 1.2% a capacity growth of 3.8% will overshadow this and that the region will lose $900 million in 2009.
The new GEnx-2B jet engine for Boeing's new 747-8 aircraft has begun flight-testing on GE Aviation's 747 flying test-bed. During the five-hour first flight Monday (March 23), a single GEnx-2B engine demonstrated aircraft systems and instrumentation functionality, climbing close to 40,000 feet and establishing engine performance baseline. About 40 flights with the engine are planned for this spring and summer.
