Content Archive: November 2007

Aircraft

Virgin Nigeria buys bevy of Embraer regional jets

Virgin Nigeria has signed for up to 24 Embraer E-Jets worth $811 million at current list prices and is trying to persuade the manufacturer to establish a r
Aircraft

Airbus sells Corporate Jetliner to Hong Kong’s C Jet Limited

Airbus yesterday signed an order for an Airbus Corporate Jetliner (ACJ) from C Jet Limited, a Hong Kong company owned by a private individual.

Grob sells two more SPns in Middle East

Grob Aerospace added two more Middle East sales yesterday here at the airshow.

Middle East to be second in air travel growth

Over the last five years, no other region in the world has seen air travel, as measured by revenue-passenger kilometers and cargo traffic, grow faster than

Emirates opens 10th Dubai show with $30B order

With a characteristically nimble response to market demand, Emirates Airline hastily re-scheduled an announcement here yesterday of more than $30 billion w
Aircraft

Qatar pads order book with Boeing freighters

Gulf carrier Qatar Airways yesterday signed an order for five Boeing 777F cargo aircraft and took options on a further five.
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Bombardier picks Pratt GTF to power its C-Series airliner

Bombardier has selected Pratt & Whitney’s Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine for its 100- to 149-seat C-Series airliners in a deal the airframer claims “secures
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Straight as Arrows

The UK Royal Air Force Red Arrows make a return appearance to the Dubai Air Show.
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Maximus response to freight requirements

An airline born as the freighter section of the Abu Dhabi Royal Flight has grown into a serious competitor in the specialized air cargo market.
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Lighter-than-air craft gaining favor in Mideast

Using gas for lift is hardly new, but interest in the idea is making something of a resurgence here in the Middle East.