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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
Aircraft

Straight as Arrows

The UK Royal Air Force Red Arrows make a return appearance to the Dubai Air Show.
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Falcon 7X chosen for new VIP charter service in Saudi Arabia

This morning Saudi Arabian Airlines plans to sign an agreement with Dassault Falcon for seven Falcon 7X long-range business jets–four firm and three option
Aircraft

Jet Aviation units focusing on customer improvements

Jet Aviation Dubai and Jet Aviation Basel, which have quite different operations and capacities, are both engaged in a process to better serve their custom

Prestige Jet adds light business jets to its charter fleet

Abu Dhabi’s Prestige Jet (Stand E322), a year-old business aircraft charter and management service, sees growth in the private air travel market fueling it

Arinc’s VM use promises cost cuts for airlines, airports

Arinc (Stand W416) has unveiled a gate check-in system that aims to cut costs for airports and airlines by allowing them to take advantage of so-called “co

Airports discuss A380 issues with New Zealand’s Cavotec

New Zealand’s power solutions provider Cavotec MSL sponsored the A380 Touchdown conference held here in Dubai on November 9 and 10.

Virgin Blue alliance marks Etihad’s fourth birthday

United Arab Emirates national carrier Etihad Airways celebrated its fourth birthday last week by introducing an interline agreement with Australian operato

Eurocopter offers 24/7 help

A 24-hour customer support center recently established by Eurocopter for its European customers will go global late this year, according to the company.

Four-seat Kestrel t-prop takes on the very light jet crowd

Farnborough Aircraft’s commercial director, Richard Blain, believes that size certainly has its advantages when it comes to his company’s F-1 Kestrel turbo

Dubai FBO has Jet Aviation smiling

Dassault Aviation (Stand W406) is at the Dubai Air Show for the first time since it named Jet Aviation’s facility here its UAE authorized service center.

Jetcraft trading lives up to its name

JetCraft Trading, a newly formed alliance between business aviation specialist Jet Aviation and broker JetCraft Corporation, is here at the Dubai Airshow i

More Sovereigns for Smart Aviation

Business must be good for Smart Aviation, the Cairo-based air charter operator formed earlier this year with a single Cessna Citation Sovereign.

All metal services expands in Asia

UK-based logistics company All Metal Services (AMS) has turned its attention to China and India as it expands its operation to supply metallic raw material

Tool helps airlines out of RATT race

A new tool from London Gatwick-based Avtura (Stand W332F) can help airlines manage aircraft turnarounds and optimize the time between landing and takeoff.

Dubai International-owned Doncasters wins Rolls-Royce engine repair contract

Rolls-Royce has awarded Dubai International Capital-owned Doncasters (Stand W216) a contract to repair and overhaul front combustion liners in annular comb

Goodrich opens MRO in Dubai Free Trade Zone

Charlotte, North Carolina-based Goodrich Corp.

Impressive support for solar airplane

Bertrand Piccard, initiator of the Solar Impulse program calling for a flight around the world with an aircraft powered exclusively by solar energy, showca

Airbus sources more from Turkey

Airbus and Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) signed a memorandum of understanding for the extension of an important supplier contract last Tuesday.

GAMCO plans to grow under new banner

Mubadala Development Company has changed the name of its Gulf Aircraft Maintenance (GAMCO) subsidiary to Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies.

Emirates exec a ‘legend’ in aviation

Having run the airline since its first day of operations in 1985, Emirates executive vice chairman Maurice Flanagan has achieved an appropriate measure of

Grob sells two more SPns in Middle East

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

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.

AirCell’s Axxess gets EASA nod for range of Challenger bizjets

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified AirCell’s Iridium-based Axxess EZ cabin communications system in the Bombardier Challenger 600, 60

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

Falcon 7X chosen for new VIP charter service in Saudi Arabia

This morning Saudi Arabian Airlines plans to sign an agreement with Dassault Falcon for seven Falcon 7X long-range business jets–four firm and three option
Safety

Aircraft Icing an Ongoing Concern, FAA Warns Pilots

The FAA today released a new fact sheet, “Safer Flying in Icing Conditions,” to remind operators that aircraft icing is a “continuing concern in all parts
Charter & Fractional

NATA Chief Blasts FAA Brass at Aircraft Charter Meeting

At a closed-to-the-press meeting between FAA officials and attendees of the NATA Aviation Business Roundtable on Monday, NATA president James Coyne accused