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Airbus, Indigo Partners Ink Order for 255 A321neos

Orders from four Indigo Partners airlines will total 255 A321neos and forthcoming A321XLRs before the decade’s end.

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November 14, 2021

Russia Shifting Priorities to New Fighter Designs

The Russian defense industry looks to move beyond upgrades and derivatives of the Su-27 and MiG-29.

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November 13, 2021

Cargo Keeps Emirates 777s Airborne for Much of Pandemic

With around 30 Boeing 777-300ERs converted to cargo-only, even a handful of A380s were employed on cargo charter.

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November 13, 2021

Airbus Offers First Glimpse At ACJ TwoTwenty and ACJ320neo

Airbus Corporate Jets says the VIP versions of its A320 and A220 single-aisle airliners offer more space for the same price as large-cabin business jets.

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November 13, 2021

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HAL Takes ‘Make in India’ Mantra to Heart

The Hindustan 228 will headline a range of Indian exhibits at this year’s Dubai Airshow.

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November 13, 2021

Spain Signs for A330MRTT Conversions

The Spanish air force has acquired three Airbus A330s from Iberia and has now formally ordered their conversion to the MRTT tanker-transport standard.

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November 13, 2021

Russia Signals Ambition To Overturn UAE F-35 Sale

The new single-engine “Checkmate” fighter appears for the first time outside Russia at Dubai 2021.

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November 12, 2021

Middle East MRO Spend To Fall by Almost a Third on Covid-19

Qatar Airways doubles capacity of engine production facility to allow cut in annual MRO costs

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November 12, 2021

Dassault Promotes Falcon Flagships in Dubai

French airframer Dassault puts updated Falcon 8X and forthcoming 6X and 10X in focus at DWC.

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November 12, 2021

Bombardier Adds Line Maintenance Station in Dubai

Bombardier's new Dubai maintenance facility is based at Al Maktoum International Airport.

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November 12, 2021

Acropolis ACJ320neo Flies in for Dubai Debut

The first ACJ320neo to be ordered is now in full service and is being demonstrated to potential customers in the Middle East.

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November 12, 2021

Hensoldt Shows Sensor-based Airborne Solutions

Hensoldt’s broad range of sensor technologies include radars, aerial threat protection, and air traffic management systems.

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November 12, 2021

Dubai South FBOs See Big Expo 2020 Traffic Boost

Dubai South-based FBO/MRO firm DC Aviation Al Futtaim expects a large number of delegations to reverse plans not to travel to Dubai.

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November 11, 2021

Airbus Steadfast in Goal To Build a Zero-emissions Airliner

Aircraft manufacturer Airbus is exploring multiple angles and technological paths to decarbonize flight.

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November 11, 2021

Bombardier Sees Middle East New and Preowned Aircraft Boom

Bombardier Expects the Global 7500 and Challenger 3500 business jets to prosper in the Middle East region.

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November 11, 2021

Covid-19 Spurs Boom in P2F Conversions

More and more passenger airliners have undergone conversion to freighter aircraft in response to the acute air cargo capacity crunch.

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November 11, 2021

IAI Hopes to Open Abu Dhabi P2F Conversion Center in a Year

IAI's Boeing 777-300ERSF conversion center would be the first outside Israel.

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November 10, 2021

PilotsGlobal Sees Middle East Pilot Shortage in 2023

Expats account for 8.5 pilots out of 10 at Emirates, while the figure is 80 percent for Qatar Airways, according to PilotsGlobal.

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November 10, 2021

Embraer Upbeat on Mideast Demand for E-Jets, T-prop, EVA

Hussein Dabbas, head of Embraer’s commercial unit for the Middle East and Africa, sees an appetite for small narrowbodies returning.

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November 10, 2021

Boeing Projects Optimistic Outlook for Mideast Growth

The Middle East’s annual growth rate for passenger traffic will average 4.1 percent per year, compared with 3.1 percent for the world, Boeing forecasts.

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November 10, 2021