Peter Shaw-Smith
Contributor - Middle East

Contributor - Middle East

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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Emirates Signs 777X Satcom Antenna Contract With Esterline

The CMA-2200SB satcom antenna is light weight and low drag.
Aircraft

Flydubai Puts First 737 Max 8 on Show

The aircraft will serve the most distant destinations in Flydubai's network.
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Charter & Fractional

Empire Aviation Group Launches Elan Air Charter

Company is celebrating its 10th anniversary at the Dubai Air Show this year.

Empire Awarded Indian Operating Permit

The EAG managed fleet now numbers 22 aircraft.
FBOs

FBO Providers Gel DWC Plans, Open Facilities

Falcon to launch VIP heli-service from DWC as Jet Aviation opens FBO at Executive Terminal, and DC Aviation opens second hangar.
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Aircraft

Mena Aerospace Partners With Hala Bahrain

IJM Mena joint venture expanding aircraft under management
Maintenance and Modifications

DCAF Declares Second DWC Hangar Open

New hangar will more than double capacity for business aviation specialist DC Aviation Al Futtaim at Dubai South.
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Charter & Fractional

Falcon To Add Three More Leonardo AW169s to Fleet

Falcon Aviation is offering a three-month charter offer to entice new business.
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Training and Workforce

SNCA and CAE Plan Pilot Training Center in Saudi Arabia.

The project aims to fill a shortage of pilots in the Middle East.
Fuel

Air BP Fuels First EFTA Training Aircraft

Air BP's first contract with Emirates Flight Training Academy is to fuel the first two of the facility's Currus SR22 G6 aircraft.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Sanad Portfolio Grows to More Than $1.2 billion

Mubadala celebrates 10th anniversary in the aerospace industry
Accidents

Crashes of UAE-registered Aircraft Mar Hard-won Safety Record

UAE keen to put bad year for flight safety in 2016 behind it
Aircraft

Business Jet OEMs Upbeat on Middle East

Large cabin, long-range bizjet fleet in region totals almost 300 aircraft with far more potential sales, manufacturers believe.
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Airports

Regional Uncertainty Shifts Focus Back to DXB

Regional uncertainty shifts focus back to DXB
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Training and Workforce

EFTA To Open during Dubai Airshow

EFTA to open during Dubai Airshow
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Fuel

ENOC Claims To Fuel 55 Percent of DXB Flights

Unit supports over 330 flights a day from DXB
Maintenance and Modifications

EAE venture with Airbus commences first A380 C-check

EAE recently joined the international 'Airbus MRO Alliance'
Aircraft

Ethiopian Airlines Annual Profits Dip to $232 Million

The airline operates 92 aircraft and has another 62 on order
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Volocopter Certification Expected To Take Five Years

Dubai Crown Prince took part in demo flight September.
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Airlines

Gulf and Middle East Carriers Continue To Expand

Saudi low-cost carrier flyadeal began operations in September, as regional growth continues apace.
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Airports

DXB Handles 71 Percent of UAE Airport Passenger Throughput Last Year

DXB handles 71 percent of UAE airport passenger throughput last year
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

DAE Bounces Back After Acquisition of AWAS

Middle East lessors are starting to gain business beyond the region, with Alafco notably gaining its first U.S. airline customer.
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Airlines

U.S Security Measures Smack of Protectionism in Middle East

Region’s airlines suffer from efforts by Trump administration to restrict travel
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Airports

Moroccan Government Throws Weight behind Bizav

Nine new FBOs expected to open in Morocco by end 2018
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Aircraft

Iran’s Progress with Major Orders Slows

Just a handful of Airbus and ATR aircraft have been delivered so far.
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Airlines

Too Early To Write Off Gulf Superconnectors

Profitability nosedives but low cost-base a plus
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Aircraft

Fursan Al Emarat Prepare To Wow Crowd at Dubai Airshow

UAE National Aerobatic Team already appeared in Slovakia and Russia this year.
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ATC

'Ground-Breaking' UAE ATM System About to Go Live

Performance-based navigation using satellite navigation will revolutionize the efficiency of the Gulf’s congested airspace.
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2017 Dubai Airshow Expected To Be Largest Yet

Organizers expect record turnout
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Charter & Fractional

Middle East Bizav Set for Flat 2017

MEBAA founding chairman Alnaqbi is concerned about illegal charter market also affecting commercial operators.
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