Peter Shaw-Smith
Contributor - Middle East

Contributor - Middle East

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Accidents

Royal Jet BBJ Slightly Damaged in Abu Dhabi Tempest

CEO says light planes destroyed but BBJ "undamaged."

Heavy Wind, Rain Wreaks Havoc at Abu Dhabi Bizav Expo

Event participants feared for their safety and ran from chalets in the rainstorm as the inclement weather damaged facilities.
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Airports

Changi Airport Outlines Expansion Plans

New Terminal 4 expected by 2017 while Terminal 5 capacity will increase to 135 million by mid-2020s
Charter & Fractional

Hawker Pacific Optimistic on Asia Pacific Market

Australian company has a fleet of eight aircraft now under management in the Asia Pacific region.
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Avionics

Honeywell Eyes $15 billion Opportunity on Comac’s C919

China’s domestic market to number 13,000 aircraft within a decade. Honeywell sees massive opportunities as China grows.
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Safety

Honeywell’s ATM Division Progresses in Asia-Pacific

SmartPath, SmartRunway and SmartLanding are all in demand, says Honeywell.
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Engines

Rolls-Royce Ramping up Production at Singapore Seletar Facility

Trent 7000 for A330neo to be third engine produced at Seletar campus
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Airports

Changi Airport Outlines Expansion Plans

New Terminal 4 expected by 2017 while Terminal 5 capacity will increase to 135 million by mid-2020s
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Aircraft

Singapore Airlines Broadens Portfolio To Meet Gulf challenge

National carrier continues to build its presence in the region as it bids for 44.2 percent outstanding Tigerair shares
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FBOs

Dubai FBO Benefits from Early Switch to New Airport

DC Aviation-Al Futtaim is the only standalone FBO and MRO presence at Dubai World Central.

Novus Aviation Capital Savors Independence

Five A380s on finance lease to Emirates and BA
Training and Workforce

Emirates A380 Captain Exemplifies Home-grown Talent

Emirates is seeking to boost the number of UAE citizens in its flight decks.
Charter & Fractional

Royal Jet to Add Two BBJs Next Year

Abu Dhabi-based operator expects to have 20 aircraft by 2020.
Aircraft

Iran could look more east than west

Sanctions relief should help Iran back into market for OEM orders; talks with OEMs started two years ago.
Maintenance and Modifications

Mubadala’s Aerospace and Engineering Portfolio to Feature at DAS 2015

At least seven companies from the Mubadala camp are participating here at the show.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Alafco places six ordered aircraft and will grow fleet using S&Ls

Arab lessor studying Asian opportunities
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Airports

Work On DWC Midfield Terminal To Start Next Year, Says Al-Zaffin

DWC capacity to hit around 120 million in 2025, but confusion over new Dubai South name replacing ‘Dubai World Central’.
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ATC

ANSPs Mull Unified ATC Approach

Eurocontrol and GCAA recently signed an agreement on flight data
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ATC

GAL ANS Makes Strong Start In ATC Market

Global Aerospace Logistics is working with eight UAE airports as part of new ANS division.
Aircraft

Middle East Airlines Are Thriving, Growing Locally

There is a large regional presence beyond Gulf ‘Big Three,’ and it’s increasing all the time.
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Boeing Sees 50-50 Defense-Commercial Split at Dubai 2015

2013 Emirates commercial order spree was ‘once in a lifetime’ says Boeing.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Sanad Crosses $1 Billion Assets Mark

New GEnx and GP7200 Engines Add to Offering
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Charter & Fractional

Empire Says Private Charter Is Increasing

Company obtains San Marino AOC for better European access
Safety

Emirates Growth Continues Apace

Emirates will take delivery of three A380s in one month in December, while its flight cadre to quadruple to 16,000 pilots over the next two decades.
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Aircraft

Boeing takes fresh view at Middle East market

Market outlook forecasts 3,180 new Middle East aircraft worth $750 billion over next 20 years; widebodies will remain dominant.
Maintenance and Modifications

Etihad Airways Turns ADAT in Major Global MRO Player

EAE completed C-check on 3rd LATAM Group B787 in October ###sub###
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Aircraft

New dawn for Iran brings opportunities for airlines, OEMs

Iran aircraft orders are likely to be held back by a stagnant economy despite lifting of sanctions.
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Aircraft

Emirates-Australia story offers no pointers to fate of Gulf-U.S. spat

Emirates and Qantas fly 98 flights a week between Australia and Dubai
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Aircraft

Could Emirates order an A380neo this time around?

Emirates has $128 billion worth of aircraft still on order
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