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Eastern Skyjets gets UAE operations OK

Dubai-based Eastern Skyjets has received a United Arab Emirates air operator’s certificate, enabling it to develop its charter business with a locally regi
Aircraft

Sama light spyplane sees action in Iraq

On its stand (E504a) Jordan Aerospace Industries (JAI) is displaying its Sama CH2000 light observation aircraft, which is now in use with the Iraqi Air For
Safety

Icing Training & Options

Part 25 aircraft likely to get more stringent icing rules Next year, the FAA hopes to release a new rule that closes a gap between flight-in-know

Citation sales soar in Middle East

A booming regional economy, shifting travel patterns and aggressive sales representation have combined to propel remarkable growth in the fleet of Cessna C
Aircraft

Stealth FILUR flies into Neuron role

Saab’s stealthy unmanned FILUR demonstrator has now flown, revealed deputy CEO Ingmar Anderssen yesterday at the Dubai show.

Low-cost NAS will shake up Saudi market

In a surprise move, Saudi Arabia’s National Air Services (NAS), well known for its executive and VIP operations, yesterday unveiled plans for establishing

Bold Kingfisher splashes more cash on twinjets

Airbus’ solid sales showing at this year’s show continued yesterday with Kingfisher Airlines’ announcement that it would take another 30 Airbus A320-family

Dubai Airport follows its rapid growth agenda

For an airport, an annual throughput of 25 million passengers is enough to win respect, especially when it is the result of well-above-average, double-digi
Engines

New Boeing Narrowbody Gets Engine Upgrade

Boeing’s ability to use the same engine for the 737-900ER as it uses on the standard -900 undoubtedly helped the company justify its investment in the proj
Aircraft

Boeing won’t concede end is near for 737 line

Five years had passed since Boeing added a new member to the 737 family, leaving many wondering whether engineers in Seattle had finally stretched the airf

Tier 1 suppliers gain clout by taking risk

The future of both the aero-structures and structural engine component businesses belongs to an elite group of so-called Super Tier 1 suppliers/strategic p
Aircraft

Super Lynx gets boost from Omani air force

The recent delivery of the last of 16 AgustaWestland Super Lynx 300 helicopters to the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) has boosted export prospects for a pr
ATC

Gulf states lead pace-setting Mideast growth

Last year, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported a record 24.8-percent increase in traffic in the Middle East and a 50-percent growth

Industry should take lesson from Star Alliance, says Amadeus report

The airline industry should take a shared approach to customer IT systems to meet the twin challenges of increasing financial pressures and rising customer

IT revolution leaves uninitiated behind

Most airlines are investing in information technology to streamline their businesses as part of the relentless struggle for profitability.

Sogerma revamps image, jets

EADS Sogerma Services has come to the Dubai airshow (Stand No.
Aircraft

Boeing ranges wide for 200LR orders

Boeing says it can squeeze another 600 nm of range out of the new 777-200LR by adding three fuel tanks, giving the world’s longest-range commercial airline

Booming economies drive airline growth in India

New aircraft orders placed this year from Air India and Indian Airlines should ensure that the government-owned carriers can compete against promising new

Profits, Passengers and Fleet Size on the Rise

In the last financial year Emirates Airlines boosted its profits by 49 percent, to a record $637 million on $4.9 billion in revenues, which is up 36 percen

Emirates Expands Self Check-in Service

Emirates has expanded the use of self check-in facilities at Dubai International Airport.

New Engineering Center Under Construction

Emirates Airline is constructing a new engineering center, engine test facility and headquarters–all of which it expects to open by January 2007.
Aircraft

A380 detour won’t derail Emirates’ long-term plans

Exactly 20 years old this past October 25, Emirates Airline expects to continue its prolific growth of the past two decades by taking delivery of an averag
ATC

Future Airspace

Balancing available technology with the inevitable shifts in what governments will spend to achieve incremental gains, it’s tough to say what the air traff
Safety

Flight Safety Foundation

Aiming to improve turbulence detection During the Flight Safety Foundation’s annual international air safety seminar, held this year in Paris, Ae
Engines

Toloo-4 turbojet engine enters production

In the quarter century since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, Iran has established in-house capability for the development and production of cruise and ball

Iran struggles to field a fighter

Western powers increasingly characterize Iran as a potential cause for instability in the Middle East.

Iran looking to export UAVs

Iranian companies have accumulated considerable experience in the development and production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) since the country imported i

Cruise missiles in the Gulf: the Iranian-Chinese connection

A complex chain of illegal sales, technology proliferation and cooperation between countries the Bush Administration regards as rogue states has produced w