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News and issues relating to international air transport and cargo carriers, national airlines and regional airlines, including aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

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Boeing Kicks Off Dubai Airshow with Bevy of Orders

Boeing's orders, options, and purchase rights tally surpassed 200 on the opening day of the airshow

Aircraft

November 13, 2023

Saab Launches Large Airport Digital Tower Solution

The I-DTS combines Saab’s remote tower technology with its automated system expertise.

ATC

November 12, 2023

Boeing 777X Arrives at Dubai

The twin-engine airliner is nearing type inspection authorization

Aircraft

November 12, 2023

Rolls-Royce Completes 100 Percent SAF Testing for In-production Engines

Rolls also completed testing on UltraFan demonstrator

Engines

November 12, 2023

Videos

Mitsubishi Aircraft Rebrands MRJ as SpaceJet

Mitsubishi Aircraft Rebrands MRJ as SpaceJet

Aircraft

July 10, 2019

Eviation’s All-Electric Alice Regional Airliner Secures a Major Launch Order

Eviation’s All-Electric Alice Regional Airliner Secures a Major Launch Order

Aircraft

July 4, 2019

Airbus A350-1000 Flies at Paris Air Show 2019

Airbus A350-1000 Flies at Paris Air Show 2019

Aircraft

June 20, 2019

Airbus’s A330neo Flies at Paris Air Show 2019

Airbus’s A330neo Flies at Paris Air Show 2019

Aircraft

June 19, 2019

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Sanad Completes MRO Process on First Leap Engine for Flydubai

CFM holds a worldwide backlog of more than 10,000 Leap engines

Maintenance and Modifications

November 12, 2023

CFM Boosts Leap Engine Support with Abu Dhabi Shop

The engine maker has fixes for Leap engine durability issues as Middle East fleet increases

Engines

November 12, 2023

High Hopes and Conflict Concerns Mark Dubai Show Opening

Orders from Emirates and Turkish airlines could be on the cards at Dubai Airshow

Aircraft

November 12, 2023

Qatar Airways Enters New Era as Al Meer Takes Helm

Akbar Al Baker's retirement after 27 years opens door for new generation of leadership

Airlines

November 12, 2023

Boeing Sees Big Airline Fleet Growth From Middle East

The airframer says the region's bounceback from Covid is fueling demand

Airlines

November 12, 2023

MTU Steps Up Work on Fuel Cells and Water-Enhanced Turbofan

Key objectives are to support new narrowbody airliners by the mid-2030s and larger aircraft by 2050

Engines

November 12, 2023

Emirates to Expand Pilot Training By 54 Percent in 2024

The PilotsGlobal platform has processed 22,000 pilot referrals across Middle East vacancies.

Training and Workforce

November 11, 2023

Riyadh Air Taps IBM Consulting

IBM is creating a hybrid cloud-based technology base for the carrier’s impending global operations.

Airlines

November 11, 2023

Refurbishment Programs Drive Need for Third-Party MRO Help

Aging airliner fleets are driving growth in maintenance, repair and overhaul services in the Middle East region

Maintenance and Modifications

November 10, 2023

GPS Spoofing Incidents Increase in Middle East

Some aircraft departing Tel Aviv are being led toward Lebanon

Security

November 8, 2023

Middle East Airline Fleet Replenishment Slowed By Program Delays

Today, 795 Airbus aircraft fly in service in the Middle East region compared with 727 for Boeing.

Airlines

November 8, 2023

Gulf States Grasp Advanced Air Mobility Opportunities

Archer Aviation and Lilium will both display eVTOL aircraft at the Dubai Airshow

Aircraft

November 8, 2023

Rotor Technologies' Uncrewed Helicopter Completes Landmark Flight Campaign

Two R220Y helicopters flew autonomously for more than 20 hours

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

November 7, 2023

Latest Boeing EcoDemonstrator Studies Tackle SAF’s Contrail Effects

Researchers are encouraged by early findings on a Boeing 737 Max 10 airliner

Environment

November 5, 2023

Indian Lessor Agrees to Buy Lyte's 40-Seat VTOL Aircraft

Vman Aviation Services' current portfolio includes helicopters, regional airliners and training aircraft

Aircraft

November 2, 2023

Building a Diverse Workforce—the Seeds of Change

Aviation groups are trying to break through diversity walls

Training and Workforce

November 1, 2023