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Business jet operator VistaJet has doubled its Middle Eastern business this year, and aims to increase its growth in the region with new approvals to operate in Saudi Arabia.
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Azerbaijan Airlines has signed an agreement for five Boeing 787-8s, adding to the two of the type the carrier already operates, and the carrier is the first airline to sign a landing-gear exchange program with Boeing.
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By Angus Batey
​Nearly one third of Gulfstream’s fleet of 170 business jets operating in the Middle East and Africa has been put to use in far more utilitarian roles than one would expect.
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Honeywell Aerospace and Emirates have agreed a Component Service Solutions contract that will see the avionics specialist maintain aftermarket parts on the airline's Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 fleets.
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By Tony Osborne
The production-standard aircraft, features a slightly more swept (4 deg.) main wing and all moving horizontal stabilizer.
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On the flight deck or in the passenger cabin, there’s good news for all airliner occupants to be announced at the Airshow.
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By Angus Batey
Lufthansa Technik Middle East became the first firm to begin operations at the Aerospace Supply Chain area of Dubai South's Aviation District earlier this year.
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By Guy Norris
George Whitesides, CEO of the Virgin Galactic space tourism company, will speak at the Space Conference here at the Dubai Airshow.
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By Jens Flottau
Emirates and Airbus are in the final stages of negotiations for another significant A380 order. Will they be announced here at the Dubai Airshow?
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By John Morris
German VVIP completion expert Lufthansa Technik has long sought to land the complex modification and completion of a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner for a head of state or a super wealthy individual. Now it has.
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By Angus Batey
A cutting-edge system primarily developed to help fighter pilots land fast jets on aircraft carriers is making its Dubai Airshow debut this week - and it is being marketed for use on land.
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By Angus Batey
As hybrid airship technology continues to mature, plans are advancing to bring this new breed of aircraft to the Middle East, both for commercial applications and in military or security-oriented roles.
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Nikolai Novichkov
The counter-terrorism operation of Russia`s Aerospace Forces in Syria has demonstrated the high combat efficiency of Russian-made aviation equipment in action. In particular, both Russian and Syrian MiG-29 fighter jets have been involved in the combat.
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H.E. Dr. Mohammed Al Ahbabi, Director General of UAE Space Agency
This is an exciting time for the global space sector, as we move towards greater advances in space exploration. SpacAnchore travel is no longer just an ambition but a necessity for human advancement.
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Ameco is ready to provide maintenance services for the Boeing 737MAX family, the Airbus A350 and A320neo family of aircraft, and the MRO should be ready to provide Neo and MAX C-Checks in the next “one to two years.”
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Nikolai Novichkov
Russia's arms exporting company JSC Rosoboronexport has built up a defense order backlog worth nearly USD45 billion, the company`s director general Alexander Mikheev told ShowNews.
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By Jens Flottau
​Etihad, the smallest of the big three Gulf carriers, is undergoing the most fundamental change in its new era following the involuntary departure of its long-standing CEO James Hogan.
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An unnamed European airline has signed a letter of intent (LOI) for 61 Bombardier CSeries aircraft. The agreement is for 31 firm orders and 30 options, Bombardier says.
Air Transport

By Paul Jackson
TAG Aviation’s Farnborough Maintenance Services Centre is offering line maintenance support services to its Airbus A320 Corporate Jet series customers who use TAG Farnborough Airport.
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As U.S. drone-makers await a change in U.S. export rules that may eventually allow the sale of armed unmanned aerial systems to the Middle East, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems is proposing an alternative for Gulf nations.
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Chinese gains could make it difficult for the U.S. to break back into Middle East UAV market.
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The U.S. government is in the early stages of discussions about selling the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to the UAE and other allies in the Persian Gulf, according to top brass.
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By Jens Flottau
Following the Qatar boycott of four of its neighboring countries (the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt) Qatar Airways was forced to redeploy 20% of its capacity due to the inaccessibility of its single most important market Dubai and 17 other destinations it could no longer fly to.
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By Angus Batey
​DC Aviation Al-Futtaim will open a second hangar in the Aviation District of Dubai South. With the opening, the company has more than doubled its capacity on the site.
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By Paul Jackson
Is the U.S. aerospace industry making a serious showing at the Dubai Airshow?
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