All Middle East news – Page 154
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: BAE introduces Typhoon simulator app
BAE Systems has developed a simulator app that allows operators to fly the Eurofighter Typhoon on the “Mach Loop” over Wales.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Why lessors led the Farnborough spending
Airbus unveiling extra orders from Hong Kong Aviation Capital as it finalised an earlier commitment Airbus A320neo family jets further underlined the extent to which aircraft lessors have been at the heart of Farnborough air show orders this year.
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Etihad broadens codeshares with Air Malta
Etihad Airways has expanded its codeshare partnership with Air Malta as the Gulf carrier starts flights to Rome.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Embraer keeps up E2 momentum
Embraer's re-engined E2 left an impact on this year's Farnborough air show, as rival Bombardier sought to make the best of the industry's biggest gathering after an unfortunately timed engine failure on its CSeries jet.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Leasing and confidence prompted Qatar 777X plan
Qatar Airways decided to double its commitment for the Boeing 777-9X because it has an expanded requirement for the big twinjet for its leasing arm.
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ANALYSIS: Why airlines need to think more digital
Executives from across the globe gathered in Madrid for Amadeus’s annual digital airline conference where big data, personalisation and ways to boost ancillary earnings were the key themes. Martin Ferguson reports
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ANALYSIS: IT Trends survey highlights IROPS focus
Airlines are investing in IT solutions such as self-service rebooking of flights to minimise disruptions and quicken recovery during irregular operations, as the 2014 Airlines IT Trends Survey shows
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Qatar signs for 100 777Xs
Qatar Airways has signed its largest-ever order at the Farnborough air show with a deal for up to 108 Boeing 777s, comprising 100 777Xs and eight Freighter variants.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: A380 shines in cost battle – Amedeo
Amedeo chief executive Mark Lapidus says its campaign to put “the record straight” about the Airbus A380’s cost advantage is gathering pace, almost exactly a year after the lessor revealed an intention to acquire 20 of the superjumbos.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Airbus withdrew A380 to ‘pressure’ Qatar
Airbus cancelled plans to display Qatar Airways’ A380 at the Farnborough air show to “bully” the airline into taking delivery of the aircraft. That’s the view of the airline’s boss Akbar Al Baker.
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FARNBOROUGH: ICATS bolsters UAV team with Spanish recruits
A global lobby group for the unmanned air vehicle sector has been bolstered with the addition of two Spanish research organisation to its ranks.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: KC-390 moves off the drawing board
Embraer is pushing forward on the KC-390 tactical transport and tanker programme, with the first prototype scheduled to make its maiden sortie by year-end.
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Emirates to launch Budapest flights
UAE carrier Emirates is to launch daily flights to the Hungarian capital Budapest this winter using Airbus A330s.
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FARNBOROUGH: Test site has big potential for UAV use
The US government has approved an unmanned air vehicle test site near Grand Forks, North Dakota because geography and existing infrastructure gives it advantages in UAV science and potential usage, and the local department of commerce is at Farnborough International Air Show to spread the word about the North Plains ...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: ASTRAEA approaches UAV airspace acceptance
Industry research body ASTRAEA is nearing approval to fly unmanned air vehicles (UAV) in any airspace as years of development begin to bear fruit.
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Israel shoots down Hamas-operated UAV
An Israeli air force Patriot surface-to-air missile has shot down a small unmanned air vehicle that had been launched by Hamas militants from inside the Gaza Strip.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Qatar in ‘impasse’ with Airbus on A380
Qatar Airways remains in a deadlock with Airbus over the ongoing delay to its A380s, and chief executive Akbar Al Baker is remaining tight lipped about the likely delivery schedule.
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FARNBOROUGH: L-3 Aviation eyes ADS-B retrofit market
L-3 Aviation Products is eyeing the opportunity presented by an increasingly demanding timetable to install next-generation navigation systems on the world’s airliner fleet.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Elbit introduces HUD for civil helicopter pilots
Elbit Systems has introduced a new addition to its Clearvision Enhanced Fight Vision System (EFVS) family, the Skylens wearable head-up display for helicopter pilots.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: DRS makes case for deployable data recorders
DRS Technologies says now is the time for airlines to embrace automatic deployable flight recorders (ADFR), and the company will be highlighting the systems at this year’s Farnborough International Airshow.