All Middle East news – Page 158
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NewsIATA: Emirates not interested in 11-abreast A380 option
Emirates has rejected Airbus proposals to raise the A380’s seating capacity through 11-abreast seating as an unattractive arrangement.
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IATA: Emirates dismisses Boeing’s 747-8I overtures
Emirates has no interest in the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental as it views the Airbus A380 as the only very large airliner that can deliver the capacity and performance it requires.
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NewsIATA: Emirates urges Airbus to move on ‘A380neo’
Emirates is pushing Airbus to firm up plans for a re-engined “A380neo”, with Rolls-Royce “ready to go” on a new engine, says the airline’s president Tim Clark. However he does not believe Engine Alliance is keen to invest in a new-technology powerplant.
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NewsIATA: CSeries engine incident will not derail service entry
Bombardier is confident last week’s engine-related incident with one of the CSeries test aircraft will not derail its plan to see the regional airliner entering service as scheduled in the second half of 2015.
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IATA: ALC sees demand for 1,200 'A330neos' - Hazy
Industry guru and Air Lease boss Steve Udvar-Hazy is helping steer Airbus’s evaluation of its re-engining “A330neo” project and could be a launch customer.
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IATA: Tyler beats Gulf drum ahead of AGM
The IATA AGM touches down in the Middle East for the first time in more than a decade, where local carriers are now the powerhouse for the industry’s global growth. But there is a danger the region’s full potential will not be realised if airspace management issues are not addressed, ...
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IATA: Organisations work to limit delay compensation
ICAO and IATA are jointly developing new guidelines and regulations that limit unrestricted compensation to passengers who suffer delayed flights.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: The Airbus A330-300 aircraft report
The Airbus A330-300 programme has now passed 20 years of operations and demand for the type continues to remain strong.
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IATA: New environment chief arrives at tense time
Michael Gill is hoping his 15 years of aviation law experience will stand him in good stead for the complex negotiations lying ahead as ICAO member states attempt to agree on a global market-based measure (MBM) to address emissions growth in the airline industry.
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IATA: NDC still a work in progress
After more than two years of fierce discussion, debate and dispute, the airline and travel industries appear to have reached a base agreement on the principles of IATA’s New Distribution Capability (NDC).
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ANALYSIS: Europe’s legacy airlines fight for short-haul share
CTAIRA analyst Chris Tarry examines the convergence playing out within Europe’s short-haul market
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NewsIATA: Outgoing chairman hails progress on climate change
Climate change was at the centre of Richard Anderson’s year as chairman of IATA’s board of governors.
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Rafael sharpens Spike missile offering
Rafael has teamed up with both AgustaWestland and Airbus Helicopters to offer its Spike air-to-surface missile as an integral part of the weapons systems carried by their rotorcraft.
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Air Arabia contracts Turkish Technic for component support
Sharjah-based carrier Air Arabia has selected Turkish Technic as component MRO provider for its Airbus A320 fleet.
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NewsBudget spat grounds Israeli training flights
The high command of the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) has decided to cancel almost all air force training flights until further notice, due to budget cuts. The unprecedented decision marks the peak in a heated debate between the nation's defence and finance ministries about the new defence budget.
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OpinionOPINION: Is the industry facing a pilot shortage?
Japanese airlines are having to cancel schedules because they have too few flightcrew. American carriers, especially regionals, have the same problem. Ryanair is having to migrate crew around its network to patch up holes in local rosters.
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NewsPICTURE: Air New Zealand 787-9 makes first flight
The first Boeing 787-9 for launch customer Air New Zealand completed its first flight from Paine Field on 28 May.
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NewsHeron UAS operators offered airframe 'transplant'
Existing operators of the Israel Aerospace Industries Heron unmanned air system are being offered a way of getting the advanced performance of the heavy fuel engine-powered Super Heron, by taking the avionics package of the older version and "transplanting" it into the new model's enlarged fuselage.
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NewsIAI BirdEye endurance passes 20h
Israel Aerospace Industries has unveiled its BirdEye 650D mini unmanned air system, which the company says offers a flight endurance of over 20h.
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IATA optimistic on mature markets after April traffic rises
Airlines have registered a “healthy” increase in demand in April, says the International Air Transport Association.