All Middle East news – Page 160
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AnalysisANALYSIS: ADAT sale signals strategic change for Mubadala
Abu Dhabi’s investment house Mubadala has signalled a major switch in its ambitious aerospace strategy, offloading its maintenance, repair and overhaul unit ADAT to Etihad Airways while taking full control of specialist Italian airframer Piaggio Aero.
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NewsEtihad takes over Abu Dhabi MRO firm ADAT
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways is to acquire maintenance operation Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies, owned by investor Mubadala.
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NewsLockheed wins VADER contract
Lockheed Martin has received a roughly $25 million contract to integrate a vehicle and dismounted exploitation radar (VADER) system into a King Air 350ER.
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NewsJordan takes delivery of AC235 gunship
The Royal Jordanian Air Force has taken delivery of its first Airbus Defence & Space CN235 transport to have been adapted for a light gunship role.
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Egypt eyes Arabian lift for tourism with new routes
EgyptAir and Air Cairo are to launch flights from Hurghada into Jeddah and Kuwait respectively as the Egyptian tourism ministry looks to neighbouring Arabian markets to help revive its key tourism industry.
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NewsRussia to deliver Yak-130 trainers to Syria
Russia plans to press on with deliveries to Syria of an initial batch of nine Yak-130 advanced jet trainers by the end of 2014, according to Russian media reports, after delaying handing over the aircraft last year due to the civil war in that country.
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Israeli cabinet approves ‘Air Force One’ investment
The Israeli cabinet has approved the proposed investment in a dedicated aircraft that will serve the nation's prime minister and president on official trips. Reached on 4 May, the decision – which approved the recommendations of a professional committee – was made after years of debating the issue.
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NewsEtihad outlines 787, A380 launch plans
Etihad Airways will debut its new Boeing 787 on flights to Washington DC, Mumbai and Dusseldorf in Germany as it prepares to introduce both the Dreamliner and Airbus A380 at the end of this year.
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NewsPICTURES: Etihad unveils cabin plans for A380 and 787
Gulf carrier Etihad Airways has today unveiled plans to include nine first-class apartments and a three-room "residence" on its Airbus A380 which enters service at year-end.
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NewsHawker Pacific lands first Bell 525 deal in Middle East
Hawker Pacific has brokered a deal with Abu Dhabi Aviation for 10 Bell 525 Relentless helicopters.
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EASA and IATA to share airline safety data
The European Aviation Safety Agency and the International Air Transport Association have signed an agreement to share their airline safety audit results.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Has Emirates-Qantas been a game-changer?
Standfirst: A year after Emirates and Qantas launched their landmark alliance, it is still controversial.
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Honeywell foresees data revolution aboard business jets
Honeywell believes that improved data connectivity for business aircraft will have a major impact in both the cockpit and passenger cabin.
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NewsEx-Im financing saves foreign carriers about 3%: Anderson
Delta Air Lines chief executive Richard Anderson claims that US Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) loan guarantees for widebody aircraft save foreign carriers up to 300bp versus commercial rates.
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Unidentified customer orders two Q400s
Bombardier has disclosed that two Q400 turboprops have been ordered by a customer in the Middle East and Africa region.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Rising spenders balance Western military cuts
Global military spending fell in 2013 for the second year running as Western countries continue to cut back, but rising expenditure in the rest of the world is increasingly making up the difference.
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ANALYSIS: Europe faces task of defining foreign 'control'
The European Commission’s decision to investigate foreign control of several European airlines raises a number of questions. Potentially, some of them are profound.
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NewsUK coroner investigates 'aerotoxic' case
A coroner based in Bournemouth, UK, will begin the examination this week of the cause of death of a British Airways pilot, Richard Westgate, who died in December 2012 aged 43
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Are halophytes the answer to fuel needs?
Seven years ago, Flight International reported on a seemingly far-fetched concept: the possibility of powering commercial aircraft with biofuel derived from saltwater plants, or halophytes, grown in the desert and irrigated using seawater.