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DUBAI: Emirates goes two-class to hike 777-200LR seating
Emirates is to increase the seating capacity on its Boeing 777-200LR fleet, by converting the three-class interior to a two-class cabin.
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DUBAI: EgyptAir plans to firm CS300 order before January
EgyptAir intends to finalise a commitment to order 12 Bombardier CS300s by year-end and become the type's launch operator in the Middle East and North Africa region, the Canadian manufacturer disclosed today at the Dubai air show.
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LHT expands component repair shop in Tulsa
Lufthansa Technik has doubled the size of its US component maintenance facility in Tulsa in a bid to increase its activity across the Americas region.
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DUBAI: Kuwait's Wataniya signs for 25 A320neos
Resurrected Kuwaiti carrier Wataniya Airways has tentatively signed for 25 Airbus A320neo jets, in a deal reached with its aircraft provider Golden Falcon Aviation.
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DUBAI: Air Arabia to explore long-range routes with A321LRs
Middle Eastern budget carrier Air Arabia is to acquire six long-range Airbus A321LRs to modernise its single-aisle fleet.
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DUBAI: Gulf generates $1 billion in new business for AFI KLM E&M
The Middle East ranks alongside India and the wider Asia-Pacific region as key areas of growth for Air France-KLM's maintenance division, and has generated $1 billion of new business disclosed at a Dubai air show that its executive vice-president Anne Brachet nonetheless describes as "rather quiet".
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DUBAI: ATR considering new corporate structure for flexibility
ATR’s top executive has indicated that the Airbus-Leonardo joint venture could be restructured into a limited-liability company to increase management flexibility and financing options ahead of the potential launch of a larger turboprop that could feature conventional or disruptive technologies such as hybrid-electric propulsion.
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DUBAI: EgyptAir hints at CSeries order
EgyptAir appears set to disclose a commitment to the Bombardier CSeries twinjet.
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DUBAI: Emirates' faith in 787-10 closes window to A350
Emirates appears to have shrugged off initial concerns over the performance capabilities of the Boeing 787-10 in the hot-weather conditions of Dubai.
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ANALYSIS: Italy at the leading edge in fighter pilot training
The internationalisation of the Italian air force’s Jet Pilot Training School (JPTS) and advances in its Integrated Pilot Training System (IPTS) are combining with the advent of full capability for Leonardo’s M-346 lead-in-fighter trainer and the upcoming introduction of its M-345 basic/advanced trainer to propel Italy to the leading edge ...
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DUBAI: Forecast shows widebodies as key to Gulf fleet growth
FlightGlobal’s latest long-term forecast predicts that 43,725 new commercial jet and turboprop aircraft will be delivered globally into passenger and freighter airline service over the next 20 years. Of these, some 3,000 new airliners will be delivered to carriers in the Middle East region.
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DUBAI: Diamond debuts single and twin-engined quartet
Diamond Aircraft is displaying a quartet of Dubai debutantes, with its Dart-450, DA50-V and standard and surveillance-roled DA62s all attracting significant interest.
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DUBAI: CAE to set up Saudi Arabian training centre
CAE and the Saudi National Company of Aviation (SNCA) are to partner to create a new training centre in the region.
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DUBAI: Emirates seeks assurances over A380 continuity
Emirates is unlikely to conclude an Airbus A380 agreement during the Dubai air show, as the two sides continue a chicken-and-egg wrangle over commitments to the double-deck aircraft's production line.
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DUBAI: Ethiopian orders four more 777Fs
Ethiopian Airlines has placed a firm order for four more Boeing 777 Freighters.
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PICTURE: Etihad marks opening of Louvre Abu Dhabi with A380 flyby
Etihad Airways, which is displaying an Airbus A380 at the Dubai show, is pictured here Cezanne the opportunity to add its own touch of glamour to the opening of the new Louvre Abu Dhabi art museum earlier this month.
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PICTURES: Air Transat unveils new livery
Canadian leisure carrier Air Transat unveiled a new livery on an Airbus A330-200 during a ceremony marking the company's 30th anniversary on 13 November in Montreal.
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Sichuan Airlines signs with Airbus for A350 maintenance support
Sichuan Airlines has picked Airbus to provide components and predictive maintenance on its incoming fleet of four A350-900s, through the Airbus Flight Hour Services (FHS) and Airbus Real Time Health Monitoring Service (AiRTHM) programmes.
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DUBAI: Bell closing in on V-280 first flight
Bell Helicopter's immediate attentions at Dubai may be centred on the sale of AH-1Z attack helicopters, but back at its Amarillo, Texas facility the focus is on first flight of its latest rotorcraft.
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DUBAI: Vestel Karayel keeps an eye out, ready to strike
Turkey’s Vestel Defence Industry’s Karayel unmanned reconnaissance aircraft is making a striking statement in the halls at the Dubai air show.