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Middle East Careers: Air Arabia leads the charge for Sharjah
The 75 minute or so drive that separates Emirates' hub of Dubai from Etihad's base in Abu Dhabi is often used to illustrate how the two UAE flag-carriers' ambitious expansion trajectories must ultimately collide. In the low-cost world, two other airlines are embarking on similar, but different, growth strategies at ...
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Boeing ensures sparks will not fly on 787s
Boeing's latest rework effort on its all-composite 787 jet sees it removing and replacing thousands of improperly coated fastener joints inside the wings...
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Late touchdown mystifies Spitfire crash investigators
Norwegian investigators are still struggling to understand why a top Swedish display pilot overshot the threshold of an airfield runway in a Supermarine...
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Boeing posts higher first quarter profit on lower revenues
Boeing reported a 13% year-over-year increase in first quarter net profit to $586 million, despite planned lower 777 deliveries and a 2% decrease in quarterly...
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US Army engine competition strained by budget pressures
Keeping two bidders in competition for a major US Army engine contract is being strained by the government's budget pressures, industry officials say. And,...
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LIBYA: NATO confirms F-16 pilot safe after Sigonella ejection
A coalition aircraft involved in the Operation Unified Protector campaign to defend Libyan civilians has crashed on landing at Sigonella air base in Sicily ...
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PICTURES: C-130s damaged as tornado hits Little Rock AFB
Three US Air Force Lockheed Martin C-130 transports were damaged when a tornado hit Little Rock AFB in Arkansas on 25 April ...
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Egypt orders AW139 helicopters for military use
AgustaWestland North America has been awarded a $37.6 million foreign military sales contract by the US Army to deliver two AW139s to Egypt. The multi-role...
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NewsUS group puts Cirrus take-over bid on hold
A US-based investor group has shelved an unsolicited bid to acquire Cirrus and prevent the Minnesota-based firm's take-over by a Chinese company.
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NewsEmerging markets help fuel low-cost carrier traffic growth
Asia-Pacific and Latin American operators led passenger growth rates among low-cost carriers over the last 12 months as emerging markets continue to embrace low-fares traffic during 2010.
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NewsMiddle East Careers Guide 2011
Find out how you can scale new professional heights in aviation's fast-rising region.
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Northrop starts BAMS radar testing
Northrop Grumman has started system tests of the multifunction active sensor for the US Navy's BAMS programme ...
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NewsInvestigators close in on sunken AF447's flight recorders
French investigators are confident that they have identified the most likely area of wreckage in which to find the flight recorders of the Air France Airbus...
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NewsVertical take-off UAVs come of age
After facing a turbulent time, manufacturers of vertical take-off unmanned air vehicles are facing increased demand for their products ...
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Middle East Careers: Teaching on the A380
Capt Paul Declercq is an A380 training captain instructor with Emirates. Born in Belgium and brought up in South Africa, he joined the Dubai airline in 1998 and has worked his way through the Airbus fleet, moving on to the superjumbo last May
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Middle East Careers: Youthful ambition fuels Etihad
Etihad is only eight years old but has rapidly built up a 60-strong fleet and established itself as a major intercontinental connector
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NewsANZ outlines scope of new aviation institute
Air New Zealand has launched a new organisation offering industry-wide training as it seeks a larger and more global role in airline training.
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NewsTu-204SM struggles as key supporter backs away
Russia's beleaguered Tupolev Tu-204SM programme is struggling to avoid total derailment after lessor Ilyushin Finance, its key supporter, withdrew its interest.
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NewsMiddle East Careers: Flydubai recruits staff for its own MRO operation
In another sign that Emirates offshoot Flydubai intends to be its own airline, the Dubai-based low-cost start-up has created an in-house maintenance operation.
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Middle East Careers: Al Baker's gameplan
Qatar being awarded the 2022 World Cup has added impetus to the expansion plans of Doha's five-star rated flag-carrier