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  • RJ A320neo-c-Avolon
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    Royal Jordanian extends Avolon lease commitment to cover A321neos

    2025-11-20T08:58:00Z

    Royal Jordanian is to source a pair of Airbus A321neos from Irish-based lessor Avolon, under an agreement disclosed at the Dubai air show. The Jordanian flag-carrier is undertaking a broad fleet modernisation covering widebodies, narrowbodies and regional jets. As part of the renewal it has already signed to lease eight ...

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    Libya’s Buraq Air signs to modernise fleet with A320neos

    2025-11-19T14:03:00Z

    Libyan carrier Buraq Air has signed a provisional agreement to expand its fleet with 10 Airbus A320neo twinjets. The private carrier confirmed the deal during the Dubai air show. Neither Buraq Air, nor Airbus, has confirmed a delivery date or identified an engine selection for the jets. Buraq Air is ...

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    Uncertainty over Max 10 drove Flydubai A321neo switch: chief

    2025-11-19T13:48:00Z

    Flydubai chief executive Ghaith Al Ghaith says uncertainty over 737 Max 10 delivery schedules was a major factor behind the long-time Boeing operator’s decision to order the Airbus A321neo. Source: BillyPix Al Ghaith: Many current routes are crying out for more capacity The airline announced a commitment ...

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    Flydubai follows huge A321neo order with tentative deal for up to 150 more 737 Max jets

    2025-11-19T13:22:00Z

    Despite Middle Eastern carrier Flydubai’s turning to Airbus for its latest fleet expansion, the airline has disclosed a provisional agreement for up to 150 Boeing 737 Max jets. Flydubai had unveiled a 150-aircraft deal for the A321neo at the Dubai air show on 18 November, a decision which diversifies its ...

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    Emirates tops up A350-900 order but -1000 agreement remains elusive

    2025-11-19T13:02:00Z

    Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is still resisting the Airbus A350-1000, despite suggestions circulating ahead of the Dubai air show that it was lining up an agreement for the twinjet type. But it has opted for another eight A350-900s, bringing its commitment to the smaller model to 73 – of which ...

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    Osman back in freight game with SolitAir

    2025-11-19T11:46:00Z

    “Hamdi 3.0” is how Hamdi Osman describes his decision late in his life to relaunch himself in the air cargo business, following a distinguished, 34-year career with FedEx and 12 years after retiring from the freight giant to dabble in investment. Source: SolitAir SolitAir has a fleet of ...

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    Uzbek carrier Centrum Air to expand fleet with batch of A320neos

    2025-11-19T08:52:00Z

    Privately-owned Uzbek operator Centrum Air is to lease five Airbus A320neos through Irish firm Avolon. Centrum Air is a relatively new carrier, having emerged in 2023. It has already agreed the lease of an A320 from Avolon, an aircraft which was recently delivered, says the lessor. Source: Avolon ...

  • EgyptAir A350
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    EgyptAir agrees sale-and-leaseback of three A350s with BOC Aviation

    2025-11-19T08:40:00Z

    EgyptAir is undertaking a sale and leaseback of three Airbus A350-900s through Singaporean aircraft lessor BOC Aviation. The first delivery of the twinjets – powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines – is scheduled for this year. EgyptAir Holding Company chief Ahmed Adel describes the A350 agreement with the lessor as ...

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    Spain’s Air Europa defects to Airbus by selecting A350s for fleet renewal

    2025-11-18T10:37:00Z

    Spanish carrier Air Europa, currently an all-Boeing operator, has provisionally agreed to take up to 40 Airbus A350-900s. Airbus disclosed the memorandum of understanding during the Dubai air show, describing it as a “long-haul fleet replacement”. Air Europa’s long-haul fleet comprises a mix of Boeing 787-8s and -9s. Airbus says ...

  • Gulf Air 787 title-c-Gulf Air
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    Gulf Air firms 787 order after increasing original commitment

    2025-11-18T09:36:00Z

    Bahraini flag-carrier Gulf Air has firmed an agreement for 15 Boeing 787s – three more than had featured in the provisional deal unveiled in July.

  • Flydubai deal-c-Billypix
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    Flydubai confirms fleet diversification with deal for 150 A321neos

    2025-11-18T08:20:00Z

    Middle Eastern operator Flydubai has confirmed plans to take 150 Airbus A321neo twinjets in a further significant shift in its fleet strategy. The airline expects to take delivery of the first example in 2031, FlightGlobal understands. Speaking during an event at the Dubai air show, Flydubai chair Sheikh Ahmed bin ...

  • Expliseat TiSeat 2X for A320-c-Expliseat
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    Jazeera prepares to fly A320s fitted with lightweight Expliseat interior

    2025-11-18T05:43:00Z

    Kuwaiti budget carrier Jazeera Airways has starting taking delivery of an Expliseat interior for its Airbus A320-family jets. French-based Expliseat says the delivery of its lightweight titanium and carbonfibre TiSeat 2X product marks its entry into the Middle East market. It claims the new seats will enable Jazeera to reduce ...

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    Air Senegal plans to expand through 737 Max purchase agreement

    2025-11-17T13:41:00Z

    Air Senegal is committing to acquire nine Boeing 737 Max jets, which would be its largest fleet purchase if firmed. The airline’s chief, Tidiane Ndiaye, says the provisional agreement is part of a strategy to strengthen operational performance and support expansion of its network from Dakar. Air Senegal says the ...

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    How Dubai Airports chief is getting ready for the big move to DWC

    2025-11-10T15:21:00Z

    A project to create the world’s largest airport in the Dubai desert has been two decades in the making – and soon Emirates and its fellow airlines must relocate from the city to Al Maktoum International.

  • Beond A319-c-Beond
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    Start-up luxury leisure carrier Beond carries out first revenue flight

    2023-11-16T11:46:00Z

    Start-up premium leisure airline Beond has conducted its first commercial service, with a flight between Munich and the Maldives. The airline operated the service – with the aircraft flying via Dubai – on 15-16 November. Beond displayed its initial aircraft, an Airbus A319 painted in a distinctive dark livery, at ...

  • Emirates A350-900-c-Emirates
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    Emirates to expand A350 commitment with additional -900s

    2023-11-16T11:17:00Z

    Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is committing to additional Airbus A350-900, with an order for 15 more of the twinjets during the Dubai air show. Emirates already has 50 of the -900 on order and the new agreement takes the total to 65. A350-900s are powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-84 engines. ...

  • Emirates A380-c-Emirates
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    Collaboration and cannibalisation to extend Emirates A380 fleet life: Clark

    2023-11-15T12:04:00Z

    Emirates is aiming to keep 116 Airbus A380s in service over the next few years, with the effort supported by a series of maintenance agreements disclosed by the carrier. The carrier is the largest operator of the type, and eventually placed total orders for 123 before Airbus discontinued production. While ...

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    Flydubai follows Emirates in establishing Dubai South MRO centre

    2023-11-15T09:41:00Z

    United Arab Emirates carrier Flydubai is following Emirates’ plans for a substantial maintenance presence near Dubai’s Al Maktoum airport, by unveiling its own agreement for a purpose-built MRO facility in the Dubai South area. Flydubai has reached an agreement with Mohammed bin Rashid Aerospace Hub to develop the $190 million ...

  • GEnx 787-c-GE Aerospace
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    Angola’s TAAG picks GEnx to power 787 fleet

    2023-11-15T07:30:00Z

    Angolan flag-carrier TAAG has selected General Electric GEnx engines for its Boeing 787 fleet, in an agreement which will also include a spare powerplant. TAAG disclosed in October that it was ordering four 787s although it did not indicate a delivery schedule. Boeing’s official backlog figures indicate that the TAAG ...

  • Emirates A350-c-Emirates
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    Emirates discloses extensive Safran supply deal including A350 and 777X seats

    2023-11-15T07:11:00Z

    Emirates Group has disclosed a series of agreements with Safran’s interiors division covering seats and other fittings on new aircraft types in the Dubai-based carrier’s fleet. The airline values at $1 billion – at catalogue prices – the deal for seats on the Airbus A350-900s and Boeing 777-9s which it ...