Middle East – Page 6

  • Emirates A350-c-Emirates
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    Emirates to offer GX Aviation broadband on A350 fleet

    2023-01-13T08:13:00Z

    Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is to offer Inmarsat’s GX Aviation high-speed broadband connectivity on its Airbus A350 fleet, which it expects to enter service next year. Emirates says the A350s will be the first aircraft in its fleet to use the GX satellite network. The Dubai-based carrier has 50 A350s ...

  • Israir A320-c-Israir Group
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    Israir Group awaiting progress update on Smartwings bid

    2023-01-12T10:03:00Z

    Israeli leisure operator Israir Group is expecting to learn more about the status of its bid for Czech carrier Smartwings in the second half of January. Israir Group submitted a formal proposal to acquire Smartwings last year. It has yet to confirm whether its offer – which included a takeover ...

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    New lessor AviLease reaches sustainable fuel tie-up with Saudi firm

    2023-01-11T13:27:00Z

    Newly-established Saudi Arabian lessor AviLease has reached a provisional agreement for production and distribution of sustainable fuel in the kingdom. AviLease emerged in the middle of last year, part of a Saudi government initiative to broaden its air transport reach. The lessor says it has signed a memorandum of understanding ...

  • Airline Business Covid-19 recovery tracker Logo
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    Airline Business Covid-19 recovery tracker: January 2023 update

    2023-01-10T09:39:00Z

    Our regular examination of the latest global data for several key airline market indicators, including traffic and capacity in passenger and cargo markets, in-service and stored fleets, jet fuel costs, and share price trends for the world’s largest groups.

  • E11 in Saudi
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    ‘Wi-fi in the sky’: the USAF expands E-11 fleet

    2023-01-06T22:07:00Z

    The service is building a second squadron of Bombardier E-11 Global Express jets, officially known as the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node.

  • An Emirates 777 at Washington, Dulles airport on 14 September 2022
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    United and Emirates file codeshare request with US government

    2023-01-06T17:04:00Z

    United Airlines and Emirates Airline have applied to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) for approval to put their airline codes on each other’s flights as per an agreement the two carriers reached last year.

  • A380 economy-c-Emirates
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    Emirates starts returning reconfigured A380s to service

    2023-01-06T11:01:00Z

    Middle Eastern carrier Emirates has returned to service the first Airbus A380 to undergo an extensive interior retrofit, which will be applied to 67 of the type. The initial airframe (A6-EVM) has been re-introduced to the route from Dubai to London Heathrow. Emirates says the aircraft has been “completely refurbished” ...

  • ALAFCO A320neo
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    Uncertainty remains over ALAFCO fleet as shareholders back asset sale to Macquarie

    2023-01-03T12:47:00Z

    Shareholders of Kuwaiti lessor ALAFCO have backed a proposal to sell over 50 aircraft from the company’s portfolio to Macquarie Airfinance Group, as the lessor acknowledges that it could ultimately divest more. The shareholder meeting on 27 December resulted in nearly 88% of interests voting in favour of the transaction, ...

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    Israir reaches binding deal to sell ATRs to foreign carrier

    2023-01-03T07:43:00Z

    Israeli operator Israir has signed a binding agreement to sell a pair of ATR 72-500s, which will leave it with an all-Airbus A320 fleet. The carrier says it sealed the agreement on 29 December, adding that they will be transferred to a “foreign airline”, without elaborating on its identity. Israir ...

  • El Al 787-c-El Al
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    El Al finance chief stepping down after two years

    2022-12-31T11:58:00Z

    Israeli flag-carrier El Al’s chief financial officer, Yitzhak Eliav, is to step down from his position by the end of the first quarter of 2023. Eliav was named as the head of the airline’s finances in January last year. He formerly held senior executive positions at fabric specialist Avgol Industries ...

  • Lufthansa 787-9
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    Which airlines welcomed new aircraft types into their fleets during 2022?

    2022-12-29T12:00:00Z

    A selection of the aircraft deliveries over the past 12 months that saw airlines welcome new types or variants into their fleets

  • Airline Business Weekly Briefing Logo WEB2
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    Tracking a strong end to 2022

    2022-12-24T07:20:00Z

    The first set of data from The Airline Business 38 reflects the strong recovery being seen in markets around the world.

  • Dubai DXB 2021
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    Airline Business performance tracker: rest of world Q3 2022

    2022-12-22T10:50:00Z

    Key data from the most-recent earnings period – the fourth quarter of 2022 – and the equivalent periods stretching back to the last pre-Covid year, powered by Airline Business Insight

  • Airline Business 38
    In depth

    Airline Business performance tracker: key data indicators from around the world

    2022-12-22T10:50:00Z

    The Airline Business perfromance tracker features key data indicators from dozens of airlines around the world, drawing metrics from the most recent earnings season and comparing the figures with equivalent periods back to 2019.

  • Kuwait A320neo-c-Airbus
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    Kuwait Airways slashed losses for 2021 but deficit remains heavy

    2022-12-20T09:59:00Z

    Kuwait Airways’ parent company has disclosed a full-year loss of KD104.8 million ($342 million) for 2021, although this figure is less than half the previous deficit. It generated revenues of KD196 million including nearly KD178 million in passenger and cargo revenues for the year. Kuwait Airways’ employee costs fell by ...

  • Qatar A350-1000 MSN420-c-Airbus
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    Airbus and Qatari regulator set for crucial meeting over A350 grounding

    2022-12-19T10:08:00Z

    Airbus and Qatar Airways are set to participate in a crucial meeting with civil aviation regulators next month, at a crucial session intended to explore issues relating to the controversial grounding of the carrier’s A350s. The meeting, scheduled for 11 January in Doha, is likely to be a focal point ...

  • El Al 787-c-El Al
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    El Al offers to take additional 787-9 originally built for another customer

    2022-12-18T12:41:00Z

    Israeli flag-carrier El Al has formally put forward an offer to purchase another Boeing 787-9, an aircraft which was originally manufactured for another customer. The airline has 15 787s in its fleet and already intends to take another – a delivery deferred during the pandemic – to complete its original ...

  • Qatar A350-1000-c-Qatar Airways
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    Airbus convinces judge to split trial in Qatar A350 dispute

    2022-12-16T20:03:00Z

    Airbus has secured a split trial in its legal clash with Qatar Airways over the skin-paint deterioration issue with the airline’s A350 fleet. The two sides met in court on 16 December for the latest case-management conference. Airbus had previously warned that the trial – set for June next year ...

  • El Al 787-c-El Al
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    El Al’s main shareholder looks to swap debt for equity

    2022-12-15T18:32:00Z

    Israeli flag-carrier El Al’s primary shareholder is seeking to conduct a debt-for-equity swap involving a loan to the airline. Kanfei Nesharim holds 39% of the El Al share capital – and 54% on a fully-diluted basis – according to the company’s third-quarter financial statement. El Al says its board of ...

  • Raffael Quintas-c-Etihad Airways
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    Etihad recruits another ex-TAP executive as chief financial officer

    2022-12-15T09:02:00Z

    Etihad Airways has named another former TAP Portugal executive, Raffael Quintas, as chief financial officer, just weeks after appointing TAP’s ex-chief, Antonoaldo Neves, to lead the airline. Quintas became TAP’s finance chief in 2018 having previously worked as treasurer of Brazilian carrier Azul. His career has also included strategic roles ...