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NewsKAI secures $360 million deal to support Iraqi T-50IQs
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has secured an $360 million operational support deal for Iraq’s fleet of 24 T-50IQ advanced jet trainers.
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NewsRoyal Air Maroc to open Tel Aviv services
Moroccan flag-carrier Royal Air Maroc is to open services from its main base at Casablanca to the Israeli hub at Tel Aviv. The service is the latest to emerge from the tightening of Arab-Israeli ties through a series of diplomatic recognition pacts reached last year. Moroccan and Israeli leadership, under ...
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In depthAirline Business Covid-19 recovery tracker: November 2021 update
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.
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NewsLessor World Star to take up to 20 converted 737-800s from IAI
Leasing firm World Star Aviation is to take up to 20 Boeing 737-800 converted freighters, which will be modified by Israel Aerospace Industries. The jets will be converted into cargo configuration at the Chinese-based facility Bedek Lingyun Aircraft Maintenance Engineering – known as Belinco – located in Yichang. IAI says ...
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NewsLessors in Saudia Airbus legal row denied access to executives’ phone data
Leasing companies engaged in a legal battle with Saudi Arabian flag-carrier Saudia over aircraft payments have been denied access to documents held on the mobile phones of two senior executives of the carrier, including chairman and former director general Saleh bin Nasser Al Jasser. The long-running case centres on the ...
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NewsNo indications of big aircraft orders at Dubai air show: IATA chief
IATA director general Willie Walsh says the “cautious” approach being taken by airlines reduces the chance of any major aircraft orders being announced at the upcoming Dubai air show, despite carriers needing to rebuild their fleets post-Covid.
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NewsEmirates opens Israeli links with 777-300ER service to Tel Aviv
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is to join the market for Israeli flights, with daily services to Tel Aviv starting in the first week of December. Emirates says it will open the link following the diplomatic normalisation between Israel and the United Arab Emirates agreed last year. Ties between the two ...
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NewsBahrain’s MENA launches cargo airline
Operation launches with 737-300 P2F, but with ambition for fleet of 15 to 20 aircraft as it pushes to exploit under-served market for e-commerce air freight in Middle East and Africa
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NewsAir cargo demand still high but ‘tangled’ global trade a concern: IATA
Airlines are continuing to benefit from high demand for air cargo, according to industry association IATA, but rising consumer and producer prices could eventually weigh on growth.
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NewsJazeera claims ‘worst behind us’ after early return to profitability
Kuwaiti carrier Jazeera Airways returned to profitability in the third quarter, earlier than the airline had forecast, and managed to break even over the first nine months of the year. The airline turned in a third-quarter net profit of KD11.8 million ($39 million), after generating revenues of KD31.7 million. Chairman ...
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NewsBoeing pitches ATS loyal wingman UAV to global air forces
Boeing is pitching its Airpower Teaming System loyal wingman unmanned aircraft to global air forces ahead of the Dubai air show.
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NewsQatar Airways moves A380 to Hamad International airport ahead of service return
Qatar Airways has returned one of its Airbus A380s to Hamad International airport ahead of the type’s return to service for the first time since the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis.
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NewsQatar’s first F-15s en route to Middle East
Qatar’s first batch of four Boeing F-15QA fighters is en route to the Gulf state, which is rapidly advancing its combat aircraft capability via a trio of acquisition programmes. Manufactured in St Louis, Missouri, the F-15s began their journey to Qatar late last month, making en route stops including at ...
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NewsEmirates starts dismantling A380s with specialist recruited for recycling
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is to recycle a large proportion of parts from its first Airbus A380 following the aircraft’s retirement, just 13 years after delivery. The aircraft (A6-EDA) was delivered to the carrier in July 2008, during a ceremony attended by FlightGlobal. It flew its last commercial service from ...
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AnalysisWhat might COP26 mean for the airline industry?
On the eve of the UN climate change conference COP26, the airline industry is braced to discover what the eventual outcomes will mean for its growth path.
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NewsEtihad low-emission flight a ‘dramatic example’ of sustainable fuel challenges
Etihad Airways claims to have cut CO2 emissions by 72% on a London-Abu Dhabi flight using a combination of initiatives that highlighted some of the challenges ahead if the widespread adoption of sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) in particular is to become a reality.
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NewsIAI cuts main-deck cargo door opening for initial 777-300ER freighter
Israel Aerospace Industries has cut the main-deck cargo door opening for its prototype Boeing 777-300ER freighter conversion. The 7m section has been removed from the twinjet’s aft fuselage, between the rearmost passenger exits, an “important milestone” for the project, says the company. IAI expects the conversion of the 777 to ...
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NewsEmirates expands recovery recruitment drive to pilots and engineers
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is aiming to recruit a further 2,500 personnel over the next six months to ensure it has the resources necessary to maintain its recovery track. It is supplementing a previous drive, unveiled in September, to take 3,000 cabin crew and 500 ground-services staff. Emirates says it ...
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NewsBahrain’s first AH-1Z Viper delivered to NAVAIR
Bahrain’s first of 12 Bell AH-1Z attack helicopters has been handed over to the US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), ahead of its formal delivery to the Gulf state.
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InterviewWhy Etihad has broken new ground with sustainability-linked financing
Etihad Aviation Group chief financial officer Adam Boukadida believes there will be further sustainability-linked financing deals both within the industry and beyond after striking a $1.2 billion transaction tied to environmental, social and governance targets