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AnalysisGlobal gateways: how the UAE’s airports bounced back after pandemic
We didn’t waste a good crisis,” reflects Dubai Airports chief executive Paul Griffiths on the decision to use global aviation’s enforced near-shutdown in the pandemic to “reset the business” for what turned out to be a rapid recovery.
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NewsGeneral Atomics to integrate EDGE smart weapons with MQ-9B
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) will integrate smart weapons produced by United Arab Emirates defence producer EDGE with the MQ-9B SkyGuardian UAV.
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News‘Amazing momentum’ has C-390 prospects soaring, Embraer defence chief says
Embraer is aiming to close out an already great year for its C/K-390 airlifter by securing additional orders, while it also eyes longer-term opportunities in the Middle East.
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NewsRiyadh Air unveils second livery
Ambitious Saudi Arabian start-up Riyadh Air has today unveiled its second livery.
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AnalysisWill it be ‘Dubai, buy, buy’, as UAE’s showpiece event returns?
“Dubai, buy, buy” proclaimed the front-page headline of the second edition of Flight Daily News at the 2013 Dubai air show, with photographs of beaming airline and aircraft manufacturer executives. It followed a remarkable opening day that saw record orders placed for 623 aircraft, including 269 for Boeing’s new flagship widebody, the 777X.
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NewsBoeing predicts fresh orders from Middle East airlines as Dubai air show opens
Boeing arrives at the Dubai air show riding a wave of recent sales for its widebody jets while aiming to land new 737 Max customers – with one particular sales opportunity at the top of its mind.
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NewsDHL 767 freighter’s fuselage buckled on landing after hard nose-gear contact
Lebanese investigators have disclosed that a Boeing 767-300ER converted freighter sustained serious fuselage buckling during a hard landing at Beirut, during which its nose-wheel twice heavily struck the runway. The DHL Aviation aircraft – arriving from Bahrain with three crew members on 18 September – conducted a stable approach to ...
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NewsEl Al introduces 737 freighter as conflict disrupts passenger operations
El Al is expecting that the negative impact of the Israel-Gaza conflict is likely to persist into the first quarter of 2024. The flag-carrier states that there has been a decline in the demand in future flights as a result of the month-old conflict. El Al says it has increased ...
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NewsUSA launches F-15 strikes and B-1 flights over the Middle East following MQ-9 downing
American air power is on full display across the Middle East, with a B-1 bomber flight and lethal strikes from F-15 fighters coming the same day a US Air Force MQ-9 UAV was downed by rebel fighters in Yemen.
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NewsEmirates operating over 100 A380s as half-year profits surge
Middle Eastern operator Emirates Group has turned in a first-half net profit of just over Dhs10 billion ($2.7 billion), with carrier Emirates contributing Dhs9.4 billion to the total. The group says the figure, to 30 September, is a record for its interim performance and it adds that it expects customer ...
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NewsIraqi ministry signals re-opening of services to Germany and Denmark
Iraq’s transport ministry has signalled a resumption of flights to European destinations in Germany and Denmark this month. The ministry indicates that daily services will be operated to Frankfurt, Berlin, Munich, Dusseldorf and Copenhagen from 10 November. Iraqi Airways is promoting the flights but the government has not disclosed full ...
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NewsIsrair cuts back fleet and rejigs operation in response to Gaza conflict
Israeli leisure carrier Israir has effectively halved its operational fleet as part of its response to the air transport disruption triggered by the Israel-Gaza conflict. The airline says it had been operating nine aircraft before the conflict began on 7 October, but has reduced this to “three or four”, states ...
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NewsJazeera cites yield pressure as third-quarter profits halve
Kuwaiti budget carrier Jazeera Airways’ net profit halved during the third quarter, to just under KD7 million ($22.7 million). The carrier’s revenues dipped slightly to KD61 million despite a 28% rise in passenger numbers to 1.38 million for the three months to 30 September. Jazeera expanded its fleet with the ...
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NewsRoyal Jordanian confirms profitable third quarter while bracing for conflict impact
Royal Jordanian has disclosed that it achieved a JD27.5 million ($38.8 million) net profit for the third quarter, taking the profit at the nine-month mark to JD10.8 million. This performance contrasts with the corresponding net losses of JD861,000 and JD71.6 million during the previous year. Over the quarter the company ...
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NewsMiddle East air transport recovery faster than expected: Boeing regional sales chief
Middle Eastern air transport activity has recovered more sharply than expected post-pandemic, Boeing’s sales chief for the region believes, with Saudi Arabia becoming a particular focal point. Boeing’s latest commercial market outlook shows demand for 3,025 aircraft in the Middle East over the next 20 years. This figure includes 1,350 ...
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NewsKuwait Airways seeks profitability but near-term privatisation unlikely: chairman
Kuwait Airways’ new chairman is not expecting any near-term revival of plans to privatise the airline, indicating it will remain a government-owned operator. Potential privatisation has been a drawn-out saga, dating back more than 15 years. The initiative to sell a large shareholding would intermittently gain momentum, only to be ...
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NewsEmirates SkyCargo rides Asia-Pacific e-commerce boom as it awaits more capacity
Emirates SkyCargo is seeing strong e-commerce demand in the Asia-Pacific region, and is optimistic about the cargo volume offered by its future fleet of converted Boeing 777-300ER freighters.
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NewsGulf carrier acquisition of Royal Jordanian would ‘make sense’: chief executive
Royal Jordanian chief executive Samer Majali believes the airline is an ideal candidate for acquisition by a larger Gulf-based operator, given its location and capabilities. Speaking to FlightGlobal at the Arab Air Carriers Organization conference in Riyadh, Majali said a strategic investor would obtain an alternative hub – away from ...
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NewsRoyal Jordanian chief dismayed as Israel-Gaza conflict threatens profitability
Royal Jordanian believes disruption from the Israeli-Gaza conflict will badly affect fourth-quarter performance and set back the airline’s efforts to return to profitability this year. The carrier made profits at the nine-month point, said chief executive Samer Majali, speaking to FlightGlobal during the Arab Air Carriers Organization conference in Riyadh. ...
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NewsEtihad carries out first commercial flight from new Abu Dhabi terminal
Home carrier Etihad Airways has conducted the first commercial flight out of Abu Dhabi International airport’s long-awaited new Terminal A.