All Middle East articles – Page 173
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Inquiry details crashed Ethiopian 737's erratic flightpath
Lebanese investigators have detailed the erratic course followed by the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800 which crashed off the coast of Beirut last year, showing that it failed to follow instructed headings before straying and entering a sharp left-hand spiral dive.
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Middle East needs more technical training to sustain growth
Middle Eastern maintenance providers need to focus on training staff to sustain the region's aviation growth. MRO business leaders have highlighted...
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Low-cost carriers: an evolving story
The battleground among low-cost carriers has never been so stretched. Where once it was easy to split the market into either low-cost or network carrier camps, the lines have long since been blurred. Now even among the low-cost carriers themselves, the proposition can differ widely
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Middle East carriers plot low-cost expansion
Efforts to develop the low-cost carrier market in the Middle East continue with two of the region’s players, UAE carriers Air Arabia and FlyDubai, mapping further growth.
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FARNBOROUGH: Education at home is key to making UAE an aerospace hub: Al Shemmari
Hommaid Al Shemmari is a man with an ambitious mission - and the vision to fulfil it. As if turning the United Arab Emirates into a world centre of aerospace...
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NewsILA: Emirates orders 32 more Airbus A380s
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates has ordered another 32 Airbus A380s, the single biggest deal for the type.
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EBACE: VIDEO - DC prepares for Middle East growth
DC Aviation (stand 775) is preparing to open its temporary hangar and fixed-base operation at Dubai World Central in the fourth quarter as part of the German company's offensive in the lucrative Middle Eastern market.
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NewsDubai 09: Flightglobal Achievement Awards - The winners
Hudson hero Capt Chesley Sullenberger, Virgin's Sir Richard Branson and Bob Mitchell, father of the Global Hawk unmanned air vehicle, were last night named...
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FlyDubai sees huge opportunities for growth of Gulf’s embryonic low-cost sector
The arrival of budget airline FlyDubai is expected to cause ripples among other major operators in the Gulf
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Desert kingdoms – how the Gulf’s network carriers are riding out the storm
The Gulf's network carriers are riding out the economic storm by pressing ahead with fleet and network expansion plans
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NewsVIDEO & PICTURE: Gulfstream rolls G250 and G650 within two weeks
Gulfstream has rolled out its second new business jet in as many weeks. The first prototype of the super-midsize...
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VIDEO: Etihad CEO, James Hogan
We talk to Etihad chief executive James Hogan to see if the carrier’s growth remains on course
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NewsPICTURES & VIDEO Emirates takes delivery of its first A380, all set for inaugural
PICTURES & VIDEO Emirates takes delivery of its first A380, all set for inaugural
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FlyDubai prepares for launch with 737-800 deal
The Gulf's low-fare airline sector was given a boost at the show with Emirates' no-frills start-up FlyDubai announcing a deal for 54 Boeing 737s, while local...