All Middle East articles – Page 3
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NewsEtihad profits continue to rise as busy delivery quarter expands fleet
Etihad Airways introduced nine aircraft in the third quarter, including its first three Airbus A321LRs, contributing to a capacity increase of more than 20% over the same quarter last year. The airline’s fleet expanded with three Boeing 787s, a pair of Airbus A350s, and a single A320 over the three ...
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NewsJazeera Airways founders plan to acquire entirety of budget carrier’s share capital
Kuwaiti budget carrier Jazeera Airways is the subject of a full takeover by its founding shareholders, through the Boodai Reliance Real Estate Company. Boodai Reliance is equally co-owned by entrepreneurs Marwan and Jassim Boodai. It holds a direct 6.84% stake in Jazeera Airways – just over 15 million shares – ...
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NewsPremium leisure carrier Beond unveils ambitious multi-AOC fleet-expansion strategy
Premium leisure carrier Beond is aiming to build a fleet of 56 aircraft, spread between multiple air operator’s certificates, by the end of the decade. Beond emerged towards the end of 2023, and uses a pair of Airbus A320-family jets mainly to connect the Maldives with such destinations as Dubai, ...
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NewsEDGE and Anduril pair to produce unmanned systems in the UAE
US technology company Anduril is establishing a joint venture with Abu Dhabi-based EDGE to develop and manufacture uncrewed air platforms in the UAE, beginning with the vertical take-off Omen tail-sitter aircraft.
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NewsGradual return of foreign carriers begins to curb El Al profit performance
Israeli flag-carrier El Al has acknowledged the increasing return of foreign airlines to Tel Aviv over the third quarter, following the cessation of Gaza hostilities, but points out that they are still operating at “relatively low” volumes. El Al adds that this return is remaining “gradual” during the fourth quarter, ...
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NewsRussia’s Su-57 fighter to take part in flying display at Dubai air show
Russia’s fifth-generation Sukhoi Su-57 fighter will make its debut Dubai air show appearance next week, Moscow’s state-owned Rostec conglomerate has announced.
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AnalysisHow Dubai Airports chief is getting ready for the big move to DWC
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.
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AnalysisUrban air mobility gets ready to rise in the UAE
Archer and Joby are leading efforts to establish passenger urban air mobility networks in the UAE, with both US developers targeting a start for operational services next year.
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NewsEmirates highlights premium cabin demand as profits rise again in first half
Middle Eastern operator Emirates Group maintained an upward trend over the first half of the year, generating a 17% rise in pre-tax profit to Dhs12.2 billion ($3.3 billion). Its airline operation, Emirates, contributed a pre-tax profit of Dhs11.4 billion, also up 17%, on a 6% improvement in revenues to Dhs65.6 ...
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NewsCathay Pacific to buy back Qatar Airways’ near-10% shareholding
Cathay Pacific Airways is intending to purchase Qatar Airways’ entire shareholding in the Hong Kong-based carrier. The provisional buy-back agreement is subject to approval by Cathay’s independent shareholders. Qatar Airways holds a 9.57% stake in Cathay Pacific. Both operators are Oneworld alliance members. Source: Cathay Pacific Cathay will ...
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NewsCapital A plots Bahrain AOC for AirAsia as part of hub plan for Gulf kingdom
Budget carrier operator AirAsia’s parent, Capital A, is to explore the possibility of establishing a Middle Eastern hub in Bahrain, and setting up a Bahrain-based air operator’s certificate to operate onward connections. Capital A has signed a preliminary agreement with Bahrain’s ministry of transportation to study the option of opening ...
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NewsDenmark, Germany and NATO among GlobalEye sales prospects, Saab CEO says
European interest in Saab’s GlobalEye surveillance aircraft is continuing to build, as the Swedish company awaits the finalisation of a deal to supply the platform to the French air force.
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NewsChallenge Group to gain 777-300ER freighter experience through Kalitta wet-lease
Cargo specialist Challenge Group is to wet-lease one of Kalitta Air’s newly-delivered Boeing 777-300ER converted freighters, ahead of acquiring its own examples of the twinjet. Challenge Group disclosed at the beginning of this year that it planned to take the 777-300ERSF – the designation of the new freighter, converted by ...
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NewsIraqi Airways progressing with corrective plan aimed at lifting EU ban: transport minister
Iraqi transport minister Razzaq Al-Saadawi is claiming completion of more than three-quarters of the requirements for an IATA safety programme aimed a lifting a European ban on Iraqi Airways. Al-Saadawi gave a completion figure of 78% during a speech at the ITL Expo 2025 which covers Iraqi developments in international ...
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NewsL3Harris, IAI team up on light attack aircraft for Israeli air force
Military systems integrator L3Harris has partnered with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to offer a modified Sky Warden light attack aircraft to the Israel air force under a new collaboration agreement.
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NewsQatar to permanently station F-15QAs at US base
Qatar and the USA have reached an agreement allowing the Gulf state to permanently station Boeing F-15QA fighters at Mountain Home AFB in Idaho, with Doha constructing its own facility at the base.
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NewsOman Air secures formal certification for Boeing type rating training
Middle Eastern carrier Oman Air has secured approval to offer type rating on Boeing aircraft, with a formal certification as a training organisation. The airline’s facility is the first in the sultanate to secure approved training organisation certification from the Oman civil aviation authority. “Achieving ATO certification represents a major ...
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NewsEmirates to acquire another A380 once lease period ends
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is to purchase another Airbus A380 once the lease term for the jet expires. Emirates will acquire the aircraft from investment specialist Stratos. Stratos has identified the airframe as MSN190 – an Engine Alliance GP7200-powered example, registered A6-EOO. The aircraft will be transferred when its lease ...
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NewsRiyadh Air to launch Heathrow flights with restricted ticket sales
Saudi start-up Riyadh Air will commence flights on 26 October using its “technical spare” Boeing 787-9 twinjet for daily services to London Heathrow, although tickets will not be on general sale for now. Riyadh Air says the flights will “initially be on sale to select groups and [airline] employees” and ...
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NewsBulgaria’s GullivAir seeks year-round clearance to serve New York for Israel’s Arkia
Bulgarian wet-lease carrier GullivAir is seeking a year-long clearance to operate an Airbus A330-200 on transatlantic routes, on behalf of Israeli leisure airline Arkia. GullivAir, which is based in Sofia, has disclosed that it plans to conduct the services between Tel Aviv and New York JFK. It states in a ...