Aviation Tech

Paradigm 3D keeps the Middle East aerospace sector in flight 

Arnold Pinto September 26, 2023 0

New Dubai facility benchmarks UAE as a world-class additive manufacturing hub With three global supercarriers – Emirates, Qatar Airways, and Etihad Airways – all operating from home turf hubs in the Middle East and as the hydrocarbon-rich region grows its aviation and Industry 4.0 capabilities

Aviation Lifestyle Travel

Emirates Business Class flyers can now preorder inflight meals on European routes

Middle East News 247 September 18, 2023 0

Emirates has extended its Business Class inflight meal preordering programme across routes to and from European cities, including Warsaw, Venice, Rome, Bologna, Prague, Vienna, Moscow, Istanbul, Dublin, Hamburg, St. Petersburg, Brussels and Madrid, as well as to and from Seychelles and Mauritius. The Dubai-headquartered supercarrier had initially launched the inflight meal

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Fly out from Dubai to say hello to Cairo on October 28 with flydubai

Middle East News 247 September 15, 2023 0

Air travel demand between the two cities is rising Low-cost carrier flydubai will launch daily flights from Dubai City to Cairo City from October 28, 2023, as demand for travel between the two cities continues to grow exponentially after the pandemic era. The new route is between Terminal 2 of Dubai International Airport (DXB) and […]

Aviation Business

Aviation Capital Group orders 13 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft

Arnold Pinto September 15, 2023 0

Lessors have ordered more than 1,300 737 MAX aircraft to date Aviation Capital Group (ACG), the Newport, California-headquartered aircraft lessor, has formalised an order for 13 new Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, increasing its order book to 47 737 MAXs. The new, incremental order includes seven 737-8 and six 737-10 aircraft to expand ACG’s single-aisle options […]

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Saudia will be the first carrier to operate at Red Sea International Airport

Arnold Pinto September 13, 2023 0

Airport set to open later this year for domestic flights Saudia, the flag carrier of Saudi Arabia, will become the first airline to operate at the Red Sea International Airport (RSI). This follows the signing of an agreement in Riyadh City on September 12, 2023, between Red Sea Global (RSG), the multi-project developer of The […]

Aviation Events

Sustainability will feature prominently at Dubai Airshow 2023

Arnold Pinto September 11, 2023 0

Industry heavyweights committed to going net-zero by 2050 Sustainability will be one of the key highlights of the upcoming Dubai Airshow as the global aviation industry looks for solutions to mitigate the effects of climate change against the backdrop of the UAE hosting COP28 – the United Nations’ annual international climate change conference – from […]

Aviation Business

Saab and Boeing sign pact for 787 Dreamliner doors’ range

Arnold Pinto September 10, 2023 0

787 Dreamliner is one of the world’s best-selling widebody aircraft Saab, the Stockholm, Sweden-headquartered global defence and space manufacturing company, has signed an extension agreement with Boeing, the Seattle, US-based global aerospace, security, and spacecraft maker, to manufacture large cargo doors, bulk cargo doors and access entries for the Boeing 787

Aviation Business

Air France-KLM Group and Etihad Airways reinforce their partnership

Arnold Pinto September 8, 2023 0

3 airlines’ frequent flyers can now jointly earn and redeem miles Air France-KLM Group and Etihad Airways have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to increase collaboration for passenger operations, loyalty programmes, talent development, and maintenance. The MoU’s signing ceremony was held at the Air France-KLM Group’s headquarters in Paris, France, on

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Fly direct from Abu Dhabi to Colombo from January 2024

Arnold Pinto September 6, 2023 0

Sri Lankan capital will be Air Arabia Abu Dhabi’s 39th destination Low-cost carrier Air Arabia Abu Dhabi will launch three weekly direct flights from Abu Dhabi, UAE, to Colombo, Sri Lanka, effective January 3, 2024. Colombo will become the low-cost airline’s 34th destination out of Abu Dhabi. The flights will connect Abu Dhabi International Airport […]

Aviation Business

AviLease to buy Standard Chartered aviation finance leasing business

Arnold Pinto August 29, 2023 0

AviLease Aircraft Leasing Company, the Riyadh-headquartered aviation financing and leasing company, has agreed to acquire the global aviation finance and leasing business of Standard Chartered, which includes Dublin-based Pembroke Group, in a transaction worth AED13.24 billion ($3.6 billion). The Saudi aircraft lessor arranged AED7.7 billion ($2.1 billion) of competitive