Peter Shaw-Smith
Contributor - Middle East

Contributor - Middle East

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Aircraft

South Korea To Sell Missiles to UAE in $3.5 Billion Deal

Korea Aerospace will convert four Dassault aircraft to improve air force reconnaissance.
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Aircraft

RightJet Partners on New Iraq Office

RightJet sees Kurdistan’s tourism potential as factor behind decision to team up with Future Travel.
Aircraft

VistaJet Forecasts 1,400 Hours Per Year for Global 7500s

VistaJet is forecasting that its four Bombardier Global 7500s will each log 1,400 flight hours in their first year of operations.
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Aircraft

Jordan’s Joramco Sees Expansion Accelerating

Joramco, which claims to be the largest independent MRO in the Middle East, serves clients from India to Western Europe.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Comlux to Build Mx Hangar at Dubai Aerospace Hub

To open in mid-2023, Comlux's new Dubai maintenance hangar will be able to accommodate two ACJ and BBJ family aircraft types simultaneously.
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CBAA Names PilotsGlobal Industry Partner of the Month

CBAA selected employment search platform PilotsGlobal as its industry partner of the month.
Aircraft

Dubai’s Five Group Orders First Airbus ACJ TwoTwenty

Dubai-based real estate, hospitality, investment, and philanthropy group Five has purchased what will be the first-ever VIP-configured A220.
Maintenance and Modifications

Mena Technics Signs Deal with Pulsar Aviation Services

Mena Technics now represents U.S.-based Pulsar Aviation Services in Bahrain.
Aircraft

Emirates Signs for Four Boeing 777-300ER P2Fs

IAI has signed an agreement to convert aircraft for Emirates, its first Gulf-based airline customer.
Aircraft

Embraer Wins Order for Up to Six E175s from Overland Airways

Embraer’s sale of as many as six airplanes to Overland Airways could reach a book value of $299.4 million.
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Airlines

Sheikh Ahmed Continues Building Emirates

The charismatic Sheikh is no nearer to retirement at the age of 62, having led Emirates for 36 years.
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Regulations and Government

KIAL Kuwait Takes Third HEMS Bell 429

Bell announced the sale of a Bell 429 to Kuwait International Aircraft Leasing for use by the Ministry of Health.
Maintenance and Modifications

Honeywell Authorizes SAEI for APUs

Boeing 737NG and Airbus A320 family operators in Middle East will now be able to repair their APUs locally at SAEI.
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Aircraft

Leonardo AW609 Tiltrotor Takes Bow in Dubai

Leonardo's civil tiltrotor, on display at Expo 2020 and at the Dubai Airshow, should complete flight testing in August 2022.
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Aircraft

Lufthansa Technik VIP To Display Explorer Cabin in Dubai

Lufthansa Technik has identified VIP charter and private world tours as promising business segments in the Middle East region.
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Airlines

Lufthansa Technik Prioritizes Middle East LCC Business

Opportunities with flag carriers exist, but have become more limited due to growing in-house capabilities.
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Aircraft

EASA Certification for CityAirbus NextGen Expected in 2025

Airbus says public acceptance will be key to the future of urban air mobility and eVTOL aircraft like its CityAirbus NextGen.
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Engines

Rolls-Royce and Etihad Sign for Shared Sustainability Vision

Etihad has signed an agreement with Rolls-Royce on electrification and use of sustainable aviation fuels.
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Security

Sentient Creates Team for ViDAR Launch in UAE

The Visual Detection and Ranging pod for the AW139 optimizes search and rescue operations, helping to save lives and lower mission costs.
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Safety

L3Harris Analytics Maximize Connected Aircraft Capabilities

The SRVIVR25 series voice and flight data recorders by L3Harris bring safety benefits to aircraft operators.
Charter & Fractional

UAE’s Empire Aviation To Represent Gulfstream in India

Prior to its new relationship with Gulfstream, Empire offered business aviation services in India and the UAE since opening in 2007.
Aircraft

Dubai South To See Record Bizav Movements in 2021

Bizjet values have increased in the course of the year
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Aircraft

Secure Management of Kabul Airport Remains Open Question

Qatar and Turkey appear to be offering technical assistance, but international flights remain scarce
Airports

Jetex Awaits Expo 2020 and FIFA World Cup 2022 Dividends

CEO Adel Mardini forecasts 3,000 additional Expo-related flights
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Aircraft

Comlux Sees Middle East as Ideal ACJ220 Market

The ACJ TwoTwenty's cabin size, fuel consumption, maintenance, and operating dynamics will likely attract interest in the Mideast, says Comlux.
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Aircraft

Cargo Keeps Emirates 777s Airborne for Much of Pandemic

With around 30 Boeing 777-300ERs converted to cargo-only, even a handful of A380s were employed on cargo charter.
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Aircraft

Bombardier Adds Line Maintenance Station in Dubai

Bombardier's new Dubai maintenance facility is based at Al Maktoum International Airport.
Aircraft

Middle East MRO Spend To Fall by Almost a Third on Covid-19

Qatar Airways doubles capacity of engine production facility to allow cut in annual MRO costs
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Rotorcraft

Bell Looks To Replicate Earlier Middle East Success Stories

Bell sees flight training, law enforcement, HEMS, VVIP, and general aviation customers as areas of focus.
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Aircraft

Dubai South FBOs See Big Expo 2020 Traffic Boost

Dubai South-based FBO/MRO firm DC Aviation Al Futtaim expects a large number of delegations to reverse plans not to travel to Dubai.
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