Peter Shaw-Smith
Contributor - Middle East

Contributor - Middle East

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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

Bombardier Sees Middle East New and Preowned Aircraft Boom

Bombardier Expects the Global 7500 and Challenger 3500 business jets to prosper in the Middle East region.
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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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Airports

Bizav Group Sees Dubai Airshow as Signposting Wider Recovery

International cooperation on illegal gray market charter has been stepped up, with leadership shown by the Middle East Business Aviation Association.
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Aircraft

PilotsGlobal Sees Middle East Pilot Shortage in 2023

Expats account for 8.5 pilots out of 10 at Emirates, while the figure is 80 percent for Qatar Airways, according to PilotsGlobal.
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Aircraft

IAI Hopes to Open Abu Dhabi P2F Conversion Center in a Year

IAI's Boeing 777-300ERSF conversion center would be the first outside Israel.
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Aircraft

Cash Pipeline Puts Middle East Lessors in Strong Position

DAE's portfolio stands at 425 aircraft, while Alafco now manages 80.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Abu Dhabi Aviation Sets Up Presence in Ghana and Cyprus

With the recent addition of five Leonardo helicopters, Abu Dhabi Aviation's fleet size reaches 65.
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Aircraft

Fleet Expansion and MRO Complicate Emirates' Future Plans

Emirates believes most of its A380s will be flying again by next summer.
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Engines

Mubadala’s Aerospace Portfolio Hits at Least $8 Billion in Value

Mubadala unit Sanad sees the size of its own portfolio increase to $1.2 billion.
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Aircraft

Dubai Airshow Points to Industry Resuscitation

The 2021 Dubai Airshow is the first major international airshow calendar event to take place since 2019.
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Aircraft

Emirates To 'Upcycle' its First-ever A380

Emirates Airline's first A380 began revenue service on August 1, 2008, from Dubai to New York JFK, after which it flew another 6,318 sectors.
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Aircraft

VistaJet Sees Middle East Driving Growth

Vista Global's fleet will grow to exceed 200 aircraft by the end of next year.
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Airports

Hadid: U.S. Charter Sees Significant Boom amid Pandemic

Strong economic recovery in Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico presents opportunities for industry growth.
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Airports

Jetex Sees U.S. Business Double in 2021

The company will announce a new Caribbean FBO location here at the convention.
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Aircraft

Saudia's Flyadeal Eyes International Expansion

Flyadeal's fleet of 15 Airbus A320s could be augmented with long-range A321 variants for international flying.
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Charter & Fractional

Abu Dhabi Charter Firm Makes Offer for Falcon Aviation

UAE-based helicopter and jet charter operator Abu Dhabi Aviation has announced formal plans to take over Falcon Aviation.
Aircraft

Qatar Airways Dispatches Five Evac Flights from Kabul

Qatar and the UAE have gone to great lengths to participate in the Afghanistan evacuation over the past month.
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Aircraft

Jazeera Airways Aims for Return to Normality Early Next Year

Schedules call for delivery of Jazeera's 16th and 17th aircraft in early September
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Airlines

Air Arabia Partners with Investment Group to Launch New Armenian Airline

The new airline joint venture is expected to lead to dramatic improvements in flight connectivity for Armenians living overseas.
Airlines

Saudi Arabia Weighs Launch of New ‘National' Airline

Impact of the move to launch a new airline on the kingdom’s existing aviation sector remains unclear.
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Aircraft

Royal Jet Plots Return to Growth Path

Middle East charter group has returned to profitability and is operating at 65 percent of pre-pandemic levels.
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