Mideast passenger traffic soars 24% in Januari
DUBAI – Middle East passenger traffic jumped more than 20 percent in January as the regional carriers continued to pace the global recovery in air…
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New departure procedure for Airbus A380 Singapore Airlines at London-Heatrow
Heathrow, NATS*, Singapore Airlines and Airbus have launched an improved departure procedure for the Airbus A380, saving even more fuel, emitting even less CO2 and…
Saudi to spend $666 mln on airport expansion
JEDDAH – Saudi Arabia is spending 2.5 billion riyals ($666.7 million) to expand the kingdom’s airports, the state news-agency SPA reported on Sunday. “These projects…
Plane crashes over Peru geoglyphs
(CNN) — Seven people, mostly tourists, were killed Thursday when a small plane crashed in southern Peru, near the famous Nazca Lines, the official Andina…
Sukhoi Superjet 100 arrived in Yakutsk to undergo cold soak trials
February 25, 2010, Yakutsk – Today at 14:24 local time (+9 GMT) the third Sukhoi Superjet 100 flight prototype SN95004 landed at Yakutsk airport. The…
Boeing and United Airlines Finalize 787 Order
SEATTLE and CHICAGO, Feb. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) and United Airlines (Nasdaq: UAUA) have finalized an order for 25 787-8 jetliners. The agreement…
Republic Airways Holdings First North American Customer for Bombardier CSeries Aircraft with Order for up to 80 Airliners
TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Feb. 25, 2010) – Bombardier Aerospace announced today a major order for its all-new CSeries aircraft to Republic Airways Holdings Inc. The…
Bahrain plans to privatise Gulf Air
MANAMA – Bahrain plans to privatise the country’s loss-making carrier Gulf Air within about a year, after its turnaround programme bears fruit, said the chief executive…
Dassault's Falcon 7X Receives Type Certification by Chinese Authorities
On February 2, Dassault Falcon recently received Type Certification for the 5,950 nm Falcon 7X from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). The Falcon…
Sikorsky Global Helicopters Sees Strong Sales in 2010
HOUSTON, Texas – Sikorsky Global Helicopters, a business unit of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., is seeing a resurgence of interest in its S-300CTMÂ and S-300CBiTMÂ helicopters, with sales…
Air Methods Expands Fleet with Twelve Helicopters from American Eurocopter Orders eight EC130s and four AS350 B3s
Houston, American Eurocopter announced that Air Methods Corporation, the world’s largest air medical transportation provider, has ordered eight EC130 and four AS350 B3 helicopters. The…
Rolls-Royce and Aeropower sign M250 Totalcare agreement
Houston, Texas — Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, and Aeropower today signed a seven-year TotalCare® long-term service agreement covering the service and support of…
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