The Boeing 787 Dreamliner received its 1,000th customer order today when Etihad Airways announced an order for 30 787-10 Dreamliners, valued at $8.7 billion at list prices. Launched in April 2004, the...
Boeing and flydubai today announced a commitment for up to 100 737 MAX 8 airplanes and 11 Next-Generation 737-800s on the opening day of the Dubai Airshow. The commitment from the low-cost carrier of ...
Boeing today launched the 777X program at the 2013 Dubai Airshow with a record-breaking number of customer orders and commitments for the newest member of its twin-aisle product family. Agreements for...
Dubai-based Emirates airline has placed an additional order for 50 A380 aircraft, confirming the continued strong demand for very large aircraft in the Middle East that are needed to meet the region’s...
Kenya Airways has expanded its joint venture with Air France KLM within East Africa. This new deal will allow KLM and Kenya Airways to jointly implement further commercial synergies, optimize networks...
With a degree in Engineering, Didier Verté began working at AFI KLM E&M in 1990 as a Propulsion Engineer in Central Engineering after a period at SNECMA as design engineer and at FN Moteurs, where he ...
Boeing forecasts that airlines in the Middle East will require 2,610 new airplanes over the next 20 years, worth an estimated $550 billion. While one-third of that demand – 900 airplanes – will replac...
fastjet intends to add new services to a domestic route it has just launched in Tanzania because of strong demand. A new Sunday flight between Dar es Salaam and Mbeya will be added from November 24 an...
The Emirates Group half-year revenues reached AED 42.3 billion (US$ 11.5 billion) for the first six months of its current fiscal year ending 30 September 2013, up 13% from AED 37.5 billion (US$ 10.2 b...
Solomon Dube, Director of the Swaziland Civil Aviation Authority (SWACAA), has confirmed that the government is seeking to acquire new aircraft to service the country’s own proposed airline. The new a...
Marsland Aviation, a major Sudanese airline, has suspended operations apparently caused by US sanctions. German carrier Lufthansa is ending flights to Sudan on Jan 19, following KLM which has already ...
Starbow Airlines (Ghana) has appointed Cockley Brake to sell its fleet of three Bae146 aircraft. Starbow, which operates domestic and regional services in West Africa from its base in Accra, is curren...
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