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Kuwait Airways upgrades order from Airbus

February 21, 2022 Peter Mulvany

Kuwait Airways has increased the number of planes it plans to purchase from Airbus to 31 from 28, the chairman of the company told, Zawya reports. Ma’an Razoq told a news conference in Kuwait City the order includes nine Airbus Read more

Gulf News, HeadlinesAirbus, Airbus A320neo, Airbus A321neo, Airbus A321neo LR, Airbus A330-800neo, Airbus A350-900, Kuwait, Kuwait Airways, Ma'an Razoq

Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways plans to increase fleet to 60 by 2025

February 15, 2022 Jaber Ali

Marwan Boodai, Chairman of Jazeera Airways, Monday revealed that the private carrier headquartered in Kuwait is aiming at increasing its fleet to 60 by 2025. The airline currently has 17 jets in operation according to the latest available data on Read more

Gulf News, HeadlinesAirbus, Jazeera Airways, Kuwait, Marwan Boodai

Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways inks $3.4bn deal with Airbus for 28 passenger jets

January 31, 2022 Jaber Ali

Kuwaiti private airline Jazeera Airways has placed orders for 28 passenger jets with Airbus for a value put at $3.4 billion, reports say. The board of directors of the airline, local media Al Rai reported, citing a disclosure published on Read more

Gulf News, HeadlinesA321neo, Airbus, Jazeera Airways, Kuwait, Rohit Ramachandran

Saudia in talks with Airbus, Boeing for jets acquisition in 2022

November 16, 2021 Peter Mulvany

Saudia, the Saudi kingdom’s national carrier, has announced ongoing talks with Airbus and Boeing to acquire next year an unspecified number of wide body aircraft as part of the airline’s plan to become a regional hub, reports say. “It’s a Read more

Gulf News, HeadlinesAirbus, Boeing, Dubai Airshow, Ibrahim Koshy, King Salman, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Saudia

Qatar airways threatens to turn down aircraft delivery from Airbus over “secret” spat

June 1, 2021June 1, 2021 Jaber Ali

Akbar Al Baker, CEO of the Qatari national carrier Qatar Airways, has threatened to turn his back to France-based plane maker Airbus over an outstanding issue that he has refused to reveal. In an interview with Bloomberg TV, Al Baker Read more

Gulf News, HeadlinesAirbus, Akbar Al Baker, France, Qatar airways

Gulf Air freezes aircraft orders over difficult market conditions

May 17, 2021 Peter Mulvany

Bahrain’s national carrier, Gulf Air, has frozen deliveries of the aircraft it ordered from Boeing and Airbus owing to difficult market conditions, reports say. Zayed bin Rashid Al Zayani, Chairman of the airline, Reuters notes, told reporters during the “Arab Read more

Gulf News, HeadlinesAirbus, Bahrain, Boeing, Gulf Air, Zayed bin Rashid Al Zayani

Saudia raises $3 billion for 73 aircraft purchase

March 19, 2021 KanelkaTagba

Saudi Arabia’s national carrier, Thursday said it reached deal with several partners to fund the purchase of 73 passenger planes from Airbus and Boeing.   Al Rajhi Bank, Saudi British Bank (SABB), Arab National Bank (ANB), Samba, Bank AlJazira, and Read more

Finance, Gulf News, Headlines73 aircraft purchase plan, Airbus, Boeing, Saudia

Saudi national carrier to place order for 70 aircraft from Airbus, Boeing

March 2, 2021 Jaber Ali

Saudi Arabia flagship carrier, Saudia, is preparing an order for 70 aircraft from Airbus and Boeing, reports say. The airline according Reuters citing unidentified sources is in talks with local banks to raise 11.5 billion riyals ($3.07 billion) to partly Read more

Gulf News, HeadlinesAirbus, Boeing, Dreamliner, Saudi Arabia

Kuwaiti aircraft lessor Alafco, Airbus agree to delay aircraft delivery

August 20, 2020August 20, 2020 Jaber Ali

Kuwaiti aircraft leasing company, Alafco, has said it reached an agreement with France-based global aircraft maker, Airbus, to delay the delivery of the jets it has ordered. Alafco in the bourse filling did not say how many aircraft are involved Read more

Gulf News, Headlines, World NewsAirbus, aircraft lessor Alafco, delay of aircraft delivery, Kuwait

Qatar airways defers 2020, 2021 orders for aircraft owing to covid-19 adverse impact

June 18, 2020June 18, 2020 Peter Mulvany

Qatar’s national carrier, Qatar Airway, Wednesday it will not acquire new aircrafts this and next and has informed Airbus and Boeing to defer the delivery as result of fallout from covid-19, reports say. The airline’s Chief Executive Akbar al-Baker in Read more

Gulf News, HeadlinesAirbus, Akbar Al Baker, Boeing, IATA, Qatar Airway

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