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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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