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US plane maker Boeing has sealed three contracts worth $800 million from Qatar to provide the armed forces of the Gulf country aviation training including the F-15QA pre-delivery training and maintenance support, Aerotime Hub reports. According to the first contract Read more
Alafco, aircraft lessor company in Kuwait, will purchase 20 aircrafts from US airplane maker Boeing after both parties reached a deal over a dispute involving a cancelled 737 MAX order, Zawya reports. The order, Alafco said in a statement will Read more
UK’s national carrier, British airways will resume long-haul flight to Dubai from July 17 as air travel I industry is gradually bouncing back. “Our current schedules show the LHR to DXB route will operate every other day from the 17th, 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
The Pentagon said Wednesday it has awarded Boeing two contracts worth $2 billion to manufacture over 1,000 missiles for Saudi Arabia. Boeing, under the first contact worth $1.97 billion, will produce 650 air-to-surface missiles with a range of about 290km. Read more
Saudi local airline Flyadeal has agreed in principle with US plane maker Boeing the purchase of 50 narrowbody jets as it embarks on enhancing domestic growth and launching international flights. Per the agreement, Flyadeal will place orders for 30 Boeing Read more
Turkey’s national flag carrier has signed a new deal with US plane maker for the purchase of three additional Boeing 777 cargo aircraft as it continues to develop into the fastest-growing air cargo carrier in the world. The aircraft based Read more
Jordan’s national carrier will decide during the first quarter (Q1) of next year the manufacturer that will supply the 23 aircrafts it needs to revamp and expand its fleet, CEO of the airline told Reuters in an interview. Three manufacturers, Read more
Dubai-based Emirates has announced Wednesday that it will be servicing additional flights to France, two to Lyon and one to capital Paris. The decision is bringing the total number of flights per week from Dubai to Lyon from five to Read more
The Turkish national flagship carrier is queuing up for 50 aircraft from France-based Airbus and US-based Boeing with the two manufacturers to secure orders for 25 planes each. The announcement confirmed by the airlines’s CEO Ilker Ayci notes that the Read more