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Country’s flagship carrier will be the first global airlines to fly Being’s new aircraft 777X ready for operation in 2020. The announcement came from the American aircraft producer official Marty Bentrott who is Vice President of the Seattle-based company. “Emirates Read more
The aerospace industry in Morocco has entered a new expansion phase, with the signing on Tuesday of a memorandum of understanding for the establishment of a Boeing industrial ecosystem in Morocco, at a ceremony chaired by King Mohammed VI, in Read more
The Egyptian national carrier announced Wednesday acquisition of nine Boeing planes in an attempt to beef up its fleet at a time the airline is challenged by aviation incidents. The deal, worth $864 million, is mostly sponsored by the United Read more
Boeing could soon be concluding an agreement with Iran as Tehran invited the US aviation company to negotiations after the US government last month authorized Boeing to do business in the country. If the deal is reached, this will be Read more
Kuwait has reportedly sent a letter of intent to the U.S for the acquisition of 28 Super Hornet advanced fighter jets in a deal estimated to be worth around $3 billion. The order for the Boeing-made fighter jets will undoubtedly Read more
The board of the Saudi Arabian Airlines has decided to increase the operations of the company under its five year plan from 2015-2020 by purchasing more than 100 new aircrafts. The airline is Saudi’s national flag carrier and director general Read more
At the unveiling ceremony of the first Airbus A350 XWB (extra wide body) commercial aircraft by Qatar Airways, the first in the world, Chief Akbar al-Baker of the airline boasted that the growth of aviation companies in the Gulf is worrying Read more
Qatar has renewed its intentions to reinforce its military arsenal with diverse equipment worth around $23billion from different companies mainly based in Europe and the United States. The military will be acquiring attack helicopters, guided missiles, tankers with high-tech equipment. Read more
Saudi Gulf Airlines, a new carrier born of the deregulation of Saudi Arabia’s aviation market, has made its intentions clear; that it is out for business. The company has started to build its fleet after ordering 16 aircrafts from Bombardier Read more
Turkey’s flag carrier, Turkish Airlines, is eyeing an expansion project to double its fleet in less than a decade. Despite the economic crisis, the company has been expanding and a look at its figures shows that the demand is high Read more