Airbus will increase the monthly production rate of its A320 Family aircraft to 38 per month in August 2011 and to 40 per month in first quarter 2012. Currently Airbus turns out 34 A320 Family aircraft per month rising to 36 from December 2010. For the time being the A330/A340 Family production remains at rate 8.5.
Airbus’ decision to raise its single-aisle production rate is driven by the continuing strong demand for its eco-efficient single-aisle aircraft (as recently underlined by the Farnborough Airshow with 206 new single aisle commitments) and a record backlog in excess of more than 2,200 A320 Family aircraft. “The recent Farnborough International Airshow, where Airbus garnered orders worth 28 billion US dollars in total and the
Read full storyALAFCO, the Kuwait-based international Aviation Lease and Finance Company, has converted its existing firm order for 12 Airbus A350-800's placed in 2007, into the higher capacity A350 -900 model.
Read full storyCessna has teamed with Spectrum Aeromed to develop a medical transport version of the Citation Mustang.
Read full storyA new name has entered into the world of head of state and VIP aircraft completions and is looking to the MENA region. The company is TALCO Aviation and offers VIP and head of state aircraft completions and programme management worldwide.
Read full storyTo meet increased public demand and ease planning for travellers, Oman Air has increased capacity on its Muscat to Salalah route.
Read full storyThe highly successful Doha Aviation Summit will again take place this year.
Read full storyNew Citation X business jets will have upgraded avionics and cabin management systems on aircraft delivered from 2011.
Read full storyEtihad Airways has again passed a rigorous aviation industry safety audit, for the third consecutive audit.
Read full storyThe UK's air traffic management specialist NATS Services has signed a contract with the Sultanate of Oman's Ministry of Transport to deliver a far-reaching project that will fundamentally redesign its airspace in order to increase
Read full storyThe International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced international scheduled traffic statistics for June which showed continued strong demand growth as the industry recovers from the impact of the global
Read full storyOn November 19 1956, soon after Morocco gained its independence from France, an air arm was established as the Aviation Royale Chérifienne.
Arabian Aerospace radio - 25 July 2010
This week's special edition comes from the Farnborough International Air Show in the UK.

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