Friday 30th of July 2010
Airbus boosts single-aisle aircraft production reflecting strong market recovery
Posted on 30 July 2010
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 storyKuwait lessors upgrade A350 orders for faster introduction to service
Posted on 29 July 2010
ALAFCO, 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.
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Posted on 29 July 2010
Cessna has teamed with Spectrum Aeromed to develop a medical transport version of the Citation Mustang.
Read full storyNew name in the completions world.
Posted on 29 July 2010
A 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 storyOman Air increases capacity on Salalah routes
Posted on 29 July 2010
To meet increased public demand and ease planning for travellers, Oman Air has increased capacity on its Muscat to Salalah route.
Read full storyDate fixed for Doha Aviation Summit 2010.
Posted on 29 July 2010
The highly successful Doha Aviation Summit will again take place this year.
Read full storyCitation X to get upgraded avionics and cabin systems for 2011
Posted on 29 July 2010
New Citation X business jets will have upgraded avionics and cabin management systems on aircraft delivered from 2011.
Read full storyEtihad passes third consecutive IATA Operational Safety Audit
Posted on 29 July 2010
Etihad Airways has again passed a rigorous aviation industry safety audit, for the third consecutive audit.
Read full storyUK NATS wins airspace planning contract from Oman
Posted on 28 July 2010
The 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 storyMiddle East and Africa see strong increase in passenger demand
Posted on 28 July 2010
The 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
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