http://www.arabianaerospace.aero ARABIAN AEROSPACE is an exciting new magazine for the fastest growing aerospace market in the world. ARABIAN AEROSPACE Online is a dedicated web news service for professionals needing daily regional news. en-gb http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=defence&article=tunisia-joins-the-c-130j-family Tunisia has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for the purchase of two C-130J Super Hercules airlifters with an initial three years of logistics support. Tue, 9 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=route-planning-and-tourism&article=emirates-continues-push-into-africa-with-new-senegal-route Emirates is continuing its strategic push into Africa with an announcement today that it is to launch direct services to Dakar, Senegal. Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=air-transport&article=new-regional-jets-enter-gulf-air-s-fleet Gulf Air customers travelling from Bahrain to Larnaca in Cyprus today were introduced to the latest additions to the Gulf Air fleet as they flew on the inaugural flight of the airline's new Embraer E-170 AR aircraft. Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=air-transport&article=turkish-airlines-finalises-order-for-extra-737s Boeing and Turkish Airlines have finalised an order for 20 Next-Generation 737 airplanes. The order includes 10 737-800s and 10 737-900ER (Extended Range) airplanes. Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=air-transport&article=embraer-hands-over-two-e170-jets-to-gulf-air Gulf Air has taken delivery of the two Embraer 170 regional jets that it announced it would be taking in a special lease deal at the Bahrain Air Show in January Sat, 6 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=training&article=adts-industry-must-address-pilot-shortage-issues The looming pilot shortage across the aerospace industry can be tackled by career mapping and better planning by airlines, according to industry experts. Thu, 4 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=air-transport&article=atr-42-600-makes-its-successful-first-flight The ATR 42-600 pre-series aircraft successfully took to the sky for the first time today in Toulouse. Thu, 4 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=air-transport&article=strata-aiming-at-top-three-in-the-world-by-2015 Strata, the aerostructures business launched by Mubadala and based at Al Ain, is set to take a place among the top three businesses of its kind by 2015. Thu, 4 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=training&article=adts-first-training-show-opens-in-dubai The inaugural Aerospace & Defence Training Show (ADTS) was officially opened today at Dubai's Airport Expo by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai's Department of Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman Dubai Airports and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline & Group. Wed, 3 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=air-transport&article=dhl-honoured-by-bahrain-customs Bahrain Customs Authorities honoured the DHL Express Middle East, North Africa and Turkey (MENAT) with a 'Certificate of Appreciation' for the company's dedication to the growth of Bahrain's logistics industry and continuous cooperation with the Bahrain Customs Authorities over the last 30 years. Wed, 3 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=route-planning-and-tourism&article=etihad-launches-new-destination-management-company Etihad Airways is expanding the range of services it offers business and leisure travellers with the launch today of its new destination management company – Hala Abu Dhabi. Wed, 3 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=people-recruitment&article=iata-appoints-boulter-to-key-role IATA has appointed former Gulf Air chief commercial officer Willy Boulter as regional VP for Asia Pacific. Wed, 3 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=people-recruitment&article=new-md-for-banc-of-america-leasing-s-emea-business Banc of America Leasing has appointed Alex Badran as managing director and head of sales for International Corporate Aircraft Finance (ICAF). Wed, 3 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=maintenance&article=avtrade-boosts-middle-east-presence Commercial aircraft component supplier Avtrade has signed a partnership deal with Arabian Jets, the Saudi Arabian-based aviation consultancy firm. Tue, 2 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=airports&article=dwc-has-firm-date-for-airport-opening A date has been set for the opening of the World's largest airport. Tue, 2 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=maintenance&article=mro-middle-east-beagle-closes-on-mid-east-deal Beagle Aerospace is expected to tie up a partnership with a Middle East company during the show, further growing the British company's presence in the region. Tue, 2 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=maintenance&article=mro-middle-east-french-providers-join-together-for-middle-east-strength Two of the biggest names in European aerospace have come together to create a new business to repair and maintain nacelles for Middle Eastern fleets. Tue, 2 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=maintenance&article=mubadala-reviewing-the-future-for-adat-and-sr-technics Abu Dhabi investment company, Mubadala, is carrying out a review of its two maintenance providers ADAT (Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies) and SR Technics. Tue, 2 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=aircraft-interiors&article=oman-air-makes-historic-in-flight-connectivity-first-flight Oman Air made aviation history today when it became the first airline in the world to offer both mobile and broadband Internet on board its flights. Tue, 2 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=aircraft-interiors&article=aime-2010-aerolux-offer-espresso-s-in-the-sky UK manufacturers of galley inserts for in-flight service, Aerolux Limited (stand: G36) are at AIME demonstrating its range of products, including its espresso machine. Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=aircraft-interiors&article=aime-2010-alsteraero-addresses-the-airlines With a pair of VIP installations already to its credit, Hamburg-based IFE system provider AlsterAero is here to talk to completions centres and the airlines. Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=aircraft-interiors&article=aime-2010-botany-weaving-to-sign-with-air-arabia Irish textile company Botany Weaving will be signing an exclusive seven-year contract with Air Arabia at the show today. Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=aircraft-interiors&article=aime-2010-emirates-man-extols-innovation-as-mobile-phone-soars Emirates connectivity guru Patrick Brannelly keynoted yesterday's AIME Workshop by urging the audience not only to innovate but also to insist on the very best. “Innovation on its own is not enough – you must strive for excellence. It's a journey, not a destination, and 'that's as good as it gets' is just not good enough.” Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=aircraft-interiors&article=aime-2010-german-carpet-and-seat-manufacturer-work-in-harmony German carpet manufacturers Anker-Teppichboden is at AIME to meet new potential clients in the region along with its partner Rohi who specialise in seating fabrics which can be matched to Anker's carpets. Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=aircraft-interiors&article=aime-2010-happy-is-pleased-with-saudi-deal Happy Design Studio signed an agreement with Saudi 's Arabian Jets yesterday at the show. Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=aircraft-interiors&article=aime-2010-laselec-lasers-make-light-of-cable-runs Cable marking specialist Laselec of France of France is showing the latest addition to its range of ultra-violet laser marking machines. Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=aircraft-interiors&article=aime-2010-recaro-looks-to-business-first-class-hybrid Recaro is looking to respond to recent airline industry trends by developing a hybrid business/first-class seat combining fully lie-flat capability with more features than are usually found in a conventional first-class seat. The German seat-maker also plans to announce a new product at this spring's Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg. Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=aircraft-interiors&article=aime-2010-the-future-is-real-soon-now-says-panasonic Painting a picture of the passenger experience of the future, enriched by advanced technology from reservation to destination, Panasonic's David Bruner cleverly wrong-footed the audience at yesterday's AIME workshop. Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=route-planning-and-tourism&article=beijing-is-now-big-business-for-emirates Traffic between Dubai and Beijing has grown so much, that Emirates is now planning to schedule an A380 onto the route with effect from August 1. Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=route-planning-and-tourism&article=flydubai-sets-it-sights-on-sites-in-kuwait-and-oman Dubai's low cost airline Flydubai, has announced a brace of GCC routes to kick off what it describes as a very busy year of route announcements for the carrier. Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=people-recruitment&article=mills-heads-regional-effort-for-airline-services Airline Services Ltd has appointed a Regional Sales Manager dedicated to the Middle East as it looks to grow its customer base in the region. Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=maintenance&article=mro-middle-east-fokker-s-first-step-to-global-footprint Fokker Aircraft Services is making its debut at the shows, targeting the Middle East market as a stepping stone to developing a global footprint for the Dutch company, the firm's president Edwin Schelling said yesterday. Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=maintenance&article=mro-middle-east-gulf-air-makes-trax-for-software-partner Bahrain's Gulf Air has selected TRAX Maintenance software to manage its MRO operations. Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=maintenance&article=mro-middle-east-libyan-service-deal-for-aj-walter-aviation Libyan carrier Buraq Air has selected A J Walter Aviation, to provide power-by-the-hour support for an additional two B737-400 aircraft in its fleet. This five year deal is a further vote of confidence in AJW who already supports the airline's two B737-800 aircraft with more on order. Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=maintenance&article=mro-middle-east-skills-set-is-key-to-region-s-prospects The future success of aviation maintenance in the Middle East lies in the region's high availability of skilled engineers and technicians, according to remarks at the close of the MRO Middle East conference and exhibition at Dubai's Airport Expo. Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=maintenance&article=mro-middle-east-turkish-mro-delight-at-aviation-crossroads- Turkish Technic is at the MRO show in Dubai in bullish mood as it prepares to break ground on a $300 million plus expansion of its Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) business. Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=maintenance&article=aime-2010---fujairah-stepping-up-mro-activities Fujairah International Airport is counting down to the opening of a new $25 million MRO facility and comes to the Aerospace Week shows keen to promote its potential to both MRO and aircraft interiors manufacturers and service providers. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=aircraft-interiors&article=aime-2010-aviointeriors-shows-new-first-class-suite Italian company Aviointeriors showed off a new private cabin suite at AIME today Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=aircraft-interiors&article=aime-2010-kydex-launches-new-injection-moulding-resin A new injection molding resin is being launched at AIME by thermoplastic sheet producers Kydex. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=events&article=aime-2010-launch-of-show-business-event-daily-praised-by-sheikh-ahmed One very keen reader of the new Show Business – the show daily newspaper produced in association with Arabian Aerospace – was His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed al Maktoum, the chairman of Dubai Airports, President Emirates Airline group and the head of the Dubai civil aviation authority. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=aircraft-interiors&article=aime-2010-new-first-class-seat-unveiled-at-show A new luxury First Class Seat was unveiled at AIME today by EADS Sogerma's regional sales director Richard Gourmand. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=aircraft-interiors&article=aime-2010-personalising-your-aircraft-makes-one-man-happy An individualist approach to aircraft painting was unveiled at AIME today by French firm Happy Design Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=business-aviation&article=business-aviation-recovery-remains-strong-says-empire Strong recovery continues in the regional business jet charter market,according to Dubai business aircraft operator Empire Aviation Group which recorded an 11 per cent increase in charter sales for January. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=maintenance&article=mro-middle-east-crane-s-lift-in-the-region Crane Aerospace & Electronics is at the MRO Middle East show with its latest product – an enhanced Landing Gear Control and Indication Unit (LGCIU). Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=maintenance&article=mro-middle-east-jalco-signs-deal-with-chromalloy Jordan Airmotive (JAL Co.) has teamed up with Chromalloy for inspections and service on gas turbine engine components. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=maintenance&article=mro-middle-east-mubadala-boeing-deliverables-this-year- The first fruits of the Strategic Framework Agreement between Mubadala Development Company and Boeing will come through by the end of this year, Homaid Al Shemmari, associated director of aerospace for the Abu Dhabi company said at the MRO conference yesterday. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=maintenance&article=mro-middle-east-parker-signs-support-deal-with-emirates Parker Aerospace – a business unit of Parker Hannifin Corporation announced today that it has signed a five-year customer support agreement with Emirates. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=aircraft-interiors&article=aime-2010-middle-east-leading-the-way-with-connectivity Passenger connectivity has come and gone over the years, writes BRENDAN GALLAGHER. But now mobile phones and Internet access in the cabin look like they're here to stay, and Middle Eastern airlines are among the earliest adopters Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=maintenance&article=aime-lufthansa-technik-s-new-head-in-the-gulf-aims-at-growth Lufthansa Technik is a leading supplier of MRO services to Middle East airlines, writes BRENDAN GALLAGHER. Now their plans for interior refurbishments could open the door for the German company's growing range of cabin systems Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/article.php?section=business-aviation&article=second-g650-takes-to-the-air Gulfstream announced yesterday that a second ultra-large-cabin, ultra-long-range Gulfstream G650 has completed its first flight. Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT