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L-3 Link contract award for Spatial Composite Solutions

L-3 Link UK and UAE based Spatial Composite Solutions have signed a long term agreement to supply the Full Flight Pilot Simulator sub modules for L-3 Link's Reality Seven Simulator manufacturing project. The five-year agreement was signed by Nick Bendell, L-3 Link’s operation director and Joseph McKeever - Spatial’s CEO, and will result in Spatial supporting L-3 Link’s com...

Etihad in bullish mood as it reports 17% rise in passengers last year, fuels Abu Dhabi aviation ambitions

The Etihad Airways chief executive James Hogan said on Tuesday that the airline would continue to “face challenges” from protectionism in the US and Europe this year as it fights to bring “new competitive choice” to its passengers. The Abu Dhabi carrier flew 17.4 million passengers last year – a 17 per cent increase on 2014 – and operated 97,400 flights, cove...

Dubai Airports request volunteers to test new concourse

Volunteers are being invited to take part in a readiness test for the new Dh1.9 billion Concourse D before its official opening at Dubai International Airport. Dubai Airports is appealing for UAE residents to act as passengers on February 6 and test the operational readiness of the new facility. The test will follow a series of trials that have been conducted over the past few months to ensu...

Etihad Regional-Etihad Airways Codeshare Extended Until 2022

Etihad Regional, operated by Darwin Airline, today announced that its codeshare agreement extension with Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has been approved by Switzerland’s Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) until 30 April 2022. Initially commenced on 29 March 2015, the codeshare agreement offers the guests of both airlines greater access between Swit...

New UAE based Helideck/Helipad consultancy opens

Following the recent introduction of a robust regulatory framework concerning helideck and helipads by the GCAA (General Civil Aviation Authority) in the United Arab Emirates, a new locally based company Oryx Aviation Consulting (OAC) has been founded in order to assist major Oil and Gas, Government and Private clients achieve the approval or certification of their helicopter landing facilities, a...

Dubai airport traffic grows 8.1% in November

Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest by international traffic, experienced an 8.1 per cent increase in passenger numbers in November, its operator said on Monday. Traffic rose to 6.01 million passengers from 5.57m a year earlier, taking the total so far in 2015 to 70.96m, up 10.9 per cent. The largest increase in passengers came from the Indian subcontinent from where new f...

Emirates adds second daily service to Geneva

Emirates has announced the expansion of its operation in Switzerland with the addition of a second daily service to Geneva effective June 1, 2016. The second daily flight will double capacity on the route and represents an overall increase of 26% for Emirates in Switzerland The new flight will be operated by a state-of-the-art Boeing 777-300ER aircraft in a three-class configuration, w...

Abu Dhabi’s Al Bateen airport expects more flights due to cheaper oil

Abu Dhabi’s Al Bateen private jet airport expects cheaper oil to give the sector a boost. The airport is anticipating a rise in flights of about 7 per cent this year, helped by the tumbling oil price. Cheaper aviation fuel makes business jets more profitable to operate. While the plunge in oil prices has taken its toll on regional economies, private jet operators hope to benefit from i...

Falcon Aviation add AW169 and AW189 to its fleet

Abu Dhabi based Falcon Aviation is to fly the latest generation AW169 following the delivery of two AW189s in July 2015, reports European Business Air News. "We have established our position as a market leader in executive aviation services and offshore oil support in the Middle East," said COO Raman Oberoi. "I believe that we are setting the benchmark for the industry in terms o...

Abu Dhabi Air Expo announce plans to exhibit 150 business jets

Abu Dhabi Air Expo has said it will be displaying 150 business aircraft during the event which will take place on March 8-10, 2016 at Al Bateen Executive Airport, reports the Khaleej Times. The fourth show, which is held every other year, will put on static display 150 ultra light business jets and helicopters. As part of Abu Dhabi Air Expo, Abu Dhabi Heli Expo will run in parallel, sh...

DC Aviation Al-Futtaim expands at Dubai South

DC Aviation Al-Futtaim is expanding its operations at Al Maktoum International Airport following the recent announcement at the Dubai Airshow from its joint venture partner – Al-Futtaim, to lease additional land from Dubai South. The new plot will increase the operational potential of DCAF – the first and only integrated private and business aviation operator at AMIA, enabling the c...

Seawings launches Air Cruise Holidays in UAE and Oman

Seawings, the only luxury seaplane tour operator within the Arabian Peninsula, has launched 'Seawings Air Cruise Holidays' – a collection of handpicked holidays that combines seaplane excursions with exceptional hospitality experiences at leading luxury hotel and resort properties within the United Arab Emirates and Oman. Seawings Air Cruise Holidays is a natural extension of the...