17 November 2011
AgustaWestland and Abu Dhabi Aviation form JV in UAE
AgustaWestland, a unit of Finmeccanica, and Abu Dhabi Aviation have formed a joint venture (JV) in the UAE to provide helicopter maintenance.
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16 November 2011
Oman Air to buy six Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners
Oman's state-owned carrier Oman Air has signed a $1.16bn contract with Boeing to buy six 787-8 Dreamliner jets.
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16 November 2011
Aviation Capital orders 30 Airbus A320neos
US-based aircraft leasing company Aviation Capital Group (ACG) has signed a $2.7bn contract with Airbus to buy 30 eco-efficient A320neo family aircraft.
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16 November 2011
Goodrich signs maintenance agreements with Emirates Airlines
Goodrich has signed two support agreements with Emirates Airlines to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) and support services for passenger evacuation slides on the airline's fleet.
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16 November 2011
Boeing forecasts Middle East aircraft market to reach $450bn by 2030
Boeing estimates that the Middle East region will require 2,520 planes worth $450bn by 2030 for fleet expansion and replacement of existing aircraft.
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15 November 2011
Emirates Airline orders 50 Boeing 777-300ERs
UAE-based Emirates Airline has signed a $18bn contract with Boeing for the purchase of 50 777-300ER aircraft.
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15 November 2011
Rolls-Royce to provide Trent 700 engines to Garuda Indonesia
Garuda Indonesia Airlines has ordered four Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines to power its Airbus A330 aircraft in a deal worth $280m.
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15 November 2011
Middle East aircraft market to grow by $347.4bn to 2030
The Middle East will require 1,921 new passenger and freighter aircraft worth $347.4bn between 2011 and 2030, according to Airbus' latest Global Market forecast.
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15 November 2011
Alafco orders 50 Airbus A320neo family aircraft
Kuwait-based aviation lease and finance company Alafco has ordered 50 A320neo family aircraft, with options for an additional 30 finalised by the end of 2011.
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14 November 2011
Bristow Group orders six AW189 helicopters
Bristow Group has signed a contract with AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, to buy six AW189 helicopters, with an option for additional aircraft.