Aviation

New jets for Empire Aviation
After receiving its Air Operators Certificate, Empire Aviation Group has just taken delivery of two new jets, an Embraer Legacy 600 super mid-size business jet, and a Hawker 850XP jet, ready to offer to the regional charter market. It is also expecting a Gulfstream GIII at the end of May.
United Arab Emirates: Monday, May 05 - 2008 at 09:09

Boeing denies 787 delay rumours
Boeing has denied a report in the German press of further delays in the roll out of the 787 Dreamliner model ordered by some regional airlines. The company has issued a statement stating that customers only face the 20-month delay in delivery announced in April.
Middle East: Sunday, May 04 - 2008 at 12:23

Filipinos seek Middle East seats
Due to a lack of airline seats from the Philippines to the Middle East, fares have shot up , creating a black market for reservations as carriers charge more, Gulf News has reported. The Federated Association of Manpower Exporters said that a shortage of direct flights, which carry an average of 1,000 workers daily, had sent recruitment agencies into 'frenzy'.
United Arab Emirates: Sunday, May 04 - 2008 at 10:10

Passengers slowdown in March
According to figures released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Middle East airlines recorded a 15.4% increase in March passenger numbers, but the growth was slower compared with the corresponding period in 2007, reported Gulf News. The report said, Middle East rate of growth for March was 5% lower than the same month last year.
Middle East: Saturday, May 03 - 2008 at 09:17

GE gets $350m order for engines
General Electric Co has announced that LCAL, a Dubai-based aircraft leasing company, has agreed to pay more than $350m to buy GEnx jet engines to power up to 13 of its aircraft, reported Reuters. The engines would be used in Boeing-made 787 aircraft.
United Arab Emirates: Thursday, May 01 - 2008 at 14:01

Demand up for Air Arabia's Indian routes
Low cost carrier Air Arabia has announced that its passenger average load factor across its destination network in India stood at 94% for the first quarter of 2008. The airline served 246,296 passengers on its Sharjah-India routes in Q1, an increase of 43% compared to 172,246 passengers during the same period in 2007. The carrier has the most comprehensive destination network in India of any Middle Eastern airline.
United Arab Emirates: Thursday, May 01 - 2008 at 11:27

Dubai seeks pact on airspace
A top official in Dubai said the emirate supports the creation of an international accord to make more airspace available in the region, reported Gulf News. Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports, said most countries in the region have large no-fly zones for security reasons and some of these can be opened up for civilian aircraft. Air space constraints are viewed as a barrier to growth in aircraft movements in Middle East skies when large-scale airport projects are completed.
United Arab Emirates: Thursday, May 01 - 2008 at 10:47

UAE investor bails out Silverjet
Silverjet, the last remaining business class-only airline following the recent collapses of MAXjet and Eos, has raised $25m in debt and equity from a mystery UAE investor, with a potential $75m to follow, reported Reuters. The company said in a statement that its working capital and residual reserves had taken a severe hit from high fuel prices and tightening of credit conditions in the airline industry. CEO Lawrence Hunt said the investor was a fund, not an individual. The airline currently flies to New York and Dubai from its base in Luton, north of London.
United Arab Emirates: Thursday, May 01 - 2008 at 07:04

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