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ATR To Cease ATR 72-500 Production in 2012

ATR will cease ATR 72-500 production in 2012.
Engines

Engine Alliance Claims Majority of A380 Engine Sales

Engine Alliance, a JV between General Electric (GE) and Pratt & Whitney (P&W), claims pole position in supplying engines for the Airbus A380.
FBOs

ExecuJet and NasJet Partner on New FBO at Riyadh

ExecuJet Middle East and NasJet are to jointly operate a new FBO at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh.
Aircraft

Avic’s MA600 Makes International Debut at Dubai 2011

China-based manufacturer Avic is debuting its MA600 twin turboprop at the 2011 Dubai Air Show.
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Engines

CFM PIPS Competition In Lufthansa Power Deal

Lufthansa has chosen CFM56-5Bs to power four new Airbus A320s on firm order, CFM International announced at the Dubai Air Show yesterday.
Aircraft

Avic Pitches Y-12F Aircar for 19-seat Market

Avic unveiled the Y-12F Aircar 19-seat twin turboprop at the 2011 Dubai Air Show.
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ATC

Raytheon Installs ATM System At New Al Maktoum Airport

Raytheon has completed delivery and installation of its latest generation AutoTrac III air traffic management system at Dubai’s Al Maktoum Intl Airport.
Aircraft

Irkut Introduces MS-21 as Alternative to Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737 MAX

Russian aircraft manufacturer Irkut announced its MS-21 family of short- and medium-range twin-engine passenger jets at Dubai 2011.
Aircraft

Pilatus Selects AMAC As Exclusive Distributor

Pilatus Aircraft has selected Amac Aerospace as its fully authorized service center and exclusive sales center for the Pilatus PC-12 in the Middle East.
Charter & Fractional

Comlux Places Airbus ACJ321 Launch Order

Comlux Aviation placed the first-ever order for an Airbus ACJ321 at the Dubai Air Show.
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Aircraft

Falcon 7X To Get OnAir Cabin Phone System

OnAir is working on a supplementary type certificate for the Dassault Falcon 7X.
Aircraft

Eurofighter, Rafale or Neither for UAE?

Has the Eurofighter Typhoon really unseated Dassault’s Rafale as the UAE Air Force’s fighter-of-choice for a 60-plane order?
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Charter & Fractional

Princely Jets Buys Eurocopter EC130 B4

Princely Jets Buys Eurocopter EC130 B4
Charter & Fractional

VistaJet Commits Three Long-range Bizjets to ME Operation

VistaJet Commits Three Long-range Bizjets to ME Operation
Aircraft

L-3 Spins SPYDR's Web at Dubai Air Show

The SPYDR aircraft here is similar to the MC-12W, but Smith claims that L-3 is unique in being both sensor and platform-agnostic.
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Engines

CFM Modernizes Line To Ramp-Up Production

CFM International is ramping up the production of its CFM56 turbofan engines.
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Aircraft

Dassault Sees Changing Middle East Bizjet Market

Dassault is here at the Dubai Air Show exhibiting two of its latest models–the Falcon 2000LX and Falcon 7X
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Engines

PPG Showcases Improved Windshields, Windows

PPG Aerospace is introducing new materials for improved aircraft windshields and windows.
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Engines

Boeing Takes Minimalist Approach to 737 MAX

For many months Boeing expressed a preference to introduce an all-new airplane in the narrowbody jet segment to replace its 737NG family by 2019.
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Aircraft

Italians Test UAVs in Bid for Leadership Role

Leading Italian exhibitors at the Dubai show are demonstrating the company’s increasing capability in the field of unmanned aerial vehicles.
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Charter & Fractional

Abu Dhabi Aviation Says Global Diversification Pays Off

Abu Dhabi Aviation (ADA) is convinced that its decision to expand globally is pro
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Aircraft

CFM Steps Up Efforts to Maximize the 737’s Power

CFM International is busy developing the Boeing 737 MAX’s version of its Leap turbofan and is zeroing in on specifications.
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Engines

Rolls-Royce and Pratt&Whitney Join Forces with Mid-size Engine Venture

The joint venture between Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney on mid-sized engines secures their future in the mid-size engine market.
Aircraft

Hawker Beechcraft Delivering Factory-backed XPR Retrofits for Hawker 400 and 800

Hawker Beechcraft Global Customer Support will make available factory-completed Hawker 400 XPR and 800XPR business jets.
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Aircraft

Emirates Places Massive 777-300ER Order

Emirates orders 50 Boeing 777-300ERs.
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Engines

Rolls-Royce Wins Saudi A330 Deal

Rolls-Royce has won an order from Saudi Arabian Airlines to provide Trent 700 engines and TotalCare support for four Airbus A330s.
Aircraft

Raytheon Special Mission Aircraft Skills Ideal For MENA Region

Raytheon has come to Dubai to press the case for its special-mission aircraft expertise in the Middle East region.
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Aircraft

Cessna Expects Latitude, Ten To Appeal to Middle East Customers

There is still plenty of growth potential in the Middle East business aviation market, according to Cessna.
Aircraft

Action Aviation Becomes Nextant 400XT Sales Agent

UK-based Action Aviation is now a sales agent for the Nextant 400XT.
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