Habtoor Leighton Group (HLG), in joint venture with TAV and Al Rajhi, has been awarded an SAR2.87 billion (US$765 million) contract in Saudi Arabia for the design and construction of a new maintenance, repair and overhaul facility (MRO) for Saudi Aerospace and Engineering Industries (SAEI). HLG’s share of the contract is worth SAR573 million (US$153 million). Read More

Airbus SAS and Lufthansa Technik AG have renewed their existing cooperation by signing a new Total Component Support TCS® contract for the Airbus Beluga fleet consisting of five A300-600 ST aircraft. Read More

Brussels,  the European Commission has adopted today the 19th update of the European list of air carriers which are for safety reasons subject to an operating ban or operational restrictions within the European Union. Read More

Muscat, it was officially announced a royal directive of Sultan Qaboos bin Said covering the establishment of a Public Authority for Civil Aviation with administrative and financial independence to promote the status of the Sultanate in the world level with relation to aviation industry. Read More

Luxembourg, Cargolux has accepted its third Boeing 747-8 freighter today and will fly the aircraft from Seattle to Luxembourg, where it joins a fleet currently consisting of Boeing 747 aircraft including nine 747-400F, three 747-400BCF and two 747-8F. Read More

IATA data for 2011 has marked a record year for international passenger arrivals to Muscat International Airport. Muscat recorded 2.4 million arrivals, a rise of 14 per cent. The 2011 data also reveled a 13 percent rise in passenger arrivals to Salalah (Oman’s second largest city in Dhofar) Read More