European Commission Update List of Air Carriers Subject to an Operating Ban
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Brussels, The European Commission has adopted today the 17th update of the list of airlines banned in the European Union. Some airlines – including four
all-cargo air carriers from Indonesia and one air carrier from Ukraine –
have been removed from the list as safety concerns have been
satisfactorily addressed.
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Boeing Names Jeffrey Johnson New Leader for Middle East
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Chicago, The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) today named Jeffrey Johnson as president of Boeing Middle East. Johnson succeeds Paul Kinscherff, who has been appointed chief financial officer for international finance. Johnson will be based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and report to
Shep Hill, president of Boeing International and senior vice president
of Business Development and Strategy.
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Dubai International Posts 15 percent Increase in Traffic
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Dubai, Dubai International registered
another record year with the airport’s 2010 passenger traffic reaching
an historic 47.2 million, up 15.3 per cent over 40.9 million in 2009
and2.4 per cent more than the 46.1 million originally projected for the
year.
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ALAFCO post a net profit of KD 21.8 million
Friday, January 21, 2011
Kuwait City, ALAFCO Aviation Lease and Finance Company announced its financial results for the first quarter of the current fiscal year that ended 31 December 2010. The company earned a net profit of KD 21.8 million during the period, increasing around ten fold compared to KD 2.3 million reported during the same period last year.
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Embraer Names New Executive Jets Service Center in the Middle East
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
São José dos Campos, Embraer has appointed ExecuJet Aviation Group, in Dubai (UAE), as a new Embraer Authorized Service Center (EASC) for the Legacy 600 and Legacy 650 executive jets. ExecuJet will provide scheduled and unscheduled maintenance services at Dubai International Airport.
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