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)
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Etihad Airways announced it has launched an iPad technical course package for aircraft type training. The airline is currently training some 200 of its licensed aircraft engineers with the iPad app developed by SR Technics.
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Everett, Wash., /PRNewswire/ - Boeing (NYSE: BA) received an amended type certificate today from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the 787-8 Dreamliner equipped with General Electric GEnx engines.
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Jet Aviation was granted an operator’s certificate from the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) for its Dassault Falcon 2000. Available for charter services since January this year, the Geneva-based Dassault Falcon 2000 now operates under Jet Aviation’s Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) covering Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Asia.
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Abu Dhabi, the first aircraft to be painted in Maximus Air’s new livery was released from Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies’ (ADAT) facilities this week and reentered flight operations immediately.The livery comprises the new name and brand identity. First revealed during Dubai Airshow 2012.
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airberlin today became part of oneworld® while Austria's NIKI, also a member of the airberlin group, joined oneworld as an affiliate member at the same time.
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Geneva, The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced a downgrade to its industry outlook for 2012 primarily due to rising oil prices. IATA expects airlines to turn a global profit of $3.0 billion in 2012 for a 0.5% margin.
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