Washington, D.C., the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) has authorized a $75.7 million loan guarantee for Líder Taxi Aéreo S.A.—Air Brasil that will support the export of three Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation S-92® helicopters to Brazil.
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Dubai, Emirates Airlines has announced it will commence its second daily Airbus A380 service to New York JFK, starting from 1st January 2013. Flight EK203 from Dubai to JFK, and its return sector EK204, will utilize the Airbus A380, offering an increased capacity of approximately 1,000 additional seats in both directions every week. The service is currently operated by a Boeing 777-300ER.
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Jakarta, Indonesia, Boeing (NYSE: BA) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation to jointly work to establish advanced aviation training programs and training practices in accordance with globally recognized standards.
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Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) and the joint venture (JV) of TAV, CCC, and Arabtec have today signed an AED 10.8 billion contract for the construction of the Midfield Terminal Building (MTB) at Abu Dhabi International Airport, with opening planned in 2017.
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Dubai, Emirates will add a total of 73 additional flights to and from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during Ramadan, adding to the carrier’s already heavy flight schedule. Jeddah and Medinah Al Munawarrah will have the additional frequencies, starting from 20th July to 1st September 2012.
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Dubai, Emirates Airlines has announced its Dubai-Lusaka-Harare (in Zambia and Zimbabwe) route would become a daily service from 1st October 2012.
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BOC Aviation has been assigned a corporate credit rating of BBB with stable outlook by Standard & Poor’s Rating Services. According to the company, this is the highest investment grade corporate credit rating assigned by Standard & Poor’s to any publicly-rated aircraft leasing company.
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