Amman, Royal Jordanian Board of Directors, chaired by Nasser Lozi, appointed in its July 29, 2009, session Hussein Dabbas president and chief executive officer of Royal Jordanian Airline, effective August 1, 2009, succeeding engineer Samer Majali who stepped down from Royal Jordanian, starting July 31, to become chief executive of Gulf Air, based in Bahrain.
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Dubai, flydubai, Dubai's first low cost airline, has signed a deal to finance four Boeing B737-800 aircraft (worth US$320m list), with GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS). The sale and leaseback agreement covers the aircraft due to be delivered to flydubai from Boeing in 2009, with two expected in July, one in October and one in December.
READ MOREWichita, Kan., Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today Egypt's Smart Aviation will take delivery this year of the first two Citation Sovereigns certified for medical evacuation (medevac) with a dual-patient system from LifePort. The two medevac Sovereigns are part of a six-aircraft order from Smart.
READ MORELe Bourget, France, CFM International will support the strategic agreement between Mubadala Development Company and GE Aviation announced June 17, 2009 at the Paris Air Show with engine overhaul support and material supply agreements.
READ MOREParis, GE (NYSE: GE) and Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Development Company today signed an extensive agreement that expands GE’s global network of engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) providers in the Middle East and further advances Mubadala’s plans to build a global MRO network centered in Abu Dhabi.
READ MOREDubai, DAE Capital, the aircraft leasing financial business arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), handed over the second Boeing 777 Freighter to Emirates SkyCargo last week. Six more Boeing 777 Freighters are expected to be delivered to DAE between 2009 and 2014.
READ MORERoyal Air Maroc and Air France Industries today signed a share holder agreement to create a Joint Venture MRO platform at Casablanca Mohammed V International Airport. The Joint Venture (JV) will be owned 50/50 by both companies and be managed jointly.
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