Riyadh, the U.S.-Saudi Arabian Business Council (USSABC) reported, Saudi Aramco recently signed a contract with Alsalam Aircraft Company (Alsalam) to maintain its fleet of Boeing 737 Next Generation (NG) aircraft.
READ MOREGeneva, The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced traffic results for July 2011 which showed that passenger travel was up 5.9% over July 2010. While Middle East carriers posted a 9.7% increase in demand, outstripping the 8.9% capacity increase. Load factors for the month stood at 81.4%.
READ MOREALAFCO, the Kuwait-based international Aviation Lease and Finance Company, has signed an agreement for 30 Airbus A320neo aircraft. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed at the 49th Paris airshow in Le Bourget. It follows the placing of an earlier firm order for six A350-900 aircraft.
READ MORELe Bourget /PRNewswire/ - Boeing (NYSE: BA) today announced it will conduct a trade summit in Casablanca later this year in partnership with the Moroccan Ministry of Industry, Trade and New Technologies. The October 12th trade mission will introduce Boeing suppliers to Moroccan companies and encourage strong partnerships with the country through the Moroccan Aerospace Industries Association.
READ MOREAmman, Jordan Aircraft Maintenance Ltd. (JorAMCo), an aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility based in Amman, Jordan, announced today the appointment of Simon Tate as Chief Executive Officer of the company.
READ MOREAmman, JorAMCo has performed several maintenance checks on Boeing B737 aircraft operated by Polish carrier Enter Air. The checks included among others C check tasks, skin panel replacements and the lap joint inspection at crown area for cracks (AD note).
READ MORESanaa based Yemenia, the official carrier of the state of Yemen, has taken delivery of its first Airbus aircraft as part of its plan to replace its entire fleet of single aisles with the A320 Family, and make the carrier an all Airbus operator.
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