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Dubai Aerospace Enterprise acquires 23 aircraft for $1.1bn
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise announces deal to acquire 23 aircraft
Green Hydrogen: Air travel could go renewable as future fuel investment skyrockets in UAE, Saudi Arabia
The fuel of the future in news again as a Swedish study shows aircrafts could use it for short and medium flights as early as 2028
Dubai’s Emirates expands fleet with acquisition of 2 Airbus A380s
At the respective lease end dates, expected to be October 14, 2023 and December 2, 2023, Emirates will purchase each of these assets for £28.9 million
Woman passenger performs heroic crash-landing after pilot passes out
The woman landed the plane in a grassy area near a runway at the island’s airport, but the impact of the “hard landing” caused the left wing to break in half
Etihad Airways denies passengers left stranded on Toronto flight
An Etihad spokesperson said flight EY140 from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Abu Dhabi returned to Toronto Pearson shortly after take-off due to a technical issue
Royal Jordanian set to modernise its fleet with 20 Airbus A320neo aircrafts
Part of the plan is to replace 13 A320ceo planes which are currently operational; a key part of the upgrade is savings from operational similarity and better fuel efficiency
India-based private jet operator Enthral Aviation set to expand operations to Middle East
The company also plans to offer an aircraft co-ownership model under which it plans to rope in Middle East and India-based investors under a revenue-sharing arrangement
Video: How aircraft engines are tested before production
Most of us don’t give aircraft engines much thought. Sometimes, when you’re in the sky, you see the engines hanging under the wing and maybe ponder the sheer improbability of physics and everything holding together at 37,000 feet.
Video: What happened to Emirates’ Boeing 727s?
Emirates has had an incredibly diverse fleet of aircraft over its many years of operation, from smaller Boeing 737s to gigantic Airbus A380s.
In pictures: Airbus new game-changing ‘blended wing body’ concept aircraft
MAVERIC’s blended wing body design could generate up to 20% fuel savings and significantly improve the passenger experience thanks to its exceptionally spacious cabin layout.
In pictures: Airbus’ first BelugaXL freighter enters service
Airbus’ BelugaXL, which entered service in January 2020, has the largest cargo bay cross-section of all existing cargo aircraft worldwide.
Video: How an Australian boneyard stores the aircraft – Boeing 737 Max
A desert facility at Alice Springs gets a boost from storing grounded Boeing 737 Max airliners.
Video: Why planes dump jet fuel
A pilot will choose to dump fuel only on very rare occasions.
‘Unfair’ to attack air passengers over climate change, says Airbus CEO
Guillaume Faury says the aviation sector only accounts for 2-2.5% of global CO2 emissions
In pictures: World’s best airlines in 2020
AirlineRatings.com ranked Emirates as one of the world’s top carriers for 2020 with best in-flight entertainment and best long-haul Middle East/Africa awards
Video: Do airlines make money from first class?
Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and American Airlines make a lot of their money at the front of the plane.