Starting 1 January 2025, Air India will offer in-flight Wi-Fi on A350, B787-9, and select A321neo flights
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Jazeera Airways purchases 6 Airbus planes
Kuwait low-cost airline Jazeera Airways expects start of delivery of Airbus plane orderbook in 2026
Air India announces massive fleet expansion plans with 100 more Airbus plane order
The new order is in addition to the airline’s firm orders of 470 aircraft placed with Airbus and Boeing last year
Airbus delivers UAE’s latest telecom satellite to Florida launch site
Space42 says the new satellite will enable the company to introduce more than 15 new products once operational
Saudi PIF company to acquire Airbus’ geospatial business
UP42, launched by Airbus in 2019 in Berlin, is a pioneer in streamlining access to and deriving insights from geospatial data via a cloud-based platform
Emirates receives delivery of first of 65 Airbus A350 planes
Emirates accepts first new aircraft type into fleet since 2008
India to develop additional 200 airports over next 20 years; 4,000 aircraft needed, says minister
Currently, Indian airlines operate around 800 planes, with over 1,200 aircraft on order
Emirates to receive first Airbus A350 plane in October, 5 aircraft to be delivered this year
Emirates is expected to receive Airbus A350 delivery next month
Airbus eyes eight Indian sites for new H125 helicopter assembly line
The second plant will make the H125 helicopters and will be the fourth for the single-engine helicopter after Airbus factories in France, Brazil and the US
Saudi low-cost carrier flyadeal expands fleet with first fully owned Airbus A320neo
This aircraft is the first to be fully owned by flyadeal, adding to its fleet that now comprises 33 Airbus A320 family jets
Yahsat awards $1.1bn contract to Airbus for two satellites
AY4 and AY5 will offer secure governmental communications over a wide geographical area across the Middle East, Africa, Europe and Asia
Saudi aviation summit sees $19bn of deals on first day
Future Aviation Summit in Saudi Arabia witnessed 47 deals worth $19bn on first day
Saudia buys 105 Airbus planes in Saudi aviation’s largest ever aircraft deal
Saudia Group announces largest aircraft deal in Kingdom’s aviation history with MASSIVE Airbus fleet order at Future Aviation Forum
India’s IndiGo places orders for new 30 Airbus A350-900 aircraft
The new order follows IndiGo placing the largest ever single aircraft order by any airline for 500 aircraft with Airbus in June last year
India’s Mahindra Aerostructures signs $100mn, multi-year contract with Airbus Atlantic
The Mahindra group arm is to supply close to 2,300 varieties of metallic components to Airbus Atlantic in France
Airbus bags large orders from Japanese, South Korea flagship carriers
The orders are seen as a strategic win for the European aircraft manufacturer in markets that have traditionally leaned toward arch-rival Boeing