German manufacturing orders up 2.9% M-o-M in July
German manufacturing new orders rose by 2.9 per cent in July 2024 compared to the previous month, according to…
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Saudi wealth fund eyes national airline for possible takeover
Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund, is in preliminary discussions to buy the national…
EgyptAir announces new Cairo-Washington flights by Dreamliner aircraft
Egypt’s flagship airline EgyptAir has announced the operation of new flights between Cairo and Washington DC using…
Airbus confirms a $50 bln jet order, one of biggest aviation deals in history
Airbus said Friday it has now confirmed its mammoth $49.5 billion order to supply 430 aircraft to U.S. private…
AerCap agrees to lease 6 Boeing 787-9 jets to EgyptAir
Leasing company AerCap Holdings has agreed to supply six Boeing 787-9 jets to EgyptAir under a long-term…
General Electric mulls options for aircraft leasing unit: report
General Electric is exploring options for its aircraft leasing operations, including the sale of all or part of…
EgyptAir takes first flight to Tokyo after 4-year hiatus
EgyptAir flight 964 flew to Tokyo on Sunday after a four-year halt. The flight was scheduled to take off…
Australian searchers say fruitless end is ‘unacceptable’ in final report on…
Australian authorities said they deeply regret not finding missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 and the ongoing…
Qatar criticizes Saudi Arabia’s political manipulation of hajj
Qatar's Foreign Ministry is criticizing as "illogical" Saudi Arabia's decision to only fly Qatari pilgrims to the…
US says aircraft to help Philippines fight pro-ISIS militants
The United States has been providing the Philippines with surveillance capabilities, training, information and…
Singapore offers cargo plane, drones to help Philippines fight militancy
Singapore has offered a military transport airplane, drone surveillance aircraft and use of combat training…
Philippines launches offensive in hope of recapturing Marawi by weekend festival
Philippine aircraft and troops launched a renewed push against Islamist militants in a southern city on Tuesday,…
North Korea ready for nuclear attack amid show of force
North Korea has warned the US not to take provocative action in the region, saying it is ready to hit back with…
EgyptAir passes European Aviation Safety Agency inspection: official
EgyptAir Maintenance and Engineering Company has passed the periodic inspection of the European Aviation Safety…
Asian equities mixed with Nikkei posting gains despite regional tensions
Asian equities were mixed in Monday trade on the back of heightened geopolitical tensions after a missile strike on…
US-led coalition in Syrian airdrop to fight ISIS
U.S.-led coalition aircraft dropped fighters for the first time into an area near the Syrian city of Raqqa to…
Paris is keen on developing military ties with Egypt: French minister
France is keen to develop defence ties with Egypt in the areas of manufacturing, exchanging expertise, and…
EgyptAir to receive second next-generation Boeing plane: news agency
EgyptAir is scheduled to receive on Sunday the second B737-800 aircraft of a nine-plane deal with Boeing to update…
Taiwan warns of growing threat as Chinese warships conduct drill
Taiwan warned Tuesday that "the threat of our enemies is growing day by day", as Chinese warships led by the…
Israeli air strike kills four Islamic State-linked militants on Golan
Israeli aircraft killed four Islamic State-linked gunmen on Sunday after they fired mortars and shot at troops…
Russian MiG-29 fighter jet crashes in Mediterranean after takeoff
A Russian MiG-29 fighter jet has crashed into the Mediterranean Sea as it tried to land on the Admiral Kuznetsov…
Samsung phone emits smoke on Indian airline flight
A Samsung Electronics smartphone stored in an overhead baggage compartment on an Indian plane emitted smoke in…
France to deploy aircraft carrier against Islamic State: Hollande
France will deploy its Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier to the Middle East in the autumn to participate in…
AirAsia has had $1 billion takeover offer for leasing unit
Asia's largest budget airline AirAsia Bhd (AIRA.KL) has received a $1 billion offer for its aircraft leasing unit,…
Data shows smoke near cockpit in crashed EgyptAir jet: SkyNews reported
EgyptAir flight MS804 may have suffered an on-board fire just moments before the aircraft plunged off radar…
Israeli air force intercept unidentified Egyptian aircraft: Ministry
Israeli air forces intercepted an Egyptian passenger plane entering its airspace on Saturday morning and escorted…
Lufthansa reports near miss with drone over Los Angeles
The pilot of a Lufthansa passenger jumbo jet reported a drone aircraft nearly collided with the airliner on Friday…
EU considers easing shipping regulations on Egyptian exports
The European Union (EU) is considering easing shipping regulations that it imposed on Egyptian products imported…
Egyptian F-16 aircraft crashes, killing crew: Army
An Egyptian F-16 fighter jet has crashed during a military exercise, killing its crew, the military said in a…
Iran mulls buying over100 Boeing planes
Iran is interested in buying over 100 aircraft from Boeing, deputy transport minister Asghar Fakhrieh Kashan told…
U.S. releases video showing Iranian rockets near American warships
The U.S. Navy released black-and-white video on Saturday it said was taken by an American helicopter showing an…
Russia to supply helicopter, aircraft onboard defense system to Egypt
Russia is preparing for short-term deliveries of its President-S onboard defense system (ODS) for civil and…
Russia’s Putin personally apologized to Erdogan over previous airspace violation
Prior to the downing of the Su-24, Russian President Vladimir Putin had personally apologized to Turkey’s Erdogan…
Arabic graffiti detected on Easyjet, Vueling planes in France
French police and airport authorities stated Saturday that graffiti, much of it in Arabic, had been found sprayed…
‘Russian’ drone downed by Turkey close to Syria border
Turkish fighter jets shot down an unidentified drone which entered its air space near the Syrian border, with the…
Russia sends drone aircraft on surveillance missions in Syria – Reuters
Russia has started flying drone aircraft on surveillance missions in Syria, two U.S. officials said on Monday, in…
Saudi-led warplanes pound Yemen’s interior ministry in Sanaa
Aircraft from a Saudi-led coalition attacked Yemen's interior ministry in the capital, Sanaa, late on Friday and…
Crash reported in Indonesia after plane goes missing
Villagers in Indonesia's eastern Papua region reported that an aircraft had crashed, a Trigana Air official said…
Egypt: Military Aircraft Crashes Near Libya Border, 4 Dead
The spokesman of Egypt's armed forces says a military aircraft crashed near the border with Libya because of a…
Berkshire to buy Precision Castparts in biggest-ever deal
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) agreed to buy aircraft components maker Precision Castparts Corp…