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The Air Current • Jon Ostrower

Emirates’ airshow mega-order funds 777-10 feasibility study; Airbus responds with stretched A350 study

The Air Current reports: Airbus follows with its own stretched A350 study.

Reuters

Emirates confident in bigger 777X, rules out A350-1000 order at Dubai Airshow

FlightGlobal • Max Kingsley-Jones

Airbus sales chief urges early decision on A350-1000 stretch ('A350-2000') to secure orders

Also: Bloomberg, ch-aviation, aerospacemanufacturinganddesign.com, Dj's Aviation, Simple Flying, CAPA, Seattle Times and 3 more

2025-11-17T18:32:49.414873-08:00

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Aviation Source • Len Varley

Helvetic Airways Boosts Embraer Fleet With up to Eight New E195-E2 Jets

By Aviation Source: Swiss regional carrier Helvetic Airways will boost its present Embraer fleet, placing a firm order for 3 E195-E2 jets with options for 5 more.

AirInsight

Helvetic Airways orders three Embraer E195‑E2s with five options to expand scheduled, charter and ACMI fleet

Breitflyte

Helvetic Orders Three Embraer E195‑E2s with Purchase Rights for Five More

Also: ch-aviation, Airways Magazine, LARA, Aviation24, Aviacionline and 6 more

2025-11-17T14:54:18.565679-08:00

Middle East PaxEx Airline Industry & Market Trends

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PaxEx.Aero • Seth Miller

SkyFive, flynas Recommit to Roll Out Air-to-Ground Inflight Internet Across flynas Fleet

By PaxEx.Aero: Saudi Arabia's flynas recommitted to bringing inflight connectivity to its fleet, with the SkyFive air-to-ground service.

2025-11-17T23:31:12.480626-08:00

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FlightGlobal • Dominic Perry

Robinson Helicopter progresses R88 as first test articles come together

By FlightGlobal: Robinson Helicopter is building towards a maiden sortie of its new R88 flagship towards the end of next year, with parts for the first flight-test prototype already in production.

2025-11-17T23:58:37.921937-08:00

Middle East Orders Airline Industry & Market Trends Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)

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Reuters • Maha El Dahan

Gulf Air finalises deal for at least 12 Boeing 787 Dreamliner planes

By Reuters: Gulf Air signed an agreement on Tuesday with Boeing to buy at least 12 Boeing 787 Dreamliner planes, the carrier said.

2025-11-17T23:17:08.175461-08:00

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FlightGlobal • Dominic Perry

Bell Sees Rising Demand in Middle East and Africa for Civil Helicopters, Boosted by Military Sales Potential

By FlightGlobal: Bell sees increasing demand across the Middle East and Africa for its civil helicopter line-up, particularly for those models which can also be sold into the military market.

2025-11-17T23:58:37.882361-08:00

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AINonline • Chad Trautvetter

Gulfstream G700 Popular in the Middle East

By AINonline: 20% of the in-service fleet call the region home.

2025-11-17T23:37:46.600717-08:00

Routes Airline Industry & Market Trends Asia-Pacific (APAC)

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Skift • Peden Doma Bhutia

Chinese outbound flight and hotel bookings near 140% of 2019 — the '3 Ls' driving demand

By Skift: Trip.com's outbound hotel and flight bookings rose “close to 20%” year-on-year in the third quarter and climbed to about 140% of 2019 levels.

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Emirates’ airshow mega-order funds 777-10 feasibility study; Airbus responds with stretched A350 study

Emirates confident in bigger 777X, rules out A350-1000 order at Dubai Airshow

Airbus sales chief urges early decision on A350-1000 stretch ('A350-2000') to secure orders

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Helvetic Airways Boosts Embraer Fleet With up to Eight New E195-E2 Jets

Helvetic Airways orders three Embraer E195‑E2s with five options to expand scheduled, charter and ACMI fleet

Helvetic Orders Three Embraer E195‑E2s with Purchase Rights for Five More

SkyFive, flynas Recommit to Roll Out Air-to-Ground Inflight Internet Across flynas Fleet

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Gulf Air finalises deal for at least 12 Boeing 787 Dreamliner planes

Bell Sees Rising Demand in Middle East and Africa for Civil Helicopters, Boosted by Military Sales Potential

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Chinese outbound flight and hotel bookings near 140% of 2019 — the '3 Ls' driving demand

Bell Sees Rising Demand in Middle East and Africa for Civil Helicopters, Boosted by Military Sales Potential

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