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Qatar Airways secures $1.2bn financing from local banks

Qatar Airways has secured $1.2bn in financing from a consortium of local banks, representing a sizeable domestic funding package for the Gulf carrier. The injection will bolster the airline's balance sheet and support its strategic capital needs as it pursues growth across key markets.

2025-06-11T22:13:08.323263-07:00

Reuters

Qatar Airways Group posts record US$2.15B profit for FY2024-25 amid passenger surge

2025-05-19T01:06:31.924790-07:00

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Israeli Airstrikes Eliminate Yemenia’s Last A320 at Sanaa Airport

2025-05-29T00:24:55.177233-07:00

airlinergs.com

Royal Jordanian Receives First A320neo from Avolon

2025-05-28T06:44:16.134976-07:00

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Qatar Airways secures $1.2bn financing from local banks Qatar Airways has secured $1.2bn in financing from a consortium of local banks, representing a sizeable domestic funding package for the Gulf carrier. The injection will bolster the airline's balance sheet and support its strategic capital needs as it pursues growth across key markets.

2025-06-11T22:13:08.323263-07:00

Qatar Airways secures $1.2bn financing from local banks

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Iran Air eyes Asian partnerships to offset lost EU network Under growing EU sanctions tied to Tehran’s nuclear program, national carrier Iran Air is actively courting alliances with Asian airlines and planning fleet adjustments. The moves aim to restore international connectivity ahead of potential sanctions relief under a future US-Iran deal.

2025-06-11T00:16:29.249661-07:00

Iran Air eyes Asian partnerships to offset lost EU network

Air Data News

Riyadh Air’s First A321neo Rolls Off Airbus Hamburg Line Ahead of Paris Air Show The first Airbus A321neo for Saudi startup Riyadh Air has been spotted at Airbus’s Hamburg final assembly line, marking a critical milestone as the carrier prepares to showcase its new narrowbody at the upcoming Paris Air Show.

2025-06-10T00:52:57.201611-07:00

Riyadh Air’s First A321neo Rolls Off Airbus Hamburg Line Ahead of Paris Air Show

Aviation.travel

TUS Airways to Start Tel Aviv Operations in 2026 as Israel’s Fifth Airline TUS Airways will launch from Ben Gurion Airport in 2026, initially serving key European destinations before extending its network to Gulf markets. The new carrier marks Israel’s fifth airline, poised to inject capacity and competition into the nation’s aviation sector.

2025-06-09T12:18:56.858249-07:00

TUS Airways to Start Tel Aviv Operations in 2026 as Israel’s Fifth Airline

eVTOL Insights

LYNEports and AeroVecto Partner to Develop Oman’s Urban Air Mobility Network LYNEports, a digital planning platform for vertiport and air mobility infrastructure, is partnering with Muscat-based hybrid VTOL developer AeroVecto to map and optimize Oman’s UAM network. The collaboration aims to design passenger-centric vertiports for the AeroVecto Shuttle, laying the groundwork for regional urban air mobility operations.

2025-06-09T02:32:12.337388-07:00

LYNEports and AeroVecto Partner to Develop Oman’s Urban Air Mobility Network

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Turkey Details Indigenous Aircraft Carrier Plans as TF-2000 Destroyer Advances Captain Hakan Uçar, director of the Turkish Navy’s Design Project Office, revealed specifications and construction milestones for Turkey’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, including displacement, air wing size and phased completion targets. He also detailed the TF-2000 destroyer’s radar and missile integration timeline as Ankara seeks to bolster its naval capabilities.

2025-06-06T03:07:23.862024-07:00

Turkey Details Indigenous Aircraft Carrier Plans as TF-2000 Destroyer Advances

FreightWaves

Etihad taps Western Global’s 747 freighters to boost China–UK cargo capacity Etihad Airways has struck a wet-lease deal with Western Global Airlines to deploy four Boeing 747 freighters on the China–UK corridor, addressing a capacity crunch as shippers ramp up demand for direct freight links. The pact expands Etihad’s lift without additional aircraft purchases.

2025-06-05T07:53:45.681058-07:00

Etihad taps Western Global’s 747 freighters to boost China–UK cargo capacity

Daily Sabah

Türkiye’s defense and aerospace exports surge 29% to nearly $3 billion in five months Türkiye’s defense and aerospace industry exported nearly $3 billion in the first five months of 2025, a 29% year-on-year increase, a senior government official said, underscoring Ankara’s growing footprint in global arms markets.

2025-06-03T04:42:34.428007-07:00

Türkiye’s defense and aerospace exports surge 29% to nearly $3 billion in five months

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