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Ethiopian Airlines orders 11 Boeing 737 MAX 8s at Dubai Airshow, expands MAX fleet to 33

Ethiopian Airlines exercised options on Day 1 of the Dubai Airshow 2025 to buy 11 Boeing 737 MAX 8s, expanding its MAX fleet from 22 to 33 aircraft and sustaining Boeing's early-show order momentum. Delivery timing and financing were not disclosed.

2025-11-17T03:12:36.771801-08:00

The National UAE

Joby and Dubai RTA complete UAE’s first crewed eVTOL origin‑to‑destination flight

2025-11-16T02:08:52.621468-08:00

Reuters

Exclusive: Airbus poised to secure bulk of flydubai’s major jet order as talks could boost its share

2025-11-16T11:35:39.720025-08:00

Reuters

Etihad in talks with Airbus for A350 and A330neo ahead of Dubai Airshow

2025-11-13T06:11:40.255224-08:00

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FlightGlobal

Boeing’s record Qatar Airways order highlights Middle East reliance and U.S. trade diplomacy Boeing’s record-breaking Qatar Airways order underscores the manufacturer's growing dependence on Middle East customers and mirrors the Trump administration’s aggressive trade diplomacy to secure aircraft sales worldwide, reinforcing Boeing’s commercial strategy in the Gulf as it leans on regional carriers and political channels to sustain backlog.

2025-11-17T14:33:01.089578-08:00

Boeing’s record Qatar Airways order highlights Middle East reliance and U.S. trade diplomacy

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EHang EH216‑S completes first pilotless human‑carrying eVTOL flights in Middle East with Qatar Ministry of Transport EHang's EH216‑S completed a series of trial pilotless urban air‑taxi flights in Qatar — point‑to‑point and human‑carrying uncrewed demonstrations — marking the first such urban eVTOL operations in the Middle East and conducted in partnership with Qatar's Ministry of Transport and witnessed by the transport minister.

2025-11-17T08:43:23.622409-08:00

EHang EH216‑S completes first pilotless human‑carrying eVTOL flights in Middle East with Qatar Ministry of Transport

FlightGlobal

L3Harris pitches Bombardier Global 6000/6500 derivative to meet UAE multi-mission aircraft requirement L3Harris is proposing a militarised derivative of Bombardier's ultra-long-range Global 6000/6500 business jet to fulfil a United Arab Emirates requirement for a multi-mission aircraft, positioning a business-jet conversion as a rapid, long-range ISR and transport option in the UAE's upcoming procurement.

2025-11-17T06:15:33.969532-08:00

L3Harris pitches Bombardier Global 6000/6500 derivative to meet UAE multi-mission aircraft requirement

FlightGlobal

Indra and EDGE sign MoU to form Spanish joint venture for loitering munitions Spanish defence contractor Indra and UAE-based EDGE have signed a memorandum of understanding to create a joint venture to develop and manufacture loitering munitions in Spain. The deal pairs Indra's local industrial footprint with EDGE's munitions expertise to localise production and supply regional demand.

2025-11-17T05:04:52.857079-08:00

Indra and EDGE sign MoU to form Spanish joint venture for loitering munitions

Skift

Riyadh Air names Hilton as inaugural hotel partner for Sfeer loyalty programme Riyadh Air has named Hilton Hotels as the inaugural hotel partner for Sfeer, its new loyalty programme. The strategic partnership integrates Hilton into Riyadh Air's nascent loyalty ecosystem as the carrier prepares to launch Sfeer ahead of commercial operations.

2025-11-17T04:00:51.666875-08:00

Riyadh Air names Hilton as inaugural hotel partner for Sfeer loyalty programme

Runway Girl

Expliseat delivers TiSeat 2X to Jazeera Airways, makes first commercial entry into Middle East Expliseat has delivered its TiSeat 2X lightweight seats to Jazeera Airways for the Kuwaiti carrier's Airbus A320 family fleet, announced today, marking the French supplier's commercial entry into the Middle East market and its first regional installation on A320-family aircraft.

2025-11-17T03:54:20.458249-08:00

Expliseat delivers TiSeat 2X to Jazeera Airways, makes first commercial entry into Middle East

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Ethiopian Airlines orders 11 Boeing 737 MAX 8s at Dubai Airshow, expands MAX fleet to 33 Ethiopian Airlines exercised options on Day 1 of the Dubai Airshow 2025 to buy 11 Boeing 737 MAX 8s, expanding its MAX fleet from 22 to 33 aircraft and sustaining Boeing's early-show order momentum. Delivery timing and financing were not disclosed.

2025-11-17T03:12:36.771801-08:00

Ethiopian Airlines orders 11 Boeing 737 MAX 8s at Dubai Airshow, expands MAX fleet to 33

eVTOL Insights

Skyportz unveils Aeroberm vertipad for Middle East at Dubai Airshow 2025 At the Dubai Airshow Skyportz unveiled its Aeroberm vertipad for the Middle East, pitching a modular, property-focused solution to support air‑taxi infrastructure and vertiport siting in the Gulf. The move targets developers and operators seeking ready‑made eVTOL landing infrastructure in urban and commercial sites.

2025-11-17T03:12:26.864544-08:00

Skyportz unveils Aeroberm vertipad for Middle East at Dubai Airshow 2025

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