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Emirates and Safran Seats sign MoU to establish seat manufacturing and assembly facility in Dubai
By emirates.com: DUBAI, UAE, 18 November 2025: Emirates and Safran Seats, a world-leading aircraft seating manufacturer, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a manufacturing and seat assembly facility in Dubai.The joint industrial cooperation, the first of its kind, will initially concentrate on Business and Economy Class seats for cabin ...
Riyadh Air orders two CAE full‑flight simulators for A321neo — CAE already training 787 crews
By AINonline: CAE equipment is already training new Saudi carrier’s Boeing 787 crew.
Emirates’ airshow mega-order funds 777-10 feasibility study; Airbus responds with stretched A350 study
By The Air Current: Airbus follows with its own stretched A350 study.
Police raid TAP headquarters in probe of suspected corruption over 2015 aircraft leasing deal
By Reuters: Portuguese police searched the headquarters of flag carrier TAP and other companies on Tuesday as part of an ongoing investigation into suspected corruption in a complex aircraft leasing deal in 2015, the prosecutor general's office said.
SKYTRAC and Airbus Helicopters launch line‑fit real‑time Helionix alerting for H135, H145, H160 and H175
By satnews:  SKYTRAC Systems Ltd. (SKYTRAC) and Airbus Helicopters (Airbus) have announced the launch of a line-fit, real-time Helionix alerting solution that is available on H135, H145, H160, and H175 rotorcraft.
Government Shutdown’s Aftermath Continues to Hobble General Aviation — Reduced ATC Services and IACRA Outage
By Flying Magazine: General aviation faces lingering complications from government shutdown, including reduced ATC services and an IACRA website outage.
Ethiopian to lease two ATRs for Air Congo as it builds MRO capabilities
By FlightGlobal: Ethiopian will lease two new ATR 72-600 turboprops for its nascent Air Congo operation under a deal announced at Dubai air show on 18 November.