Aircraft News - Africa / Middle East.Mar 19, 2007 Azerbaijan Airlines Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL, Azeri: Azərbaycan Hava Yolları) is the national airline of Azerbaijan based in Baku. It is the state-owned airline operating scheduled passenger and cargo services from Baku to the CIS, Europe, China and the Middle East, as well as , General Electric, Boeing Azerbaijan Airlines selected the GEnx to power the three Boeing 787-8s it ordered last month. The engine order is valued at more than $100 million, GE said. Mar 15, 2007 Biman, Airbus, Dubai Airport Dubai International Airport Dubai International Airport (IATA: DXB, ICAO: OMDB) (Arabic: مطار دبي الدولي) is the international airport serving Dubai, the largest city of the United Arab Emirates. was closed for 8 hr. yesterday following the aborted takeoff of a Biman Bangladesh Airlines Biman Bangladesh Airlines (Bangla:বিমান বাংলাদেশ) is the national airline of Bangladesh, based at Zia International Airport in Dhaka. A310, which reportedly skidded on the runway and lost its nosewheel. The airport said 27 of 229 people aboard "sustained minor injuries". The accident, resulting in a temporary closure of the Gulf airport. 71 flights were affected by the closure. Incoming flights were diverted to other airports in the United Arab Emirates List of airports in United Arab Emirates, sorted by location.
LOCATION ICAO IATA AIRPORT NAME as well as Muscat Muscat, Maskat, or Masqat (all: mŭs`kăt, mŭs`kət), city (1993 pop. 533,774), capital of Oman, SE Arabia, on the Gulf of Oman. It is flanked by rugged mountains. , Kuwait and Shiraz. Mar 13, 2007 Biman, Airbus, Dubai Airport The A310 one of four operated by the airline, according the AirguideAircraft database - was operating a service to Dhaka. Some reports suggest the aircraft suffered a tyre burst and/or nose-gear collapse during its take-off roll. Pictures of the accident show that the aircraft appears to have come to rest at the far end of Runway 12L with its nose gear collapsed. Mar 13, 2007 Qatar Airways Qatar Airways (Arabic: القطرية) is an airline based in Doha, Qatar. It operates a hub and spoke network based in Doha, linking 81 international destinations. , Airbus EADS EADS European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company N.V. EADS Expeditionary Air Defense System (USMC) EADS Extended Air Defense Systems EADS Environmental Assessment Data System EADS Echelons Above Division Study Qatar In Talks With EADS To Buy Stake The Gulf state of Qatar on Monday affirmed its interest in taking a stake of up to 10 percent in European aerospace group EADS, which is suffering from problems at its Airbus unit. Mar 12, 2007 Z Editor: Aram Gesar, eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For Air Transport & Travel Business Experts contact eMail: bizintel@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please subscribe to our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com AirGuideFlightTracker is a new, free service that aims to keep travelers informed flight and airport status via the Web. For more go to http://www.airguideonline.com/airline_tracker.htm Copyright [c] 2007 Air Travel Media / Pyramid Media Group. All rights reserved. Mar 12, 2007 |
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