Aircraft News - Africa / Middle East.Jul 9, 2007 Meridian Aerospace, Bombardier Meridian Aerospace acted as the exclusive agent for Stanford International Bank, which sold four ex-Caribbean Star Bombardier DHC-8 Dash 8-300s to the UAE (Uninterruptible Application Error) The name given to a crash in Windows 3.0. In subsequent versions of Windows, a crash was called a "General Protection Fault," "Application Error" or "Illegal Operation." See crash in Windows and abend. Air Force. Jun 28, 2007 National Air Services, Airbus Saudi Arabia's National Air Services (NAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Network Attached Storage) A specialized file server that connects to the network. A NAS device contains a slimmed-down operating system and a file system and processes only I/O requests by supporting the popular ) has signed agreements with Airbus to buy 38 A320 aircraft worth at least 9 billion riyals (USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. $2.4 billion). Airbus said on Friday it had signed a letter of intent with NAS to buy 20 A320s. NAS operates a luxury airline firm called Al Khayala Al Khayala is an airline based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It is a privately owned premium class airline operating domestic and international scheduled and charter services. Its main base is King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah, with a hub at King Khalid International Airport, , a low-cost carrier A low-cost carrier or low-cost airline (also known as a no-frills or discount carrier / airline) is an airline that offers generally low fares in exchange for eliminating many traditional passenger services. NASair, and provides private aviation services by renting or offering part ownerships of jets in the Gulf Arab region. The Airbus aircraft will be used by NASair to operate new domestic and international routes, NAS said. Jun 27, 2007 National Air Services, Gulfstream Saudi Arabia's National Air Services, last May, agreed with Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation is a producer of several models of private jet aircraft. Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation has been a unit of General Dynamics since 2001. Gulfstream's main facility is located in Savannah, Georgia, United States. to buy three long-range Gulfstream G450 business jets with options for 17 more, which if exercised would bring the contract's value to USD$693 million. In January it ordered 20 passenger planes from Raytheon worth USD$267 million. Jun 27, 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 Qatar Airways became the largest customer for Airbus's A350 XWBs at the show with an order for 80 aircraft, but has been frustrated by the airframer's tardiness Tardiness Dagwood comic strip character; chronically late at the office. [Comics: “Blondie” in Horn, 118] ten o’clock scholar schoolboy who habitually arrives late. [Nurs. in providing detailed and reliable specification and performance data for the new twinjet. The order for the Rolls-Royce Trent Rolls Royce Trent is a family of high bypass turbofan engines manufactured by Rolls-Royce. All are developments of the RB211 with thrust ratings of between 53,000 and 95,000 lbf (236 to 423 kN). XWB-powered twinjets comes two years after Qatar Airways announced its original commitment for the aircraft - then with General Electric GEnx The General Electric GEnx (General Electric Next-generation) is an advanced turbofan under development by GE-Aviation for the Boeing 787. After the initial unveiling, GE Aviation decided to also offer the engine for the original Airbus A350, but not the engines. The Doha-based airline - which currently operates a large, all-Airbus fleet but is soon to add its first Boeing 777-300ER - retains its position as launch operator from mid-2013, but its chief executive Akbar Al Baker Akbar al-Baker (Arabic: أكبر الباكر; born 1960 in Doha, Qatar) is the CEO of Qatar Airways. Mr al-Baker became Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Airways in 1996. told Flight International he had been frustrated by the lack of detailed information that Airbus has been providing during negotiations: "For a launch customer we have been provided with remarkably limited information on the evolution of the A350 XWB XWB Extra Wide Body (Airbus) design. Jun 26, 2007 Qatar Airways, Airbus, Boeing Qatar Airways' decision to split its widebody expansion program between Airbus and Boeing comes after long-running negotiations with Airbus about its launch deal for the A350 - a commitment first announced at Paris two years ago for the original version of the twinjet (then powered by GEnx engines) which the airline was due to receive from mid-2010 as the first operator. The revelation, which last week still had not been confirmed by the airline, comes less than a month after Qatar Airways signed a firm deal for 80 Airbus A350 XWBs at the Paris air show The Paris Air Show (Salon International de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace, Paris-Le Bourget) is an international trade fair for the aerospace business. It is held at Le Bourget airport near Paris, France every odd year, alternating both with the Farnborough International , following two years of negotiations. Jul 8, 2007 Qatar Airways, Airbus, Boeing Qatar Airways currently operates an all-Airbus fleet of around 60 aircraft including A320 family aircraft, A330s and A340-600s. However the airline last year signed a major order for 20 Boeing 777-200LR/300ERs and two 777Fs, the first of which is due to for delivery before year-end. Jul 8, 2007 Qatar Airways, Boeing Long-standing rumors that Qatar Airways intends to split its widebody expansion between the Airbus A350 XWB and Boeing 787 were confirmed at the last week's rollout ceremony in Everett, when the airline's motif appeared among the customer logos that adorned a·dorn tr.v. a·dorned, a·dorn·ing, a·dorns 1. To lend beauty to: "the pale mimosas that adorned the favorite promenade" Ronald Firbank. 2. the twinjet's fuselage. Qatari flag carrier's 787 deal comprises a firm order for 30 787s for delivery from mid-2010, with options for a further 30. The whole deal has an estimated value of around $10 billion. Sources say that the order, which is mainly for 787-8s but also includes 787-9s, was placed in April and has been held on the US manufacturer's books as an undisclosed customer. The General Electric GEnx is understood to have been selected over the rival Rolls-Royce Trent 1000. Jul 8, 2007 Qatar Airways, Boeing Qatar Airways' chief executive on Wednesday declined to discuss whether the Gulf-based carrier has ordered Boeing's 787 Dreamliners. An order for 30 787s, worth almost USD$5 billion at list prices, was recorded on Boeing's online order book in April, attributed to an unidentified customer. People familiar with the deal have said Qatar Airways was the buyer, but the airline has not confirmed the order. Jun 28, 2007 Qatar Airways, Boeing Qatar Airways Quiet On Boeing 787 Order Qatar Airways' chief executive on Wednesday declined to discuss whether the Gulf-based carrier has ordered Boeing's 787 Dreamliners. Jun 27, 2007 TAAG Angola Airlines TAAG Angola Airlines (Linhas Aéreas de Angola) is the national flag carrier of Angola. Based in Luanda, the airline has a large domestic network and flights to other parts of Africa, Europe and South America. , Boeing Six Die As Angolan 737 Crashes. A TAAG Angola Airlines Boeing 737 crashed in the northern city of M'banza Congo on Thursday, killing at least six people and badly injuring others, official news reports said. The plane was carrying 78 passengers and was en route from Luanda to M'Banza Congo, near Angola's northern border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. The official Angop agency said the plane lost control while making an emergency landing and crashed into a building, destroying it. It said a number of severely injured passengers were taken to hospital for treatment. Among the dead were the municipal administrator of M'Banza Congo and a senior Roman Catholic priest from Italy, it said. The cause of the accident is under investigation. Jun 29, 2007 TAAG-Angola Airlines, Boeing Six Die As Angolan 737 Crashes A TAAG-Angola Airlines Boeing 737 crashed in the northern city of M'banza Congo on Thursday, killing at least six people and badly injuring others, official news reports said. 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