Airline News - Africa / Middle East.For more airline news, data and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm Jul 24, 2006 Airlines continue efforts helping Americans evacuate Lebanon. Three planeloads of American evacuees Resident or transient persons who have been ordered or authorized to move by competent authorities, and whose movement and accommodation are planned, organized and controlled by such authorities. landed early Friday at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport Coordinates: Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (IATA: BWI, ICAO: KBWI, FAA LID: BWI) serves the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area (U.S.). , and the airport expected several more. Evacuees from Lebanon have been taking flights from Cyprus to Baltimore and Philadelphia. The U.S. government is arranging to transport Americans from Lebanon to Cyprus, from where it recommends they return to the U.S. by commercial airlines. Jul 21, 2006 Afriqiyah Airways Afriqiyah Airways (Arabic: الخطوط الجوية الأفريقية) is an airline based in Tripoli, Libya. Afriqiyah commits to up to 20 Airbus jets. Tripoli-based Afriqiyah Airways signed an MOU (Minutes Of Usage) A metric used to compute billing and/or statistics for telephone calls or other network use. with Airbus Tuesday for acquisition of six A320s, three A319s and three A330-200s as well as options on five A319s and three more A330s. Engine selections and delivery dates were not announced. The A319s will carry 124 passengers while the A320s will seat 250, both in two-class configuration. The A330s will operate in a three-class configuration seating 253. Jul 18, 2006 Dubai Aerospace Enterprise Wikipedia is not the place for advertisement or self-advertising. Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) was established in Dubai in February 2006, and is building a global aerospace, manufacturing and services corporation. Dubai Aerospace Enterprise was formed in February to build a $15 billion aerospace, manufacturing and services corporation. It is made up of six divisions: Capital (aircraft leasing, financing and insurance), manufacturing (R&D, manufacturing and assembly), airports (airport design, development and operation), engineering (maintenance and support through strategic partnerships) and services (consultancy). It also will establish a university in Dubai that will include some aviation capabilities for the training of pilots, technicians and mechanics. Johnson expects the university to be the first project to get up and running, with students expected this autumn. Jul 18, 2006 Etihad Airways Etihad Airways (Arabic: الإتحاد, ʼal-ʻitiħād) is the flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates. Etihad is based in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE. Etihad Airways will launch daily Abu Dhabi-New York JFK service from Oct. 26 aboard A340-500s. It is its second North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. destination after Toronto. Jul 18, 2006 Kenya Airways Kenya Airways took delivery of a 767-300, part of a fleet modernization that also will see it receive four 737-800s and phase out three 737-200s this year. Jul 20, 2006 |
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