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Canada’s Bombardier is targeting tomorrow for the first flight of its all-new CSeries jetliner, weather permitting, the planemaker said.

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Deutsche Lufthansa will split an order for about 50 wide-body aircraft between Airbus and Boeing, a purchase with a list value of at least $14 billion, people with knowledge of the matter said.

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A “Silk Road in the Sky” linking Eastern and Western Asia is taking shape and is set to shorten the distance between China and the UAE, providing new development opportunities for Arabian countries.

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The Philippines’ largest flag carrier, Cebu Pacific, plans to launch direct daily flights between Manila and Dubai beginning October 7.

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Turkish Airlines has announced incredible airfares of up to 50 per cent off for passengers across the Gulf as part of a new campaign to promote the touristic capital as a top travel destination for the GCC travellers over the winter months.

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Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s government has decided to initiate privatisation of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) by putting up 26 per cent of the national flag carrier’s shares for sale and extending operational authority to the buyer to run the airline.

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Emirates, one of the world’s fastest growing airlines, recently announced two new senior management appointments to strengthen its market position in Africa, Latin America and the Indian Ocean.

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The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority, or GCAA, has announced that air traffic movements in the UAE grew at a rate of 8.7 per cent in August compared to the same month last year, with total air traffic movements in the month at 65,176.

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James Hogan, President and CEO of Etihad Airways, is leading a delegation of senior executives to Manila this week to celebrate the airline’s 10th anniversary and its seventh year of service to the Philippines.

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