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Kuwait firm clinches US$1.9 billion deal with Boeing

Kuwait-based aircraft leasing company ALAFCO has announced an initial commitment to purchase 20 Boeing 737 MAX 8s for a total value of US$1.9 billion at current list prices

Qatar Airways debuts Dreamliner at Farnborough

Qatar Airways Akbar Al Baker at the launch of the airlines new Boeing 787 Dreamliner. (Image source: Qatar Airways)

Qatar Airways has unveiled its new Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft at the Farnborough International Air Show

Queen Elizabeth 2 to become a luxury floating hotel

Queen Elizabeth 2 liner will soon be converted into a luxury hotel. (Image source: Dawn Endico)

The 70,327-tonne Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) cruise liner, which has the capacity to accommodate 1,791 passengers, is set to be converted into a 300-room luxury floating hotel

Middle East flying high after air traffic growth revealed

The latest data released by International Air Transport Association (IATA) has revealed that Middle Eastern airlines displayed the strongest traffic growth in the world in May 2012

Turkey?s TAV lands Saudi Arabian airport contract

Saudi Arabia?s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has signed a contract with Turkey?s TAV Airports-led consortium Tibah Airport Development Company for construction work on the Prince Muhammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah