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: An Alitalia pilot holds his cap at Fiumicino international
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Airlines Need 637,000 New Pilots

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 27, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

New York, London- Airlines will need 637,000 new pilots over the next 20 years to keep pace with the growth of global air traffic, Boeing reported on Tuesday in an annual report. Its latest estimate of the pilot requirements is up 3.6 % from last year’s report....

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A Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner. (AFP)

Dassault Systemes Inks ‘Biggest Ever’ Deal with Boeing to Modernize Production System

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 25, 2017 | Business

French industrial software company Dassault Systemes announced Tuesday that it has signed a contract worth billions of dollars with US aerpsace giant Boeing to modernize its production system. “Boeing will expand the deployment of products developed by Dassault...

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The Boeing 777-200 at its world debut in 1994.REUTERS/Jeff Vinnick

Korean Company Inks 641 billion-won Contract with Boeing

by Asharq Al-Awsat Online | Jul 12, 2017 | Business

Seoul – South Korea’s aircraft maker, and the only one in South Korea, said Tuesday it inked a 641.1 billion-won contract to supply a key wing component to US aerospace company Boeing for the next 13 years. Yonhapnews news agency reported that the latest...

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Boeing Co’s logo is seen above the front doors of its largest jetliner factory in Everett, Washington, U.S. January 13, 2017. REUTERS/Alwyn Scott

Boeing: Gulf States Are International Central Point for Air Transportation

by Sabri Najeh | Jun 12, 2017 | Business

Cairo – The Gulf area is an important hub for all airliners, said an official at the American multinational corporation for airplane manufacturing Boeing. Bernard Dunn, President of Boeing Middle East, North America, and Turkey, said that his company is sure to meet...

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A man stand on top of AN escalator as Boeing 747 airplane of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman arrives at Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia March 1, 2017. Picture taken March 1, 2017. REUTERS/Beawiharta – RTS1120S

Aviation Sector Occupies Central Role in US-Saudi Relations

by Musaid Al-Zayani | May 22, 2017 | Business

Riyadh – The aviation sector played a central role in strategic and commercial relations between the United States and Saudi Arabia. Since the birth of commercial air travel in the Kingdom in 1945, Boeing Company has established “a strong and long-standing...