Boeing has estimated that airline operators in the Middle East will require 2,610 new aircraft worth about US$550bn over the next 20 years
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Switzerland?s Vertis Aviation to open first Middle East office in Dubai
Switzerland-based private jet operator Vertis Aviation is planning to open its first Middle East office in Dubai in early 2014
flydubai secures US$228mn loan for purchase of six new aircraft
Dubai-based budget airline flydubai has secured a US$228mn loan from five regional and international lenders to finance its purchase of six new Boeing 737-800 aircraft
Qatar Airways expects delivery of new A350 jets in 2014
Qatar Airways has said it will receive delivery of 80 new A350 jets from Airbus during the second half of 2014
Construction of GCC railway network "to commence in 2014"
The World Bank advisor to the GCC Secretariat General has announced that construction of the US$15.5bn railway network, which would link all six GCC countries, is expected to commence in late 2014