As a hub of growing international status, the Middle East is expected to play a big part in the battle to reduce the impact of aviation on the environment. BRENDAN GALLAGHER reports on how the region is rising to the challenge.

ARINC has been named a Distribution Partner (DP) by Inmarsat for its high-speed SwiftBroadband satellite communications service.

The first Boeing Next-Generation 737 aircraft equipped with Goodrich Corporation 'Duracarb' carbon brakes has been delivered to Dubai's low cost airline, flydubai.

Technology company Arinc has introduced a locally-based IT service management programme for airports. The ARINC Virtual Service Desk solution provides interested airports with local language support and the option for ARINC Managed Services to perform “first-level” resolution.

Esterline CMC Electronics' (CMC) PilotView Class 2 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) has been granted Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for installation provisions on the A320 aircraft. The STC was developed by Aeroconseil in Toulouse.

Aviation experts from the world's premier airports were today welcomed to the Abu Dhabi Peer Review Programme by the Chairman of Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC), H.E. Khalifa Al Mazrouei.

Esterline CMC Electronics has received initial orders from Hawker Beechcraft to supply its Cockpit 4000 integrated avionics suite for 24 T6-C trainer aircraft for the Royal Moroccan Air Force.

Wind-tunnel testing of multiple configurations of sub-scale blades for GE's Open Rotor engine is being conducted to identify the optimum blade design for the engine's two counterrotating stages of blades.