Aerospace Emerging Technologies
Nov 30, 2012
The iconic Airbus A330-300 is to get a greater fuel capacity boost along with an increase in its maximum take off weight (MOTW) by two tonnes.
Nov 29, 2012
Samer Majali, who was tasked with restructuring the Bahraini airline Gulf Air to save it from financial collapse has resigned as chief executive..
Nov 29, 2012
The ICAO meeting in Montreal this week saw another major contract between the Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA) and European ATM specialist Thales.
Nov 28, 2012
Gulf Air has signed an agreement that will allow it to use SITA's network services to optimize operations across its 48 destinations.
Nov 21, 2012
The Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) has released a new report on the future of air traffic management at the ICAO Air Navigation Conference in Montréal.
Aug 28, 2009
British company STG Aerospace's WEPPS (Wireless Emergency Primary Power System) has won a prestigious Crystal Cabin Award for Innovation, writes Steve Nichols.
Aug 28, 2009
Emirates Airline is to be the launch customer of a new bit of kit from Honeywell. The Dubai carrier has committed to installing SmartLanding for the majority of its fleet.
Aug 28, 2009
Martin Johnson looks at how industry cooperation in Qatar could change the face of avoiding fuel.
Aug 27, 2009
In recent years, environmental issues have become a stick with which pressure groups beat the airline industry. In particular, green campaigners castigate carriers for their contribution to global warming, which they say will only worsen as aviation grows, Alan Dron reports.
Aug 25, 2009
EgyptAir has selected Rockwell Collins avionics for five A330 aircraft with an option for three additional aircraft. Deliveries are scheduled from August 2010 through 2012.
Aug 24, 2009
The Engine Alliance's GP7200 engine has marked a successful first year in service with Emirates. Since entering service in August 2008, the GP7200-powered Airbus A380 has had no in-flight shutdowns, and the engine has demonstrated a departure reliability rate greater than 99.9%.
Jul 29, 2009
Qatar Airways has been elected as a member of the International Air Transport Association's Environment Committee (ENCOM), one of IATA's six groups focusing on different industry-related issues.
Jul 28, 2009
Abu Dhabi's Aabar Investments and Virgin Group announced today that they have agreed to enter a strategic partnership, which will see Aabar take an equity stake in the world's first commercial spaceline - Virgin Galactic. To date, Virgin Galactic has been wholly owned and funded by Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group.