Fokker Services, in collaboration with flight operations software and services provider Navtech, has today introduced commercial aviation's first affordable hardware and mounting solution for Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) technology designed for the Apple iPad.

Aircraft of the future can be powered by biofuels farmed using seawater from Abu Dhabi's arid and saline rich coastline according to new research from the partnership set up last year between the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, Etihad, Boeing and Honeywell.

The UAE is currently hosting a five-day workshop on the use and application of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), the first of its kind in the Middle East.

Aviation IT specialists SITA today announced the successful initiation of a series of operational trials at Paris - Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) to demonstrate the benefits of its planned AIRCOM IP GateLink service for new generation aircraft such as the Airbus A380, Boeing 787 and newer variants of the Boeing 777.

The Global Space and Satellite Forum (GSSF) takes place at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) on 9-11 May 2011. The conference will address issues ranging from life-saving developments in disaster management to the delivery of entertainment media via handheld consumer devices, bringing together senior industry figures and government officials.

Empire Aviation is taking security on its business jets seriously by installing new surveillance systems from Blue Green Technology on two of its aircraft.

Universal Weather and Aviation has announced that it will start to offer European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU-ETS) reporting services in time for operators to comply with the March 31, 2011 deadline to submit their verified 2010 emissions data.

Quest Aircraft Company has earned FAA approval for the KODIAK aircraft's ice protection system, which is now installed on three aircraft. Paul Schaller chief executive said: “Ice protection is an option that many of our customers have been looking forward to having available to them.”