Strata, the composites aero structures facility owned by Mubadala Development Company today celebrated its 12 month countdown to becoming a supplier to the global aerospace manufacturing industry.

The Governor of the American state of Georgia, Sonny Perdue is to lead a 37-member delegation to the Dubai Airshow to seek opportunities to grow Georgia's aerospace sector, one of the state's strategic industries.

Saudi Arabia's nationwide air traffic management surveillance system contract has been awarded to Raytheon Systems.

Royal Jordanian is to adopt the full Amadeus Altéa Customer Management and ecommerce suite of solutions following the signing of a ten-year agreement. The investment is part of Royal Jordanian's drive for modernisation and growth in the Middle East, and through its membership of the oneworld Alliance.

Esterline CMC Electronics' new 10.4 inch Class 2 PilotView Electronic Flight Bag, launched at NBAA last year and selected by Boeing for its Next-Generation 737s and BBJs, will be installed on N-G 737s starting in the third quarter of 2010. The Class 2 EFB system will be available on production airplanes and for retrofit.

The brightest aviation experts, leading airlines and airport authorities gathered yesterday evening at the W Doha Hotels & Resorts for the Leaders in Aviation Award Ceremony.

Abu Dhabi International Airport and Chicago O'Hare International Airport today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to become 'sister airports', in a special twinning arrangement which will see the sharing of technical, commercial and environmental best practices.

For the first time, senior representatives from NASA and the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) are heading to the UAE to address high-level delegates from the region's space industry at a forum dedicated to space technology.