A Qatar Airways aircraft has tonight completed the world's first commercial passenger flight powered by a fuel made from natural gas.

Boeing's second Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite has begun supporting on-the-ground warfighters providing vital communications services to U.S. and allied forces in the Middle East and central Asia.

The CEO of low cost carrier (LCC) Air Arabia, highlighted the significant global growth opportunities for regional LCCs when he addressed he World Low-Cost Airline (WLCA) Congress in Barcelona, Spain.

The Masdar Institute of Science and Technology in Abu Dhabi is to work with Boeing and Honeywell to study the sustainability of a leading family of saltwater-based plant candidates for renewable jet fuel

Hawker Beechcraft is taking pre-orders for the Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 Integrated Display System (IDS) for installation on Beechcraft 1900D aircraft. The upgrade is expected to be available third quarter 2010.

Thales has delivered the first of seven TopSeries IFE systems onboard Oman Air's new A330 aircraft. Thales says this TopSeries system configuration is the most capability-rich platform, flying with features such as live landscape camera, satellite TV, duty free shopping and ordering, passenger surveys, food and beverage services, cached websites, a personal electronic device interface and much more.

Oman Air - the national carrier for the Sultanate of Oman - announced today that it has selected air transport IT and Communications (IT&C) specialist SITA to implement and maintain a hybrid network solution, as the airline migrates from legacy connections for all its business operations.

British company STG Aerospace's WEPPS (Wireless Emergency Primary Power System) has won a prestigious Crystal Cabin Award for Innovation, writes Steve Nichols.