Aerion Corporation has added new sales strength and some of the partners its needs to make its AS2, and hence supersonic business aviation, a commercial reality.
Gogo Business Aviation rolls into NBAA 2015 as it begins delivery of 650 Gogo inflight entertainment and connectivity systems to fractional giant NetJets.
Gogo (booth N1716 and Static Display) unveiled its new satellite-based 2Ku Internet to the media for the first time last week, and on two Boeing 737 test flights some passengers recorded download speeds faster than 22 megabits per second, though at times speeds were considerably slower, likely because many journalists tested streaming media at once.
In addition to swept props, Raisbeck’s King Air offerings include aft body strakes, enhanced leading edges, high flotation landing gear doors, and a ram air recovery system.
Embraer’s newly certified Legacy 450 will receive an increase of max range from 2,500 nm to 2,900 nm with four passengers, giving the twinjet New York-Los Angeles nonstop flight capability.
Pilatus flew its second PC-24 twinjet prototype on the eve of NBAA – even taking advantage of the time difference with Europe to have a photograph ready to display at its pre-scheduled Monday press conference.
The crash, possibly caused by a bomb explosion, was a “game changer in our industry,” Emirates Airline President Tim Clark believes. The consequences will have to be “addressed on an industry level, but it is not in the hands of the airlines.”
FlyDubai plans to keep a small sub-fleet of all-economy aircraft even though its move into offering business class is considered a success according to CEO Gaith Al Gaith.
Boeing officials say they have won a couple of fighter competitions in the Middle East that have yet to be formally approved and are “frustrated” at the slow action. _
The United Arab Emirates Air Force is to upgrade its two Saab Erieye airborne early-warning aircraft and will buy two new multi-mission systems on a Bombardier Global 6000 platform in a deal valued at $1.27bn.
Among the biggest obstacles to the development of the global unmanned aircraft market are the legal and technical issues preventing routine flights of UAS alongside conventional air traffic. Last year, an experimental flight took place in Dubai that answered some of these questions.
The United Arab Emirates Air Force is planning for the introduction a new fleet of airborne early warning and control aircraft as part of a push to enhance the air and missile defense capability of the Gulf state.
Behind the attention-grabbing B-1 Lancer and F-22 Raptor displays lies a massively expanded presence by American companies, both here and at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference next week.
Thales has announced a contract with Etihad to equip its A350 fleet with the French manufacturer's dual head-up display (HUD) system. The order covers the first 12 of the 62 A350s the airline has on order, and delivery of the HUD-equipped jets is due by December 2017.
During a demonstration flight in Dubai in September, Lockheed Martin showed how the two cutting-edge technologies could be combined to provide a powerful took to aid one of the UAE's most crucial business sectors: the construction industry.
This year the focus is is on Adcom's global expansion. As well as showcasing two new aircraft, the company announced that it is to start manufacturing and flying its aircraft in the UK.
Boeing says it does not feel pressured to increase the planned production rate of the 737 beyond the currently committed 52 per month in 2018 despite the recent announcement by Airbus that it plans to boost A320 family production to 60 per month by 2019.
