As hybrid airship technology continues to mature, plans are advancing to bring this new breed of aircraft to the Middle East, both for commercial applications and in military or security-oriented roles.
Ameco is ready to provide maintenance services for the Boeing 737MAX family, the Airbus A350 and A320neo family of aircraft, and the MRO should be ready to provide Neo and MAX C-Checks in the next “one to two years.”
An unnamed European airline has signed a letter of intent (LOI) for 61 Bombardier CSeries aircraft. The agreement is for 31 firm orders and 30 options, Bombardier says.
DC Aviation Al-Futtaim will open a second hangar in the Aviation District of Dubai South. With the opening, the company has more than doubled its capacity on the site.
It was born earlier this year with the unimaginative name C-FNXK, but the Bombardier Global Express (Global 6000) in the static display at Dubai would be better named “Lucy” – because it is indeed “In the Sky with Diamonds”.
The naysayers may be warning visitors not to expect the multi-billion dollar airliner orders that Dubai’s international airshow has become accustomed to, but this is still going to be the biggest and best event since it all started in 1989.
It has long been a technology leader, but the United Arab Emirates - and Dubai in particular - is racing ahead of the global pack when it comes to deploying unmanned aircraft.
Embraer Commercial Aviation CEO John Slattery sees great potential in the Middle East for regional jets, particularly the E2-family of aircraft Embraer currently is developing.
With the airline industry growing at an exponential rate, the need for training professional pilots is crucial. Emirates is taking a giant step to addressing the demand for pilots with its Dubai-based Emirates Flight Training Academy, which officially opens here on Monday.
German VVIP completion expert Lufthansa Technik has long sought to land the complex modification and completion of a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner for a head of state or a super wealthy individual. Now it has.
The counter-terrorism operation of Russia`s Aerospace Forces in Syria has demonstrated the high combat efficiency of Russian-made aviation equipment in action. In particular, both Russian and Syrian MiG-29 fighter jets have been involved in the combat.
Russia's arms exporting company JSC Rosoboronexport has built up a defense order backlog worth nearly USD45 billion, the company`s director general Alexander Mikheev told ShowNews.
TAG Aviation’s Farnborough Maintenance Services Centre is offering line maintenance support services to its Airbus A320 Corporate Jet series customers who use TAG Farnborough Airport.
The U.S. government is in the early stages of discussions about selling the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to the UAE and other allies in the Persian Gulf, according to top brass.
Occupying a central position in the static aircraft park, Calidus LLC is an industrial machinery and equipment company located in Abu Dhabi, which has branched into aircraft manufacture with two related designs – civil and military.
Jet Aviation and joint venture partner the Al Mulla Business Group tomorrow will open a new fixed base operation at the shared VIP terminal in Dubai South.
Is your idea of “in-flight entertainment” watching a movie? If so, Windspeed Technologies is on Booth 1390 with an offer of an immediate upgrade to the 21st Century.
The Gripen has not been seen at the Dubai Airshow since 2005, but its presence this year does not mean the aircraft is being actively competed for fighter requirements in the region.
It’s been more than a year since the FAA morphed SFAR 108, the jet-like initial and recurrent pilot type qualifications rules, into the new Subpart N of FAR Part 91 pertaining to MU-2 pilot qualifications.
OneJet, which operates an air transportation network, will add Cessna CJ4 light business jets to its fleet in the first quarter of 2018, the company said.
