At the kickoff reception for ARSA’s 2016 Strategic Leadership Conference, the U.S. Ambassador to ICAO highlighted an important truth by noting the world’s ignorance of his existence.

For many years Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has been active as a manufacturer and exporter of business jets and a supplier of aviation aerostructures, components and subassemblies to major aircraft manufacturers.

It’s been an exciting year for commercial aero-engines, with new-generation turbofans entering service and subtle, but important shifts in the aftermarket taking hold.

Boeing has announced that it will source carbon fiber pre-impregnated (prepreg) composite material for the Boeing 777X from a new joint venture formed by Mubadala Development Company and Solvay.

Emirates has extended its TrueChoiceTM Flight Hour agreement with GE for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of 54 GE90-115B engines that power its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.

UAS in the news: Flexrotor on ice; Vanilla’s 10-day target; DARPA’s drone hive; Vahana test plans; Flirtey in Silicon Valley; DJI’s Drone SAR app; Airbus bolsters counter-UAS.

An inevitable consequence of the new broadband satcom capabilities that satellite-communications network providers and avionics companies are teaming to provide both to the passenger cabins and to the flight decks of aircraft is that pilots’ electronic flight bags (EFBs) are beginning to offer real-time updates of operational information.

Once airports are equipped for data communications, the next big phase is set for 2019.