With International Civil Aviation Day around the corner we speak to By Christian Ziehe, CEO of EPI, author of Craft Behind the Aircraft of Arabian Aerospace Industry.

Dornier Seawings declared the flying boat is back at MEBAA yesterday as it signed an agreement with Gulf Enterprises to provide sales, marketing, operational and maintenance set-up and aftermarket support for its Seastar amphibian aircraft in the region.

Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries (SAEI) and The Helicopter Company (THC) have signed an agreement to explore the potential of a rotorcraft heavy maintenance base in the kingdom to support the expanding helicopter industry.

Dubai is set to become the global hub for advanced air mobility (AAM), with the launch of the world’s first AAM integrator centre in the Mohammed Bin Rashid Aerospace Hub.

Eviation’s Alice all-electric aircraft is generating a buzz in this region with customers interested in the nine-seat regional version, the cargo variant, and the six-seat business aircraft version of the in-development type, according to Greg Davis, Eviation chief executive.

The last two years have been very successful for business aviation worldwide, and particularly the Middle East.

Sustainability is the running theme through the second day's video report from the MEBAA Show in Dubai.

Vertiport startup VPorts has partnered with the United Arab Emirates government to develop an advanced air mobility integration center in Dubai.