ASG had previously forecast single-digit growth at the upper end in early 2015, but it now appears that annual growth may be just under 5%, half of what the Hong Kong-based consultancy and brokerage had earlier predicted.
At today’s Opening General Session, Captain Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger III will talk about the critical roles played by leadership, teamwork, training, vigilance, and preparedness in his successful emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549, an A320, in the Hudson River, resulting in all 155 people on board being saved.
Gogo Business Aviation says operators of business jets who equip with its new Biz 4G air-to-ground connectivity service, announced Oct. 14 and available in early 2017, will get the “speed they need to power their digital lifestyles without skipping a beat.”
Lufthansa Technik has been selected by Royal Jet to complete two Boeing 737-700 BBJ VIP aircraft as the Abu Dhabi-based private charter company expands its fleet.
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.
