Aerospace

By Guy Norris
Hikari, a European-Japanese consortium, says hypersonic travel can be a reality, with stepwise work through all the development issues.
Aerospace

By Guy Norris
Turnaround times, environmental impact and passenger comfort are among the key issues facing hypersonic travel planners.
Air Transport

EAN, the Lagos-based fully integrated business aviation company confirmed today that the third Nigerian Business Aviation Conference, NBAC 2016 will take place on 24-25th March 2016 in Lagos, Nigeria.
Aerospace

With the U.S. Congress refusal to prolong the authorisation of the Export-Import Bank which has expired on 30th June, the U.S. aerospace giants and their foreign clients have lost major support in financing new deliveries.
Aerospace

By Antoine Gelain
With the rapid growth of commercial aviation, the label “aerospace and defense” has become largely irrelevant, if not entirely misleading.
Defense

Ethiopian Airlines is to support the third international conference on Financing for Development (EFD) that will be take place in Addis Ababa, from July 13-16 2015.
Aerospace

Following the record breaking oceanic flight of 5 days and 5 nights (117 hours and 52 minutes) in a solar powered airplane, Solar Impulse will undergo maintenance repairs on the batteries due to damages brought about by over heating.
Aerospace

By Guy Norris
Momentum for Reaction Engines’ Sabre hybrid propulsion concept builds as first details of the frost control technology at the heart of the system are disclosed.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Joby’s Lotus VTOL unmanned aircraft has rotors that fold to become wingtip extensions to extend endurance in forward flight.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
NASA funds new projects for a turbo-electric propulsion testbed; fuel-saving formation flight; deicing for smaller rotors; nanotube-reinforced composites; and plasma-enhanced combustion.
Aerospace

Jazeera Airways has finalised its voluntary capital reduction process to bring down its capital from KD42 million to KD20 million to match the size of its current operations after it exited the aircraft leasing business.
Aerospace

Parachutist Curt Bartholomew triumphed in the classical canopy-piloting competition at the FAI World Air Games in Dubai yesterday.
Aerospace

The 2015 Arab Aviation and Media Summit (AAMS) will be held in Bahrain.
Airports & Networks

The Arabian section of the Ninety Nines female pilot organisation have completed their 4th annual meeting which took place in Jordan - an event which saw the group increase its numbers with its first member from Syria. .
Maintenance & Training

Airbus confirmed today that it had been in talks with Canadian manufacturer Bombardier, but those discussions “are no longer being pursued”.
Aerospace

Empire Aviation Group has been announced winner of the Service Excellence Award for Aircraft Sales and Aircraft Management Services.
Aerospace

Palma Holding (Palma) and Ibdar Bank (Ibdar) has announced that they have acquired three additional BombardierQ400 NextGen aircraft under a joint venture established by the firms to undertake investments in the aircraft leasing sector. The newly acquired aircraft will be leased to Abu Dhabi-based, Falcon Aviation Services (“Falcon”).
Aerospace

South African Airways (SAA) has released a statement warning members of the public of a recruitment scam inviting interested parties to apply for enrolment to be trained as cabin crew staff with the airline.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways, in collaboration with the National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD), has launched two community outreach activities in Kenya with donations of blankets and school supplies to the Dream Children's Home, and the Children in Freedom organisation.
Aerospace

By Byron Callan
Aerospace management leaders who explain more in earnings calls may be better able to win the battle for talent and capital, too.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Airbus trials technologies to improve fuel efficiency, payload and environmental impact of helicopters.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Strategy for government and industry R&D investment aims to build the U.K.’s position as a supplier of key components and systems for civil aircraft as new architectures and configurations emerge.
Aerospace

Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) has announced the official date of the eleventh edition of the Al Ain Air Championship that will be staged at Al Ain International Airport from 17th to 19th December 2015.
Aerospace

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that US Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx will deliver a keynote address at the 71st IATA Annual General Meeting and World Air Transport Summit on 8 June 2015. Up to 1,000 delegates are expected to attend the global event hosted in Miami by American Airlines, FedEx, UPS and Airlines for America.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Gull wings, engines above the wing or embedded in the tail—all options gaining increased consideration for future fuel-efficient commercial aircraft.
Aerospace