Aerospace

The first Routes Middle East and Africa event was held in Bahrain on the May 31 – June 2, 2015 and one Middle East exhibitor, Oman Airports, was looking to build direct routes with African carriers and partner with Oman Air to enhance the Muscat hub connectivity.

Even with massive damage inflicted deliberately, advanced stitched carbon-fiber structure passes NASA tests with flying colors.

As the 757 ecoDemonstrator program ends, Boeing studies options for what comes next.

Russia’s low-drag, low-noise airliner; Google undeterred by solar UAV crash; Europe to take down space debris; university research: modeling vortices, deterring birds, quieter honeycomb, sound-wave inspections.

The solar powered aircraft of Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg - Solar Impulse 2 - has achieved the longest exploration leg of its Round-The-World mission, completing its trip from Japan to Hawaii.

Etihad Airways continues to support global arts and culture by becoming one of the main partners of the Zurich Film Festival, which takes place from 24 September to 4 October 2015.

Turkish Airlines has won two awards at Airfinance Journal's Awards Night, which is considered to be the “Oscars” of the aviation finance.

Etihad Airways has retained its title as the Middle East's Leading Airline for a ninth consecutive year at the World Travel Awards.

Finmeccanica–AgustaWestland has delivered an AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopter to the Government of Ivory Coast for passenger transport missions, making it the first AW139 to enter service on the Ivory Coast.

With commercial aircraft output continuing to rise and military aircraft production set to increase, Aviation Week looks at the pressures facing the global aerospace industry.

The Long-Range Strike Bomber program will not be the seismic event for defense manufacturers that many analysts are predicting.

GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing arm of GE, today announced delivery of a new, next-generation Boeing 737-800 aircraft to Flydubai following a purchase and leaseback transaction.

Bayanat Engineering Group has been expanding its horizons having participated in Canso's ATM World Congress event for the first time..

fastjet has releases its results for end of 2014.

As part of its 60th anniversary celebrations, Bristow has been reflecting on its development over the last 55 years within Africa, tracing its African roots back to 1960.

Leading-edge technologies and groundbreaking products highlight offerings from four small exhibitors in Paris.

Around 350 aviation professionals were gathered in Bahrain to witness the presentation of the awards and to take part in this year's Routes Middle East & Africa – the inaugural route development event for all aviation based companies who wish to conduct business to, from and within the region.

Qatar Airways officially launched its new marketing campaign supporting the three-year partnership between the airline and FC Barcelona at a press conference held in Doha, this week.

Google is to continue with development of a solar-powered stratospheric unmanned aircraft for Internet delivery, despite confirming the prototype crashed on its first flight in New Mexico.

The transonic wind tunnel at ARA in the U.K. is being upgraded to generate accurately shaped gusts that last mere milliseconds, to help with the design and certification of commercial aircraft.

An atmospheric rover that floats down from space like a leaf, then flies for up to a year is being studied by Northrop Grumman and partner L.Garde.

Multirotors that fly for longer; CarterCopter stops tinkering, gets serious; airport robots could handle bags, move aircraft; drone industry tries some financial self-help.

Light and medium business jet sales are not profiting from the surge in profits in the corporate realm, but large business jets are. Here are some reasons why.

Recent movement by the FAA to speed rulemaking on UAS operations may be good for commerce, but is the agency now moving too fast?

The inaugural Routes Middle East & Africawill open this weekend in Manama, capital city of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The event, which takes place 31 May – 2 June, will be hosted by Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) managing body and operator of Bahrain International Airport (BIA).