Aerospace

A welcoming ceremony of Turkish Airlines' special plane 'Kushimoto' was held at Narita Airport on Monday, 30 November, with the plane landing ahead of today's world premiere of 'Kainan (Ertuğrul) 1890', a film marking 125 years of friendship between Japan and Turkey.
Airports & Networks

Etihad Airways has been named Best First Class and Best Long Haul Airline Middle-East and Africa at the AirlineRatings.com 2016 Airline Excellence Awards.
Aerospace

fastjet Tanzania has posted its first profitable trading month at an Earnings before Interest and Tax ('EBIT') level in December as it saw strong demand for its services during the very busy holiday season and benefited from low fuel prices.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
NASA is moving quickly to develop a system to enable safe and efficient operation of civil unmanned aircraft systems at low altitudes outside controlled airspace.
Air Transport

In an effort to address potential pilot shortages in the future, NASA is conducting research on the operating concepts and ground stations that would be needed for single-pilot airliners.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Reduced uncertainty about weight keeps long-span, low-drag wing in the running for fuel-saving airliner designs.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Meeting aviation and highway safety requirements in one vehicle proves more challenging than designers anticipated.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
From the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics’ SciTech 2015 conference in Orlando: NASA’s new research priorities; unmanned aircraft: unmanned airspace.
Aerospace

A symposium on medical challenges in extreme air sports and aviation will act as a side event to the FAI World Air Games in Dubai.
Aerospace

By Guy Norris
General Electric’s Passport engine is entering the final phases of certification for Bombardier’s Global 7000/8000 long-range business aircraft, the first versions of which are set to enter service next year.
Aerospace

Bahrain is to host the fifth annual Arab Aviation and Media Summit on 7-8th December in Manama.
Aerospace

Remote towers are now operating elsewhere in the world, so how could the concept be applied to the Middle East? Alan Corner, who heads up the Dubai office for aviation consultancy Helios, gives his views.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
To address new and emerging threats, the Defense Department is finalizing its long-range research and development plan, focusing on technologies that are flexible and will not pose procurement and cost issues.
Aerospace

Royal Jordanian and Oasis 500 have signed a partnership agreement whereby RJ will generate innovative business ideas across its entire value chain and Oasis 500 will invest and accelerate their growth as startup companies.
Aerospace

Turkish Airlines will introduce WE'R, Turkish Airlines' new range of food products at Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2015.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Boeing supports hybrid-electric flight tests; Europe eyes unmanned maritime surveillance; Isaac robot advances composites; budget hike for NASA Aeronautics; electrical accumulator boosts power-by-wire.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Improved crew awareness provided by active sidesticks could spell the end for conventional pilot controls.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Northrop Grumman aims for production readiness with first development of the APG-83 active, electronically scanned array radar delivered to Lockheed Martin as an F-16 upgrade.
Aerospace

Airglow Aviation, based in Dubai Free Zone, has announced its director, Divya Tekchandani, has been awarded The Women Leadership Award for excellence in Aviation and Aerospace at an ceremony held at Kuala Lumpur last week.
Aerospace

The 2nd Annual Middle East Air Cargo & Logistics Conference & Exhibition 2015 (MEACL) and the Bahrain International Airport Development Forum (BIAD) 2015 opened today in Manama under the patronage of the Minister of Transportation of Telecommunications (MTT), Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed.
Aerospace

Tecnam announced today that it has delivered its first P2010 light, single engine piston aircraft to the Middle East.
Aerospace

Etihad Cargo has unveiled TempCheck, its new cargo solution created to ensure the integrity of all temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical and healthcare products as they are transported around the world.
Aerospace

Russian Helicopters' new light multirole commercial Ansat with hydro-mechanical controls has received additional certification from the Aviation Register of the Interstate Aviation Committee (AR IAC), enabling it to carry out passenger transport operations on the commercial market.
Aerospace

Myriad factors, including geopolitical tensions, a cluster of commercial space setbacks, global airspace safety and programmatic blows mean that 2015 could prove tricky for all aerospace sectors.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
UCAV similarities are a result of an emphasis on stealth with long range and endurance.
Defense