Aviation's contribution to the Dubai economy will have increased three fold to $88 billion by 2030 said Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths in the opening address of day two of the Future of Borders conference in the UAE city.
Sales of leisure drones have been banned Abu Dhabi because of their risk to aviation. The ban came from the emirate's Department of Economic Development who said the ban will be in place until new drone laws take effect. The centre says drones may still be used if operators have government approval.
EgyptAir is increasing the number of domestic flights to Sharm El-Sheikh from now until March 18 in support of the 'Egypt - The Future' conference taking place in the Red Sea resort.
Tecnam has reinforced its commitment to environmentally friendly General Aviation by confirming that EASA has approved the use of MOGAS for all Tecnam P2010 aircraft.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data for global air freight markets showing that air cargo volumes measured by freight tonne kilometers rose just 0.5% in October compared to a year ago.
Qatar Airways has announced that it will participate in ITB Berlin for the seventh consecutive year next month and confirmed that it will showcase its unique A380 First Class seat and A350 Xtra Wide Body Business Class seat at the exhibition, which is being held from March 4 to March 8, 2015.
Gabon led the way and now Tanzania is following suit, using specially trained dogs to sniff out the bad guys in the fight against illegal wildlife poaching. Steven Knight reports.
Approval of certification plan takes Lockheed Martin a step closer to launching development of a commercial hybrid airship for cargo transport to remote locations.
Task force set up to make recommendations for registration of small unmanned aircraft sets minimum size at 0.55 lb., potentially bringing toy drones under the FAA’s new rule.
Given the huge number of lithium-ion batteries being shipped by air, some will eventually short-circuit and go into thermal runaway. Industry and regulators are considering some box-level solutions.
The International Air Transportation (IATA), a member of the Global Travel Association Coalition (GTAC), supports GTACs condemnation of recent terror attacks.
The small lithium-metal and lithium-ion batteries we use everyday can pose big safety problems on aircraft, especially when carried as bulk cargo. This video shows the intensity of those fires when just a few batteries enter a state known as thermal runaway. FAA engineers at the William J. Hughes Technical Center have quantified the risks and are now testing methods to potentially mitigate them.
Pratt & Whitney is poised to realize its decades-long goal of introducing the geared turbofan into commercial service, with certification of the PW1100G-powered Airbus A320neo achieved on November 24, and the PW1500G-powered Bombardier CSeries expected to follow within weeks.
Lightweight textile-based approach to blastproofing baggage containers could lead to wider market acceptance of device to protect airliners from terrorist bombs.
Flutter-suppression X-56 crashes; laser IDs target by vibrations; new venture to commercialize morphing structures; Airbus helo R&D in the U.K.; Iceye’s low-cost radar imaging from space.
