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

By Graham Warwick
Design house Dzyne Technologies is flying a subscale model of an VTOL unmanned aircraft that uses its wing as its rotor.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
U.K. government investment in civil aerospace R&D is now channeled through the Aerospace Technology Institute, and the organization releases its first strategy to guide where the money will be spent.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Clinic deliveries by UAS; new turbine superalloys in the mix; airline backs biofuel from waste; Embraer to fly ecoDemonstrator; better carbon-fiber repairs.
Aerospace

The Italian airport industry will be at the world the Dubai's Airport Show (10-12 of May) with its own pavilion with a view to Expo 2020.
Aerospace

Royal Jet has been awarded 'Middle East's Leading Private Jet Charter' at the prestigious World Travel Awards 2015.
Aerospace

Emirates SkyCargo has announced that Columbus, the State Capital of Ohio in the United States, will join its global freighter network with the launch of a weekly service to Rickenbacker International Airport from 27 May 2015.
Aerospace

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has reported net income for 2014 of $159.5 million, a 43% increase on the the previous year.
Aerospace

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that growth continued to slow in May.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
From kite surfing in the stratosphere to tethered heavy-lifters, unmanned aircraft are enabling out-of-the-box thinking.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
The concept for low-energy planetary entry is described as similar to “throwing an air mattress into the atmosphere.”
Space