On September 4 this year it was reported that Turkey would use funds from its Defence Industry Support Fund to purchase a second pair of F-35 Lightning Joint Strike Fighters. Jon Lake looks at the small beginnings to what should be a much larger programme.
While continuing to search for a new fighter to replace its ageing F/A-18C/D Hornets, Kuwait is pressing ahead with plans to upgrade 39 aircraft. Jon Lake reports.
The adoption of the A330 MRTT by the two largest air forces in the GCC marks the beginning of a new era for the region's air arms, conferring a hitherto unknown degree of independence from tankers operated by coalition partners. Jon Lake reports.
With Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar having adopted the PC-21, the type is now the trainer of choice for the three largest of the GCC's six air forces. Jon Lake looks at the reasons why.
Qatar's long-running quest to find a new fighter to replace its Mirage 2000s – part of a wider air force modernisation programme – seems to be entering the final phase. Jon Lake reports.
The UAE may be geographically small but, as Alan Dron reports, continuing surface travel challenges have led to a local carrier starting domestic air services.
As Saudi Arabia's aviation regulator reveals which new carriers are being granted licences to operate flights in the kingdom, Alan Dron looks at the problems the new entrants will have to overcome.
Big is not always necessarily best when it comes to opening up new routes. Jill Stockbridge looks at Embraer and its plan to prove this to the region's airlines.
A new Russian helicopter could put out a fire at the top of the 163-story Burj Khalifa – the tallest building in the world at 828 metres – when the complexities of high altitude make using traditional fire-fighting techniques impossible, a Russian Helicopters official told the High-Rise Aerial Firefighting & Rescue conference at Dubai Helishow 2012.
The Airport Show will be returning to Dubai in May 6-8 2013 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, show organiser Reed Exhibitions has announced.
Paramount Group - one of Africa's leading defence and aerospace companies - is helping to educate and inspire Africa's next generation of engineers to consider a career in the defence and aerospace industry.
The South African-Irish group Starlite Aviation has signed a contract to become the launch customer of the latest version of the popular Eurocopter Super Puma medium weight helicopter.
The World Travel Market (WTM) 2012 - which this week has made London the hub of the world's tourism trade - heard that the African continent needs more home-grown aviation links from both low cost and traditional airlines to offset an imbalance in its market.
Russian Helicopters - part of state defence holding Oboronprom and a leading global designer and manufacturer of helicopters – has been drawing wide attention in the first day of the Helishow Dubai which runs until Thursday at the Meydan Hotel and race course.
Safety avionics from Honeywell are being used by Abu Dhabi Aviation -- the largest commercial helicopter operator in the Middle East -- on its fleet of AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters to maximise safety during its offshore oil and search and rescue (SAR) operations across the Gulf region.
A technology designed to protect rotorcraft engines and other systems from contamination by fine sand and airborne particulates, especially during takeoffs, landings and low-level flights is on show at the Helishow Dubai 2012 which opened at Meydan in Dubai today.
