Aerospace

The winners of Aviation Week's annual Laureate Awards, honoring extraordinary achievements in the global aerospace arena, were announced at a gala dinner in Washington DC on March 5, 2015.

It’s hard to get a better look at a runway incident than having dozens of steerable electro-optical cameras and millimeter-wave radars trained on the impending action.

Royal Jordanian held its general assembly ordinary and extraordinary meeting yesterday at the Sheraton Hotel, Amman, presided by the chairman of the RJ Board of directors Suleiman Al Hafez and

The Middle East winners of the World Travel Awards will be revealed during a celebration at the Four Seasons Resort Dubai at Jumeirah Beach on Tuesday, May 5th, with hundreds of industry leaders expected to be in attendance.

Investors loved Boeing’s fourth-quarter 2014 financials, but scratch a little deeper and there’s a serious problem.

Intriguing ideas, some of which could have an eventual impact on the aerospace sector, have emerged from universities worldwide where student teams are competing in Airbus’s “Fly Your Ideas” contest.

Transport finance specialist, CIT Group, which leases and finances aircraft for airlines and business aviation operators, has placed a firm order for five more A321ceo aircraft, doubling its most recent commitment for five A321ceo's made at last year's Farnborough International Airshow.

Middle East and Africa leads all regions in new helicopter purchase rates, with up to 32 percent of respondent fleets slated for turnover with a new helicopter replacement or addition according to Honeywell Aerospace in its 17th annual turbine-powered civil helicopter purchasing outlook.

Emirates and Frontier Economics, a leading European consultancy, released today the results of a socio-economic impact study that measures Emirates' contribution to the European economy.

CIRTA Electro Mechanical and Maintenance, a Khalifa Fund member, has won a $2.8 deal to develop customised software for Etihad's cabin crew transport system.

Dubai's hybrid-carrier, Flydubai reported a net profit of $68 million - an increase of 12.3% compared to 2013 - with total revenue of $ 1.2 billion for the 12-month period, ending 31 December.

Middle East and Africa leads all regions in new helicopter purchase rates, with up to 32 percent of respondent fleets slated for turnover with a new helicopter replacement or addition according to Honeywell Aerospace in its 17th annual turbine-powered civil helicopter purchasing outlook.

Airbus Helicopters today presented its all-new H160 all-composite civil helicopter and the first product introduced with the Airbus Helicopters corporate identity and its new numbering designation.

As co-located exhibitions MRO Middle East and Aircraft Interiors Middle East (AIME) opened yesterday at Dubai World Trade Centre, Richard Brown, Principal, ICF International confirmed that Middle East fleet growth is the fastest of all world regions –at 5.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) through to 2024.

Innovative fuel dashboard system developed by Boeing yields fuel savings and may be extended to other applications.

Protecting helicopters from RPGs; one-piece inlet cuts fan noise; passive radar recognizes intruders; jetpack closer after public offering; unmanned aircraft developments.

Spray-on anti-ice coating could extend unmanned-aircraft missions and allow GA aircraft to complete flights more safely.

The Harris-Exelis merger brings back to light some fundamental truths about the U.S. defense sector that otherwise tend to be forgotten.

Rand analysis suggests joint military aircraft programs are unlikely to achieve life-cycle cost savings if they attempt to maximize airframe commonality.

GE makes strides in anti-engine core icing strategies, as knowledge of phenomenon begins to grow.

Nigeria's Caverton Helicopters has completed a deal with Waypoint Leasing for the lease of one new AgustaWestland AW139 and one Bell 412EP. The lease agreement is the first for the Irish lessor in West Africa.

The FAA may not plan to certify the airworthiness of small UAS, but manufacturers need to pay attention to crashworthiness.

Joint program with University of North Dakota is intended to provide more realistic testing of a command-and-control link for civil unmanned aircraft developed by Rockwell Collins and NASA.

Japan’s next-gen turbofan research; cubesats use GPS to forecast weather; Predator UAV sees, and avoids; nano-layering makes better metals; UAS to search for Amazon archaeology

New program starts are going to be extremely hard-fought and without increased budgets, and extensions of mature lines also may be more difficult.