United Technologies – the owners of Pratt & Whitney and Sikorsky - has agreed a deal to buy aerospace supplier Goodrich for a sum believed to be in excess of $18 billion.
A top–level group of Air Force leaders from around the world have confimed attendance at the Dubai International Air Chiefs Conference (DIAC) which takes place on the eve of the Dubai Air Show at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel.
Qatar's government is said to be considering purchasing a substantial stake in EADS – the European aerospace and defence conglomerate which owns Airbus, Eurocopter and other major manufacturers.
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has predicted that Emirates will become the world's largest wide-body carrier by 2015 and in the same timescale, Qatar Airways and Etihad will join the ranks of the Global Top 20 airlines.
Global loss adjuster McLarens Young International which has offices in Abu Dhabi, Jeddah, Tehran, Cairo and Yemen has merged with Airclaims, a major provider of claims, risk and asset management services to the aviation community.
Enhanced performance, more power, and a “Grand Canyon” standard of quiet that delivers substantially reduced external noise are all proving to be the new standard in the S-76D helicopter as the programme introduces its third prototype into testing, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has said.
Etihad Airways and the Formula One Group yesterday signed an agreement extending the airline's title sponsorship of the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for four years, effective through to the 2015 event.
The countdown to the 17th World Routes has begun. The event is where decision makers from the world's airlines, airports and tourist boards gather annually to plan air services and discuss strategies for the global aviation industry.
Are the airports in the Middle East ready to cope with a crisis? Tim Risbridger, head of transportation at leading international built asset consultancy EC Harris Middle East, takes a look at the situation.
Getting finance might look simple – but potential disaster lurks. Geoff Thomas meets two companies that are working to make sure Middle Eastern buyers get an easier ride.
Altair Aero Projects is a specialist in aviation finance that has been successfully experiencing and promoting partnerships with banks, law firms and family offices for its clients across MENA. The company's founder, Christian Castang, believes that such partnerships can help protect the unwary buyer of business aircraft. He explains why.
The recent Boeing report on cargo sees the Middle East and North Africa growing at a rate much higher than anywhere else in the world – but as the boom times come back it is Turkish airlines that could be providing the support. Alan Peaford reports.
Aircraft food has never really been to everyone's taste but one global gourmet company has put a stop to that. Marcelle Nethersole speaks to the chairman of Turkish Do&Co.
