Aerospace

Mubadala is the biggest name in the Middle East's aerospace and defence support services with MRO, manufacturing, finance and training all part of a strategy to make Abu Dhabi a centre of aerospace excellence. Alan Peaford finds out how the investment arm of the Abu Dhabi government is achieving this goal.

Fatal crashes of passenger aircraft in Libya and the south Atlantic have raised alarming questions about the interface between pilots and the new highly automated flight decks. Alex Fox talks to training organisations and safety experts to find out what trainers can do to help.

Oman Air Catering takes care of all the catering needs of airlines to Oman.

Creating an unique customer experience is what Oman Air is all about. Ella Nethersole meets the woman behind the service.

ATR has just delivered the first of its new generation of turboprop regional aircraft to Royal Air Maroc. Former Red Arrows pilot Pete Collins joins the Arabian Aerospace team to fly the aircraft and find out what the fuss is all about.

Oman Air's deputy chief officer of flight operations, Captain Ali Hassan Sulaiman, explains the process behind pilot and cabin crew recruitment.

Oman's transport sector is being developed with air travel at the heart of the investment. Alan Peaford finds out why the new airports are key.

The Royal Air Force of Oman (Al-Quwwat al-Jawiyya al-Sultaniyya al-'Umaniyya) is not the largest air arm in the GCC, nor is it the most modern, but it is one of the most professional air forces in the Arab world, enjoying an enviable reputation and long operational experience. Jon Lake reports.

Oman Air has moved from a little known regional carrier to a renowned international airline brand. Alan Peaford meets the outgoing CEO of the airline to find out what lies ahead.

The Sultanate of Oman is a relatively sleepy country but with hard work from the ministry of tourism and Oman Air, this formerly quiet place is starting to shout out to the world that it has woken up and can offer visitors a true taste of Arabia. Marcelle Nethersole reports.

At the three-day Food and Hotel Expo 2011, which has just been held at the Oman International Exhibition Centre in Muscat, a team of experts from Oman Air Catering's pastry kitchen demonstrated advanced culinary skills to the visitors.

Tunisia turns to French manufacturer GECI to meet a mew high-tec mission. Alan Peaford reports.

The first T129 ATAK helicopter prototype assembled by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) made its maiden flight on August 17. Jon Lake looks back over the programme.

Jon Lake looks at the world's best selling turboprop and its new special mission role in the Middle East.

Etihad Airways has agreed to increase its stake in airberlin, Europe's sixth largest airline, to 29.21%, becoming airberlin's largest single shareholder and at the same time now offers more destinations than any other Gulf airline through the German connections.

Flying faster than the speed of sound is the stuff that dreams are made of. Since the demise of Concorde in 2003, several inventors have attempted to relight the supersonic fire for civil aviation. Liz Moscrop reports.

While the British, Italians and Koreans were jostling for Iraq's trainer deals it was the Czechs that appear to have stolen a march. Jon Lake reports.

After a long and often tortuous process, the UAE is understood to be in the final stage of negotiations for the procurement of about 60 Dassault Rafale fighters with many industry insiders predicting that contracts could be signed during the Dubai Airshow. Jon Lake reports.

Cabin crew uniform is often the first thing that distinguishes one airline from another in the minds of passengers and, therefore, is vital for carriers to get it right. Kelly Green looks at how airline fashion is changing.

Airlines in the Middle East are driving sales for the new 777 freighter. As deliveries continue, Keith Mwanalushi explores the operational benefits by talking to the carriers that use it.

On September 26 Boeing delivered its first 787 Dreamliner to Japanese launch customer All Nippon Airways (ANA)… around 40 months late. Every airliner in history has been manufactured thanks to an extensive network of component designers and makers – the supply chain. But Boeing took the term 'supply chain' to a completely different level and the result was a nightmare of monumental proportions. Geoff Thomas reports.

After working very closely together for many years, baggage handling company Vanderlande Industries and Beewen agreed on a take-over of Beewen by Vanderlande.

A new regional airline is due to begin services from Fujairah, the most easterly of the seven emirates, in the first quarter of 2012. Jill Stockbridge meets one of the men behind the new operation.

As the first Boeing 787 Dreamliner enters service in Japan, Middle East airlines are waiting eagerly for their place on the production line. Saj Ahmad looks at the new Boeing wide-body and analyses the type's impact on the region's fleet.

Abu Dhabi Air Expo at Al Bateen Executive Airport March 6-8 is offering opportunities for private owners to promote their aircraft to the local GA market for the first time in the region.