HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai's Department of Civil Aviation, will officially open the second edition of the successful maintenance, repair and overhaul conference and exhibition, MRO Middle East, presented jointly by F&E Aerospace and Aviation Week magazine.
Pilots from Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates have graduated from Horizon International Flight Academy in Al Ain, following the successful completion of a year-long Commercial Pilot License (CPL) flight training helicopter course
The green shoots of aviation recovery have started to emerge and many airlines are looking forward to getting back to growth – albeit it cautiously and on a more gradual scale than the growth recorded after previous recessionary periods.
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) today confirmed its participation in the Aeroexpo Marrakech which starts tomorrow at Menara Airport in Morocco and runs until Saturday.
Gulf Air today announced the successful sale of two of its Airbus A340s to an affiliate of Apollo Aviation Group in Florida, USA. The sale is an important step in realizing Gulf Air's fleet realignment strategy to create a profitable and sustainable national carrier for Bahrain.
Blenheim Capital is to establish a regional head office and will be applying for a banking licence in the country to support the growth of aerospace and defence investment throughout the Middle East and North Africa.
Qatar Executive, the business jet operating subsidiary of Qatar Airlines is at the Bahrain show and its chief executiuve says it has received great response from customers, well exceeding its expectations.
His Majesty, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa opened the first Bahrain International Air Show today, with smiles all round and a clear signal that the show has captured the attention of the industry and the Bahraini people.
Captain Abdulkhalek Al-Kadi, Chairman and CEO of Yemenia said at the Bahrain Airshow today that assessors from the UK are in Yemen already preparing their report on the airline's security systems.
A|D|S, the UK's aerospace, defence and security trade organisation is to set up a regional office in Bahrain in order to support the growing market in the Middle East, its chairman said today.
Sakhir Air Base – the venue for the inaugural Bahrain International Air Show – could become a new centre for business aviation during the Formula One Grand Prix.
It's loud. It's impressive. Photographer Ian Billinghurst captures the moment that the US Navy F-18 booms into the show on a low but high speed pass along the flightline. He captures the F-18F Super Hornet right at the speed of sound. The adiabatic expansion cools the air just enough to condense the water in the air.
Gulf Air, Bahrian's national carrier is set to add a bit of special colour to the country's inaugural air show when it opens at Sakhir Airbase tomorrow morning.
Dubai along with other Air Partner offices worldwide have come to the aid of earthquake-stricken Haiti, arranging a number of humanitarian aid relief flights carrying vital cargo, medical personnel and support workers
The organizers of the The Airport Show in Dubai have announced that they expect to see the number of project buyers attending the event double over the previous year. The announcement comes as the organizers have increased the focus on further improving the return on investment that exhibitors and visitors can generate from their participation.
AAI Corporation, an operating unit of Textron Systems, has announced it will conduct a flying display of its Aerosonde Mark 4.7 small unmanned aircraft system (SUAS) at the Bahrain International Airshow (at the Sakhir Air Base, January 21-23 ), to highlight the system's endurance and launch/recovery flexibility.
Marshall Aviation Services of Cambridge, UK, has formed a partnership with Aerospace Resources of Surrey, UK, to provide a range of consultancy and management solutions to airport owners and operators, and air traffic management organisations.
Dubai International is on course to become the world's fastest-growing major airport for international passenger traffic in 2009 with Dubai Airports today announcing 9.2% growth for the full year and a record 40.9 million passengers.
