The Middle East, North Africa and Gulf regions are hugely important markets for both airframers and engine makers as airlines fight for share in an arena of growing significance – witness the huge growth in air transport within and around the UAE over the past 20 years.
When Gulf Air announced at this year's Paris Air Show that it was again opting for the Rolls-Royce Trent 700 to power a fleet of 20 additional Airbus A330s, the decision served to highlight the engine's remarkable record in the region.
While much of the aviation world is looking forward to the new airframes and engines that will be gracing the skies during the next decade, one Jordanian company is focused very closely at the stars of yesteryear.
In the past few months the worldwide freight market has taken a nosedive with many areas reporting huge drops in demand. However, the Middle East is moving in the opposite direction, reporting growth. Terry Spruce reports
The UAE's premier space event, the Global Space Technology Forum, takes place in Abu Dhabi in early December. The two-day conference (7th and 8th) and three-day exhibition (7-9) is being held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre and promises to be the region's only event dedicated to space research and commercial space applications.
Gulf Air - the national carrier of Bahrain – has today revealed its strategy to turn the airline in a commercially sustainable business by 2012. The plans include purchase of more narrow body A320s and regional jets and will lead to cancellation of wide-body aircraft.
The UAE ministry of defence working with INEGMA, the Institute for Near East and Gulf Military Analysis, will be hosting a conference on intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance in Abu Dhabi in January
Sharjah based budget airline Air Arabia has posted figures showing its income fropped by almost a third year-on-year. Its profits however appear to be 10 percent down at the nine month period.
Rotocraft manufacturer and dealer, Russian Helicopters has held its first regional conference seeking to increase deliveries to the Middle East and ensuring reliable helicopter operations in the region.
In a first for the Middle East, F&E Aerospace will launch the first-ever Aerospace & Defence Training Show (ADTS), from 3 to 4 March 2010, in association with the Halldale Media Group.
Falcon Aviation Services (FAS) of Abu Dhabi has contracted to purchase two Sikorsky S-76D helicopters, with options to purchase two more, becoming the worldwide launch customer for the new aircraft.
The Middle East Aerospace Consortium (MEAC) came into being today - a membership association comprised of Middle East and international organisations. Members believe that belonging to the group will afford better business opportunities in the aerospace sector for those who join.
Today saw the launch of a new organisation – the Middle East Aerospace Consortium (MEAC). John Ellis, the consortium's CEO, said it has offices in Dubai, Saudi Arabia and the UK and will connect all of the Middle East's aerospace industry. He added that despite only being launched today the consortium already has 25 member companies.
Boeing and Mubadala Development Company have signed “a strategic framework agreement” to drive forward Abu Dhabi's plans to become a global aerospace hub.
Their Highnesses Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces officially opened the 11th and largest Dubai Airshow today.
Airbus and Mubadala Development Company today signed two agreements for the manufacture of aileron composite panels and the production of assembled aileron shipsets for the A330 / A340 aircraft series.
While basking in the success of its recent Etihad-sponsored Formula One Grand Prix motor race, the UAE's aerospace industry is enjoying prosperous and successful times.
In this 12-minute podcast we look at day one of the 2009 Dubai Airshow, tell you the headline news and talk to industry experts with our three special features.
Organisers of the Dubai Airshow, which begins its five-day run at the Airport Expo Dubai tomorrow say they will this week welcome 73 delegations from 40 countries, with the Middle East and North Africa accounting for more than a third.
The Governor of the American state of Georgia, Sonny Perdue is to lead a 37-member delegation to the Dubai Airshow to seek opportunities to grow Georgia's aerospace sector, one of the state's strategic industries.
