Airlines, regulators and politicians must work together and with some urgency to avoid an airspace capacity crunch in the Middle East, the Doha Aviation Summit which opens today will be told today.
Experts at the Californian Aircraft Interiors event in Long Beach say design has changed totally from two decades ago and predict travelers will see more radical changes in the next two as well.
Airlines from the region are setting the pace with their implementation of new in-flight entertainment (IFE) and connectivity technologies. Brendan Gallagher reports from the APEX/Aircraft Interiors show in Long Beach, California.
Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) could soon be regularly monitoring pipelines and the first steps will happen in Africa or the Middle East. But, according to the American engineers who have developed the technology, it won't happen in their own back yard for some time to come.
INEGMA's Laura Dunn and non-resident scholar and research associate Ayat Toufeeq, look at the risk of unmanned aerial systems operating in our airspace.
Mubadala has achieved its goal of being a major force in aerospace. Alan Peaford met Homaid Al Shemarri, who heads the company's aerospace business, to find where it goes next.
Helishow Dubai will be attracting a lot of international support this year. One company making the trip is Arizona-based Timken whose aerospace aftermarket solutions business is upgrading and expanding its facilities at Mesa, near Phoenix, Arizona with the acquisition and conversion of a building next to its existing facilities.
The Middle East remains a focal point for future growth in the helicopter industry. The fourth Dubai Helishow from November 2-4 will provide a useful barometer of the sector's recovery from a difficult two years. Paul Derby reports.
Being served lunch on board a flight is a simple process but not many passengers realise the amount of work that goes on behind the scenes to make sure food is delivered fresh to such high standards. Marcelle Nethersole reports.
Med Airways officially started in 2001 under its former name, Flying Carpet, and was the first company in Lebanon to receive an Air Operator Certificate.
MEA Ground Handling enjoys the lion's share of the airline business at Beirut International. But the company is hungry for more, writes Brendan Gallagher, and is casting its eyes further afield.
It was more than 70 years ago that the Aero Club of Lebanon first opened its doors in Beirut following a presidential decree to form the club. These were the heydays of Lebanon, with the Mediterranean resorts competing with the cote d'Azur for the attentions of the rich and the famous.
Business aviation operators in Beirut are used to taking risks, so when it came to selecting an aircraft to launch an operation, Open Sky Aviation was prepared to take a big one and order an aircraft that hadn't yet been built.
Lebanon's business/VIP sector is in good health and full of plans for the future. But, writes Brendan Gallagher, its prospects will be brighter still if the “grey” market in illegal charters can be cleaned up.
A small and mountainous country, Lebanon was once the Middle East's tourist hotspot until it was struck by civil war and Israeli invasion. But now the country is healing those wounds and is ready to resume its tourist status again. Marcelle Nethersole reports.
Jordan's Marka Airport, in the heart of the capital Amman, has a difficult balance to maintain. Although scheduled airlines are now operating from Queen Alia International Airport 40km outside the city, Marka still plays an essential role for civil aviation, with a growing number of business jets, and it is also a major base for the Royal Jordanian Air Force.
