Aerospace

Gulf Air has performed a low emission flypast at the 2023 Formula 1 season opener over the Bahrain International Circuit.

Kenya Airways has launched its Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Policy and Public Awareness Campaign in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs & Crime (UNODC).

Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) received the title of ‘Best Airport by Size and Region: Middle East’ for airports serving five to 15 million passengers for the fifth time.

Leonardo Helicopters is expanding its use of simulation, enabling the company’s engineers to iterate faster and reduce the cost of development.

Leonardo Helicopters is exploring the use of big data collected from operators of its helicopters to better understand its fleets.

This webinar gives A&D Manufacturers insights into the past, present, and future of AAM development, with an emphasis on scaling the business as a whole.

Honda pursues SAF; Lithium-air battery; Fly-by-wire for GA; SAF from camelina.

A key certification agreement between Boeing and EASA lowers hurdles to 777-9 clearance and keeps a new twinjet on target for service entry in 2025.

The newest players in the space industry have some familiar names.

The F-35 Joint Program Office has issued a directive recommending that all Pratt & Whitney F135 engines be retrofitted within 90 days.

Electric flying car startup LEO Flight is preparing to raise funds to begin work on its first preproduction prototype of its LEO Coupe vehicle.

A manufacturing issue in the Zefiro 40 second stage’s nozzle led to the failure of the first commercial mission for a Vega-C launcher.

MD Helicopters says it has ended a seven-year-long dispute with parts manufacturer Aerometals.

The Kenya Association of Air Operators (KAAO) Executive Committee has hosted the Cabinet Secretary State Department of Transport and Roads.

Helicopter In Service Fleet (ISF) is expected to grow from ~21,500 in 2023 to over 24,000 in 2032.

Honda is researching the production of sustainable aviation fuel and its use in powerplants for its HondaJet light bizjet and planned eVTOL aircraft.

The converted aircraft lifted off at 8:41 a.m. Pacific time and landed back after a 15-min. flight.

Bosses at a Welsh startup whose satellite was lost in the failed Virgin Orbit launch from the UK have criticized the country’s approach to sat licensing.

General Electric plans to invest $355 million in existing aerospace-related sites in 2023 after conducting so-called lean process improvement reviews.

Joramco recently won a new maintenance agreement contract with Air Europa and an agreement with Cebu Pacific from the Philippines.

As the region’s MRO industry gathers in Dubai at MRO Middle East, Lufthansa Technik announces two major contracts with Emirates.

Etihad Airways Engineering announced at MRO Middle East that it is entering into a collaboration with Acme Aerospace as an Acme Aerospace authorised repair station for avionic instruments and batteries.

With Middle Eastern airline Emirates having announced the biggest ever cabin refit programme in history, and record numbers of narrowbody orders across the MEASA region meant the colocated MRO Middle East and Aircraft Interiors Middle East shows were set to shine.

AutoFlight, a startup with operations in China and Europe, has completed the longest flight to date by an eVTOL aircraft.

Startup Limosa has signed an agreement with composites specialist Airborne of the Netherlands covering manufacture of a full-scale technology demonstrator.