Aerospace

DC Aviation Al-Futtaim is taking a leading role in this year’s show with a new stand, a social event, guided facilities tours, and participation in the conference.

Bombardier announced a new major investment for customer support in the UAE at MEBAA yesterday.

Embraer Executive Jets will “continue to see a healthy uptick in sales” in the Middle East and surrounding regions in 2023 with Dubai at the epicentre of a blossoming business transformation.

Brazilian cargo drone developer, Tupan, has used MEBAA to unveil its high-speed, vertical/short take-off and landing (HSVSTOL) aircraft.

Airbus is concerned the industry is not moving fast enough toward its net zero target and is shifting focus to hydrogen fuel cell tests.

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Sierra Space will provide its new-generation, low-cost solar power arrays for a constellation of low Earth orbit satellite buses.

Lilium has announced the launch of a new, customizable version of its Lilium Jet electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.

Mark Cherry to Chief Executive Officer of ALIGN PRECISION, Tempe, AZ.

EMBRAER unveiled two aircraft concepts as part of its Energia initiative to get to net-zero by 2050.

Maria Fernandez to President of Boeing Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific, Sydney.

JETBLUE agreed to purchase 92m gallons of blended SAF from Fidelis’ Grön Fuels GigaSystem, Port of Greater Baton Rouge, LA, in 2025-2030.

GLOBALPARTS merged with VSE AVIATION and took VSE Aviation name.

TAMARACK AEROSPACE says it is in serious talks with prospective partners to launch its Eco-SMARTWING winglet upgrade for A320s.

Embraer has focused its studies of sustainable aircraft on hybrid-electric and hydrogen fuel cell 19- and 30-seat regional airliners.

Virtual reality simulator developer Loft Dynamics, formerly VRM Switzerland, has raised $20 million in venture financing to expand into international markets.

H. E. Sheikha Al Mayassa Bint Hamad Al Thani has officially opened Maradona Fanfest sponsored by Qatar Executive and Qatar Airways.

The Arab Air Carriers’ Organization (AACO) has announced the dates of its 56th Annual General Meeting to be held in Saudi Arabia on 30 October - 01 November 2023.

The MENA region’s business aviation showcase opens its doors this morning after a four-year hiatus due to the global pandemic. But, according to the team behind the event, it has come back bigger and stronger than before.

Modified Cessna Skymaster plays key role in Canadian low-emission aviation program research effort.

A twofold specific energy improvement is sought in batteries, seen as the weak link so far in a hybrid-electric architecture.

Using carbon for SAF; Automation for UAM; Net-zero jet fuel; and Electrifying ground support.

Ghana has announced it will launch its new national airline, GhanaAirlines, in 2023.

China’s EHang will not meet its year-end target for certification of its autonomous, two-passenger EH216-S electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.

Archer’s Maker electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft made its first full transition to wing-borne flight on Nov. 29.