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.

The Middle East Business Aviation Association show opens in Dubai against a background of a dramatic increase in business aircraft activity around the region.

Dubai-based Empire Aviation Group has announced the induction of a Boeing Business Jet 737 into its fleet of managed aircraft.

Aviation maintenance is a highly regulated and complex business, and as the industry grows and demand evolves, approvals and regulations have become ever more complex and challenging.

If there was any doubt that the Middle East business aviation sector is on the crest of a wave, then the opening day of the MEBAA Show proved the industry is investing in its future.

An aircraft cabin is excessively dry and the more premium the cabin, the drier it is, so business jet passengers could be greatly at risk.

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.

Comlux has commenced the ground-breaking of its new hangar facility at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Aerospace Hub (MBRAH) at Dubai South.

TATV correspondent Jill Stockbridge gives her take on booming business aviation scene as the MEBAA Show opens in Dubai.

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

Why is transition such a big deal for the eVTOL industry?

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.

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.