Before he became chief financial officer (CFO) of AlMasria Universal Airlines, Ahmed Gadallah was a professional footballer with Egypt’s most famous club, Al Ahly. Ask him in what position he played and he smiles: “I was a playmaker. Same position here!”
With commercial aircraft programs at record production rates, aerostructures OEMs are looking for technologies to produce carbon-fiber components faster.
l“Trade wars are good and easy to win.” Thus tweeted President Donald Trump in early March. But for the jetliner industry, trade wars are a potentially toxic exogenous shock. Jetliners are uniquely vulnerable to retaliation, particularly from China.
The Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) Africa Region, in partnership with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) is hosting the Collaborative Decision Making (CDM) and Airport-Collaborative Decision Making (A-CDM) Symposium, now underway in Durban, South Africa.
Owned by Google co-founder Larry Page, Kitty Hawk has taken a leading position in the emerging eVTOLl air taxi market by flying full-scale prototypes. Photo: Kitty Hawk
It’s not often that an airline changes its entire fleet in one fell swoop, but EgyptAir Express plans to do precisely that as it seeks to overcome its operational challenges.
BAE Systems is developing software to enable teams of manned and unmanned aircraft to share a common mission picture and exchange vital information despite jamming.
The board and management of South African Airways has issued a statement to say it is taking urgent steps to address issues raised by the Auditor-General’s office in its 2016-17 audit report, and remains optimistic about the airline’s future.
The FAA is close to releasing proposed rulemaking for remote identification and tracking of unmanned aircraft as a crucial next step in airspace integration.
Advanced turbulence detection, collision avoidance and precision landing systems among 35 technologies to be tested in fifth Boeing EcoDemonstrator program.
Arabian Aerospace magazine, the industries leading aerospace publication and voted Best International Aerospace Magazine of the Year 2018, has been appointed as the official show daily for the Saudi International Airshow taking place in March 2019 in Riyadh.
The United Arab Emirates National Pavilion participates in the International Defence Exhibition 2018, taking place in Cairo Egypt today till December 5.
Emirates, Etihad, flydubai, Air Arabia and Al Fursan took to the skies in unison over the weekend to celebrate the UAE’s 47th National Day, as well as commemorate the legacy and values of HH Sheikh Zayed.
Adaptive flight control progresses, Audi joins eVTOL study, Swiss team advances electric propulsion, Marines test resupply hive, and Ford researches UAS.
The fifth biennial Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS) takes off on 14 November for three days, and looks set to be the biggest and most successful yet.
Airports in the region continue to grow to keep pace with increasing passenger numbers – passenger traffic at Dubai International Airport is predicted to surpass 90 million in 2018.
Gulf Air, in cooperation with the Royal Charity Organisation, has launched an initiative to allow passengers to donate coins or notes of any currency onboard Gulf Air flights.
Chairman and CEO of Aurora Flight Sciences, Dr. John S. Langford, was awarded the Philip J. Klass Lifetime Achievement Award at Aviation Week's 61st annual Laureate Awards at the National Building Museum in Washington on March 1, 2018.
