Aerospace

The Abu Dhabi Heli Expo, part of the Abu Dhabi Aviation and Aerospace Week, is gearing up to take place from 26-28 February at Al Bateen Executive Airport.
Aerospace

Gulf Air is gearing up to host the Gulf Flight Safety Council's (GFSC) annual summit which will be held in Bahrain this year.
Aerospace

By Byron Callan
Textron’s Ellen Lord will likely be confirmed as undersecretary for acquisition, but the role is in flux.
Defense

From takeoff to touchdown, IS&S’s new aftermarket autothrottle manages power and observes limits for non-Fadec turboprops.
Aerospace

By Tony Osborne
Airbus has set itself a goal of having a serialized production Urban Air Mobility (UAM) system ready for testing in a major city as early as 2023.
Aerospace

Denel is giving high school learners in six provinces an opportunity to brush up on their maths and science performance through tuition and exposure to living examples from the innovation that is embedded in aviation and defence products.
Aerospace

Fastjet plc the London-listed co-parent of Fastjet Zimbabwe and Fastjet, has announced plans to acquire the rights to the Fastjet brand from EasyGroup Holdings for USD2.5 million, reports ch-aviation.
Aerospace

Autonomous drones are set to take over border patrols, crime hotspot monitoring and more, according to South Africa's Airborne Drones.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Volvo's owner buys into flying cars; Paris airport installs drone detector; UTAS to codevelop laser air data system; Hybird + tiltotor = long-endurance VTOL; Europe takes next hybrid-electric steps.
Aerospace

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic data for June showing that demand (measured in total revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose by 7.8% compared to the year-ago period.
Aerospace

Prospective airline pilots in the GCC states have a new training option. Dave Calderwood reports.
Aerospace

By Kevin Michaels
The additive manufacturing-bionic design combination is analogous to the introduction of composites four decades ago.

By Michael Bruno
A new report and recent announcements underpin how artificial intelligence capabilities could become a potential business growth driver and competitive differentiator in A&D.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Fresno County provides more than $1 million to buy electric aircraft and charging stations in a project to prove pilot training costs can be reduced dramatically through electric propulsion.
Aerospace

Emirates SkyCargo has successfully transported some of the world's best show jumping horses across three continents in the space of a month.
Aerospace

Etihad Cargo and Royal Air Maroc Cargo have signed an MoU which will see the two airlines cooperate in a number of areas including network development, freighter deployment and increasing traffic on several trade lanes over the next nine months.
Aerospace

Aviation Africa, the exhibition and summit covering the full aviation and aerospace spectrum across the African continent, is to hold its third edition in Cairo on April 17-18 2018, under the auspices of the Egyptian Ministry of Civil Aviation.
Aerospace

ATR has created a new Leasing, Asset Management and Freighter department which has the priorities of managing sales to the leasing community and facilitating the placement of new or used ATR aircraft by lessors.
Aerospace

The Global Space Congress took place recently at the St Regis Saadiyat Island Resort in Abu Dhabi, demonstrating the UAE's commitment to the industry. Steve Nichols was there.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Supersonic startups welcome a positive move from Congress on high-speed commercial aircraft, but it could dramatically cut the time for developing standards.
Aerospace

The Arabian section of the global women pilot group, the Ninety Nines has been granted the patronage of the Egyptian Civil Aviation Ministry for its fifth annual meeting which will be held in October.
Aerospace

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), grew 12.7% in May 2017 compared to the year-earlier period. This was up from the 8.7% annual growth recorded in April 2017 and is more than three times higher than the five year average growth rate of 3.8%.
Aerospace

Implementation of the Lomé Declaration is a crucial lever for realising the technological innovation, regulatory reform and investment in infrastructure demanded by Africa's tremendously promising growth in air cargo, declared the President of the ICAO Council, Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu, in his address at the Second Meeting on Air Cargo Development in Africa this week.
Aerospace

Jazeera Airways has announced its title sponsorship of the first-of-its-kind RunKuwait 230-kilometer run, from the northern to the southern borders of the country.
Aerospace

Airbus has won two categories in this year's Crystal Cabin Award for the first time.
Aerospace