Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Could short-range commuter flights to small communities lacking air service be the application that makes commercial hybrid-electric aircraft a reality?
Aircraft & Propulsion

DSEI, the integrated defence and security exhibition, is set to be the key date in the diary for Middle Eastern defence companies.
Aerospace

Denmark-based Exruptive, developer of integrated solutions for optimising security at airports, and an associate company of Dubai-based Emaratech, has showcased the next generation airport security and commercial platform at the 16th Airport Show at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (DICEC).
Aerospace

Etihad Guest has won the 'Best Affinity Covered Card Award' alongside Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) for the Middle East and Asia region at the Freddie Awards 2016. The annual ceremony was recently held in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Aerospace

The Emirates Group has announced its 28th consecutive year of profit and steady business expansion, ending the year with record profits, and in a strong position despite the global and operational challenges during this period.
Aerospace

Dubai Duty Free walked away with multiple awards at The Golden Globe Tigers Awards, which were held in Kuala Lumpur last month and included the “Best Green 4R's Award (Reduction, Reuse, Recycling and Recovery)”, “Best Green Employee Engagement Award” and “Environmental Best Practices Award”.
Aerospace

Denel has said it is confident that its participation in Africa's largest defence and technology exhibition will lead to a growth in business and a stronger order book.
Aerospace

By Guy Norris
Volocopter family plan could see initial urban operations by 2020, with four-seater air taxi operations starting as early as 2022.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Petroleum Air Services (PAS) has been appointed as the first Bell Helicopter authorized customer service facility in North Africa.
MRO

Emirates and AC Milan have unveiled a bespoke decal which depicts the club's football players in action on an A380 aircraft that operated on the Dubai - Milan - New York JFK route.
Aerospace

Mubadala and Boeing have signed a new strategic agreement to collaborate on research and development to expand aerospace manufacturing capabilities in the UAE.
Aerospace

The Royal Jordanian Airlines has announced the successful closure of its US$ 275,000,000 dual conventional and Islamic secured syndicated facility.
Aerospace

Aysha Alhameli, permanent representative of the UAE Delegation to ICAO was the keynote speaker at the opening ceremony of the McGill Model United Nations Assembly, held in Montreal in January 28-31, 2016.
Aerospace

Flydubai has reported profits of AED 100.7 (USD 27.4 million) for 2015 following a stronger second half-year which saw increased numbers of passengers travel across its network.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
On one side Amazon, Google, Uber; and the other FedEx, UPS, DHL—are all looking hard at the potential for autonomous and electric aircraft to bring new ways of transporting goods and people.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Richard Aboulafia
Business jet demand was once linked to a wide array of economic indicators, especially equities markets and corporate profits. Since 2008, these links have broken down.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Aurora Flight Sciences plans ground tests and flight demonstrations to prove the efficiency improvements promised by MIT’s unconventional “double-bubble” D8 twin-aisle short-/medium-range airliner concept.
Aircraft & Propulsion

The annual World Routes air service development forum was officially transferred to the city of Barcelona from this year's host Chengdu, China.
Airports & Networks

By Guy Norris
While everything still hinges on the precooler technology of Reaction Engines’ Synergetic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine (SABRE), the Air Force Research Laboratory sees huge potential for the propulsion concept
Aircraft & Propulsion

AeroVironment developed its Blackwing small unmanned aircraft system to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance for submerged submarines. Now the company has demonstrated how its UAS can act as a digital communications relay, enabling the sub to control a swarm of unmanned underwater vehicles.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Graham Warwick
Double-bubble D8, Blended Wing Body, Transonic Truss-Braced Wing, Hybrid Wing Body and a small-airliner-size BWB – the configurations NASA is considering for planned ultra-efficient subsonic transport demonstrators.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Botswana's Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism has taken delivery of a Quest Kodiak. The aircraft was officially delivered in a ceremony held in Gaborone on Tuesday.
Aerospace

A new African Aerospace and Aviation exhibition, African Airshow 2017, was announced in Abu Dhabi by Didier Mary, managing director of Air Show organiser 4M Events, in partnership with Ghana Airport Company, coordinating the exhibition to be held in Ghana October 24 to 26, 2017.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
As NASA widens its search for ultra-efficient X-plane demonstrators, little-known design house Dzyne Technologies unveils its proposal for a blended wing-body business jet and small airliner.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Jetex Flight Support has been appointed as the official FBO and handler for the Middle East & North Africa Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) Show 2016, organised by F&E Aerospace on behalf of MEBAA at DWC, Airshow Site, from 6 to 8 December.
Aerospace