Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Airlander airship approved to fly; NASA to validate RTCA’s UAS standards; Darpa tests drop-in sense-and-avoid; Armadillo’s Stig returns as Sarge; Rocket Lab moves closer to launch.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
National Research of Canada says two new ice-particle detection technologies are ready for transition to industry to tackle the threat of high-altitude ice crystals causing engine rollback or flameout.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Germany’s E-Volo begins manned flight tests of its all-electric, 18-rotor Volocopter VC200 two-seat aircraft. Is it the vanguard of future personal aviation?
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Breakthrough Starshot project aims to propel wafer-thin “nanocraft,” using powerful laser beams, toward Alpha Centauri.
Space

By Kevin Michaels
Sales prices for Airbus A320s and Boeing 737s over the past 15 years have barely budged, even as fictional list prices have marched steadily upward.

Etihad Airways collected the 'World's Leading Airline' award at the 23rd annual World Travel Awards (WTA) Grand Final Gala Ceremony 2016.
Aerospace

Qatar Airways has been recognised as offering the best customer service by Edinburgh Airport at the 2016 Scottish Passenger Agents' Association (SPAA) Awards.
Aerospace

Dubai is looking to raise US $3 billion to fund expansion of its two international airports and has hired HSBC to advise on raising the finance. The Department of Finance, Government of Dubai, says HSBC will advise it, the Investment Corporation of Dubai and Dubai Aviation City Corporation on raising funds through various sources, including Islamic financing.
Airports & Networks

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Group and Siemens have signed a long-term collaboration agreement to develop hybrid-electric propulsion for small airliners, building on work already done on light aircraft.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Darpa contract for Northrop Grumman will develop MEMS-based miniature inertial measurement units to a level where they can replace ring-laser and fiber-optic gyros for guidance of precision weapons when GPS is denied.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
Darpa spaceplane heads toward flight; Reusable hypersonic testbed needed; Carter touts faster CarterCopter; Battelle’s DroneDefender proves popular; Local Motors to crowdsource UAV for Airbus; Micro-UAS rules recommended to FAA
Defense

The aircraft leasing platform Novus Aviation Capital has successfully closed the purchase and leaseback for an additional brand new Boeing 777-300ER with Emirates Airline. Novus says the aircraft was delivered to Emirates last week and will be on a long-term lease taking the airline's B777-300ER fleet to 122. This is the fourth B777-300ER transaction completed by Novus with Emirates this year.
Aerospace

Every year, the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has, with the support of the Federal Cabinet, marked the 5 October as the UAE Civil Aviation Day.
Aerospace

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is organising a conference for aviation safety experts to advance safety management by sharing knowledge accumulated over the decade since the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) safety management standards and recommended practices were introduced.
Aerospace

The fourth edition of the World Travel Catering Expo Middle East will take place in May 15-17, 217.
Aerospace

Qatar Airways has been awarded Best Business Class and Best Middle Eastern Airline at the 2016 Business Traveller Awards held in London at the Royal Garden Hotel.
Aerospace

Helitech International is gearing up to take place in Amsterdam from October 11-13 and the organisers have released the first glimpse of its new seminar and workshop programme for the event.
Aerospace

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data for global air freight demand in June 2016 showing a rise in freight tonne kilometers (FTK) of 4.3% year-on-year.
Aerospace

The President of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), Dr Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu, met and held high-level discussions this week with the President and Head of State of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, HE Muhammadu Buhari.
Aerospace

Chris Floyd and Robert Stangarone
Given the scale of the challenges for big aerospace companies, one wonders how anyone succeeds.
Defense

By Steven Grundman
Inflation-adjusted U.S. defense spending through the end of this decade will fall off after 2016 into a sustained period of roughly level annual budgets at about $600 billion.
Defense

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has confirmed discussions with MedView Airline over relocating from Murtala Mohammed Airport 2, MMA2, to the General Aviation Terminal (GAT), MMA1.
Airports & Networks

French manufacturer Dassault achieved an air show world first today when its nEUROn unmanned combat air vehicle demonstrator was presented in flight today at an air meet at Istres organized by the French Air Force making it the first time in world aeronautical history that a stealth aircraft controlled from the ground has flown in public.
Aerospace

Ahmed Adel, assistant chief of the EgyptAir Holding Company was keynote speaker for a symposium held by the American Chamber of Commerce in Cairo. He called for respect the rights of the families affected by the crash of the airlines A320 over the Mediterranean last month.
Aerospace

Royal Jordanian staff and aircraft have been the heart of the centennial celebrations of the Great Arab Revolt in Jordan this weekend.
Aerospace