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

National Airways Corporation (NAC) is Africa's largest general aviation company. Ian Sheppard visited its Lanseria Airport base near Johannesburg and found that it is also one of Africa's most diverse aviation companies.
Aerospace

EgyptAir Training Center is to expand its presence in Africa by taking part in the Aviation Suppliers and Stakeholders Convention, which will take place May 7-9 in Kigali, Rwanda.
Aerospace

Business France, the national agency supporting the international development of the French economy, is organising its 5th France pavilion at the Airport Show in Dubai from 9 to 11 May 2016.
Aerospace

The UAE Space Agency held the opening workshop of the Emirates Space Innovation Group (ESIG).
Aerospace

TAV Airports Holding has announced its 2016 first quarter EBITDA of EUR 82 million with an increase of 4% and revenue of EUR 231 million with an increase of 2%.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways has selected National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD), the largest UAE lender by assets, as its Middle East Strategic partner for transactional banking services.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
An analysis of the latest UAS sightings reported to the FAA shows one-third came close enough to be potentially hazardous, but few required evasive action.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Toughening up GPS; bottle-to-throttle biofuel ready; robot repairs in GEO; autonomous Loyal Wingman wanted; Champ microwave missile puts gloves back on.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
Darpa thinks volleys of low-cost UAVs launched and recovered in flight could help manned aircraft break though sophisticated integrated air defenses.
Defense

Qatar Airways has announced a long-term partnership with HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) as the Official Exclusive Airline of the tournament.
Aerospace

The Emirates Group awarded 35 employees for going above and beyond their call of duty.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways today launched fresh legal action in a bid to overturn a German court's decision to revoke the approval for 29 of its codeshare flights with airberlin.
Aerospace

Egyptair has been fined USD140,000 by the US Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) for violating a US trade embargo against Sudan between 2010 and 2011, reports ch-aviation.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Supersonic travel attracts venture capital interest, but is it enough to enable a startup to break into commercial-aircraft manufacturing?
Air Transport

Doug Parker
American Airlines CEO Doug Parker says the plan is not to change technology or direction, but to assure steady, long-term financing and move forward with NextGen quickly and decisively.
Air Transport

By Guy Norris, Tony Osborne
British company plans to support remote oil and gas and mining installations with fleet of hybrid airships.
Air Transport

By Vincent Chappard
Manufacturing will be done at the Ratier Figeac plant in Morocco's Nouaceur Aeropole Industrial Zone.
Aerospace

In partnership with the Tunisian Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (FIPA), the USAID-financed Business Reform & Competitiveness Project (BRCP) sponsored a pioneering webinar to bring together Supplier Management representatives from Boeing Defense, Space & Security and Tunisian aerospace manufacturers.
Aerospace

By Michael Bruno
Airbus Ventures CEO Tim Dombrowski on the new fund specifically and A&D’s overtures to tech generally.
Air Transport

The Aircraft Interiors Expo begins next week in Hamburg, showcasing new technologies and designs for cabin interior.
Aerospace

The MEBAA Show is expected to be the largest yet when it returns to Dubai World Central Airshow Site from 6-8 December this year.
Aerospace

By Richard Aboulafia
The choice is effectively between market potential maximization and operating economics: A single-aisle jet offers lower production and operating costs but would miss much of the replacement market; a twin-aisle could stimulate new demand but would be more expensive to produce and operate.
Air Transport

By Antoine Gelain
The money, talent and business model could be found to break the Airbus and Boeing duopoly, but the vision may prove more elusive.
Air Transport