Air Transport

Day 2 of the Dubai Air Show and we have the launch of a new basic trainer from Pilatus.

The 777X is making its air show debut at Dubai.

The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic has been more severe in the Middle East than anywhere else.

The global pandemic has changed the cargo environment forever, the lessor says.

The deal, announced Nov. 15 at the Dubai Airshow, will help expand DHL's long-haul intercontinental fleet in response to surging demand for cargo capacity.

The FAA-certified GE9X was injected with a stream of dust debris in tests that simulated the entire flight envelope in harsh world environments.

The carrier sees first and second-generation Iraqis who have settled in Europe and North America as a huge potential market.

The GE Aviation CEO also commented on the RISE program and the recently announced decision by General Electric to spin off its other businesses and focus on aerospace.

Canada-based training services provider CAE, which operates the ECFT as a joint venture with Emirates, said the 7000XR series FFS will be installed by the end of 2022.

The revised system will be flight-tested on the 737-10 in 2022 and is likely to be rolled in as a retrofit to the MAX following certification of the stretched derivative which is planned for 2023.

While most of the deliveries will only be a major factor for production from 2025 onwards, the endorsement from the blue-chip customer is highly welcome ammunition in Airbus’ struggle to convince customers and suppliers of its way of thinking.

Larger regional jets are finding their niche in Asia-Pacific and China.

Embraer is exploring four 10- to 50-seat commercial aircraft research and development (R&D) projects, with further details likely to be released later

U.S. private equity fund Indigo Partners signed a massive order for 255 Airbus A321neo narrowbodies on the opening day of the Dubai Airshow.

After recent input from both commercial and cargo airline customers, Boeing has been encouraged to stretch the 777-8 baseline and may now use this design as the basis for the 777XF.

Gulf Air is showcasing its flagship aircraft the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner and its state-of-the-art cabins in its iconic 70th anniversary livery.

Boeing executives have expressed the company’s commitment to support aerospace industry growth in the Middle East region.

Captain Heather Ross, 777/777X deputy chief pilot, flew Boeing’s new wide-body twin here to Dubai and is full of praise for the aircraft.

Colin Mahoney, Collins Aerospace president customers talks to Alan Peaford how covid brought so many technologies together.

Mark Pilling discovers how a study of sharks skin has led to Lufthansa Technik's latest fuel-saving initiative for aircraft.

With Airbus lighting up the sky on Saturday night – they went one better by lighting up the Dubai Airshow on Sunday’s opening day with a massive 255 Airbus A321neo and A321XLR deal with the low cost carrier consortium Indigo Partners.

Replacing aging Boeing 747Fs is a key part of the A350F market, Airbus believes.

The fastest traffic growth will be in Asia with domestic China becoming the largest market, Airbus says.

At Dubai Airshows in previous years, Emirates, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways have dominated the stage with multiple huge orders for aircraft announced with great fanfare at press conferences that ricocheted between the Airbus and Boeing chalets, but that is not the case this year.

Days before the opening of Dubai Airshow 2021, AACO Secretary General Abdul Wahab Teffaha said the recovery could take between three and five years depending on how the world adapts to the “new normal”.