The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is hosting the ICAO Cyber Summit & Exhibition 2017 with the theme “Making sense of cyber – security, safety and resilience” 4-6 April 2017, at Westin Hotel, Al Habtoor City in Dubai, UAE, gathering more than 80 Nations and more than 500 registered participants.
The first flight of Boeing's 787-10 took place last week. GE Aviation is a key supplier of the aircraft including the common core system and enhanced airborne flight recorder.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on governments to urgently find alternatives to recently announced measures by the United States and the United Kingdom to restrict the carry-on of large electronic items on certain flights departing the Middle East and North Africa.
Yahsat has started a long-term strategic partnership with UAE communications solutions company X SAT FZE. Under the agreement, X SAT is committed to capacity on Yahsat's upcoming Ka-band satellite, Al Yah 3, to be launched later this year.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that “Creating Sustainable and Safe Operations in an Interconnected World” will be the theme for the inaugural Safety and Flight Ops Conference.
Astronautics Corporation of America and Vector Aerospace, that has facilities in South African and Kenya, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to work together to obtain supplemental type certificates (STCs) for installation of the Astronautics RoadRunner electronic flight instrument (EFI).
Global defence and aerospace equipment manufacturer Leonardo said it has been contracted by Austrian aerospace company Schiebel Corporation to supply the PicoSAR active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar surveillance system to equip units of the Campcopter S-100 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) being provided to an unnamed North African customer.
Travelport has become the first GDS to be granted with both 'Aggregator Level One' certification and 'IT Provider Level Two' status by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) as part of its New Distribution Capability (NDC) programme.
With Africa predicted to be one of the fastest-growing aviation regions over the next 20 years, the pressure on its aviation infrastructure is set to grow. Jon Lake reports.
Airbus will set out its Africa forecast for modern, efficient and environmentally-sustainable commercial airliners and air finance solutions for the continent at the forthcoming Aviation Africa 2017 summit to be held here on 22-23 February 2017.
Lindi-Lee Kirkman, International Air Transport Association (IATA) manager for safety and flight operations in Africa, looks at the issue of unifying the continent's airspace to determine if it is a dream or reality.
Dubai Technology Partners (DTP), a leading GCC aviation systems integrator, could have two big announcements coming up in the near future. Barbara Saunders reports.
Panasonic has unveiled a new state-of-the-art facility at Dubai Airport Freezone serving more than 85 airlines from 52 countries located across the Middle East, Central and Southern Asia, and Africa (MECSAA).
Airline passengers flying to and from the Ivory Coast can now expect a connected experience, as national airline, Air Cote d'Ivoire , signs up for inflight passenger connectivity services from SitaOnAir.
Drones, or unmanned air systems (UAS), are starting to make their presence known in the Gulf – and not in a good way. Alan Dron assesses the problem and looks at what can be done to stop a potentially serious accident occurring.
Arabsat has been selected by Globecast, global media solutions provider, to broadcast TRT World, the international news platform of Turkey, in high definition over the MENA region on Arabsat's Badr-6 satellite at 26°E. Globecast, the global solutions provider for media, is the worldwide distributor of the TRT news platform.
The USA's satellite solutions provider Kymeta says the Middle East is shaping up as a key market for its mTenna high-throughput satellite connectivity terminal for which aviation grade solutions are expected by the end of the decade and commercial solutions will go to market in Q2 this year.
The USA's satellite solutions provider Kymeta says the Middle East is shaping up as a key market for its mTenna high-throughput satellite connectivity terminal for which aviation grade solutions are expected by the end of the decade and commercial solutions will go to market in Q2 this year.
Emirates has unveiled the first aircraft in its fleet with a new livery dedicated to Expo 2020 Dubai. The decal was installed on A6-EPK, an Emirates Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, at the Emirates Engineering hangar.
