The brightest aviation experts, leading airlines and airport authorities gathered yesterday evening at the W Doha Hotels & Resorts for the Leaders in Aviation Award Ceremony.
Abu Dhabi International Airport and Chicago O'Hare International Airport today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to become 'sister airports', in a special twinning arrangement which will see the sharing of technical, commercial and environmental best practices.
For the first time, senior representatives from NASA and the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) are heading to the UAE to address high-level delegates from the region's space industry at a forum dedicated to space technology.
Boeing's second Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite has begun supporting on-the-ground warfighters providing vital communications services to U.S. and allied forces in the Middle East and central Asia.
The CEO of low cost carrier (LCC) Air Arabia, highlighted the significant global growth opportunities for regional LCCs when he addressed he World Low-Cost Airline (WLCA) Congress in Barcelona, Spain.
The Masdar Institute of Science and Technology in Abu Dhabi is to work with Boeing and Honeywell to study the sustainability of a leading family of saltwater-based plant candidates for renewable jet fuel
Hawker Beechcraft is taking pre-orders for the Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 Integrated Display System (IDS) for installation on Beechcraft 1900D aircraft. The upgrade is expected to be available third quarter 2010.
Thales has delivered the first of seven TopSeries IFE systems onboard Oman Air's new A330 aircraft. Thales says this TopSeries system configuration is the most capability-rich platform, flying with features such as live landscape camera, satellite TV, duty free shopping and ordering, passenger surveys, food and beverage services, cached websites, a personal electronic device interface and much more.
Oman Air - the national carrier for the Sultanate of Oman - announced today that it has selected air transport IT and Communications (IT&C) specialist SITA to implement and maintain a hybrid network solution, as the airline migrates from legacy connections for all its business operations.
British company STG Aerospace's WEPPS (Wireless Emergency Primary Power System) has won a prestigious Crystal Cabin Award for Innovation, writes Steve Nichols.
Emirates Airline is to be the launch customer of a new bit of kit from Honeywell. The Dubai carrier has committed to installing SmartLanding for the majority of its fleet.
In recent years, environmental issues have become a stick with which pressure groups beat the airline industry. In particular, green campaigners castigate carriers for their contribution to global warming, which they say will only worsen as aviation grows, Alan Dron reports.
EgyptAir has selected Rockwell Collins avionics for five A330 aircraft with an option for three additional aircraft. Deliveries are scheduled from August 2010 through 2012.
The Engine Alliance's GP7200 engine has marked a successful first year in service with Emirates. Since entering service in August 2008, the GP7200-powered Airbus A380 has had no in-flight shutdowns, and the engine has demonstrated a departure reliability rate greater than 99.9%.
Qatar Airways has been elected as a member of the International Air Transport Association's Environment Committee (ENCOM), one of IATA's six groups focusing on different industry-related issues.
Abu Dhabi's Aabar Investments and Virgin Group announced today that they have agreed to enter a strategic partnership, which will see Aabar take an equity stake in the world's first commercial spaceline - Virgin Galactic. To date, Virgin Galactic has been wholly owned and funded by Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group.
SITA, an aviation IT company, said the Arab Air Carriers Organisation is endorsing its newly-developed software that accurately measures carbon emissions from aircraft operations, reported the Khaleej Times.
Boeing subsidiary Aviall Serviceshas opened a new customer service centre in the Middle East, following a formal event at Dubai Airport Free Zone on June 25.
Rolls-Royce has been awarded European certification for its BR725 engine, allowing Gulfstream to begin flight-testing the G650 ultra-long-range business jet later this year
ARINC Direct and Rockwell Collins have today announced the successful integration of their broadband solution for business jets on a customer's Bombardier Challenger 604.
