Mubadala Development says it has formed a new company called Strata that will manufacture advanced composite aerostructures including fairings, ailerons, spoilers and assemblies for Airbus and ATR regional aircraft from 2010 onwards.
ACSS, an L-3 Communications & Thales company, announced at Paris Air Show today that its TCAS 3000SP system has been selected as standard equipment for the Embraer Lineage and the rest of the E-Jet family.
Etihad Airways will announce tomorrow the engine selection for the large aircraft order that the Abu Dhabi airline placed at the Farnborough Air Show in 2008.
Avionics display provider Barco has won a sizable order from Highland Integrated Surveillance Systems Inc. (HISS), Toronto, Canada, for the supply of MDU-268 avionics-grade mission display units. The units will be installed aboard thirty helicopters for an undisclosed customer in the Middle East.
French business jet manufacturer Dassault has gone back to the drawing board with plans for its super mid-size (SMS) Falcon business jet and has shaken up the propulsion manufacturers by going back on its decision to appoint British company Rolls-Royce as the provider of a new class of engine for the Falcon 50 replacement.
The world of tourism and the growth of air transport is inextricably linked. Marcelle Nethersole meets the people with the responsibility of putting Abu Dhabi on the map and finding ways to attract the discerning travellers who have already written off vacations in the emirate's neighbouring states.
Rockwell Collins has today introduced a next-generation simulation architecture that leverages advanced technologies and a modular design to maximize life cycle value and enhance training effectiveness across military and civil training platforms.
Jazeera Airways announced that it has signed a multi-year deal with Navitaire, a wholly owned subsidiary of Accenture, to use its New Skies 3.0 next generation reservation system. The system will allow the airline to provide customers with a more efficient reservation system and to bolster value creation for the airline, it said.
Qatar Airways is reinforcing its green credentials and as part of its support of World Environment Day, the airline is sponsoring a photographic exhibition portraying the State of Qatar's unseen natural beauty. The three-day exhibition will be held at the Hyatt Plaza Shopping Mall in Doha between 5-7 June.
Those hoping that Virgin Galactic will be utilising the Abu Dhabi spaceport for future space tourism were celebrating today as Virgin Galactic announced the successful completion of the first phase of tests of the rocket motor that will propel space tourists, scientists and payloads into space.
The Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines which are to power the first Boeing 787 were fired up for the first time today at the Boeing Everett plant in Washington, USA.
The second half of 2009 will be filled with significant certification testing milestones for the GE Honda Aero Engines' HF120 engine which will launch on the Hondajet.
Italy is stepping up its chances of commercial penetration in international markets, with a new cooperation agreement between two leading companies that extends over the whole line of Air Traffic Management and control systems.
ARINC Direct has added a convenient new local dialing option to its ground-to-air telephone service for operators of business aircraft based outside the United States.
Gulf Air has placed a $270 million U.S order for CFM56-5B engines to power 15 new Airbus A320 family aircraft scheduled for delivery between late 2009 and 2013.
Hawker Beechcraft in partnership with Teledyne Continental Motors and Swift Enterprises, has successfully tested flights of its Beechcraft Bonanza G36 on unleaded aviation fuel. This is seen as the first step toward the future of unleaded avgas and sustainable fuel powered GA aircraft.
The Arab race for space is well underway with the news that space & satellite experts from the MENA region will host the Global Space Technology Forum in Abu Dhabi while the UAE confirms its first government satellite will launch in the summer.
Etihad Airways has signed an agreement with Abu Dhabi's Masdar to reduce the airline's carbon footprint through sustainable and energy efficient measures.
Rolls-Royce will power Saudi Arabian Airlines aircraft in an order worth up to US$900m at list prices. The contract will include a long-term service agreement.
