As a hub of growing international status, the Middle East is expected to play a big part in the battle to reduce the impact of aviation on the environment. BRENDAN GALLAGHER reports on how the region is rising to the challenge.
The first Boeing Next-Generation 737 aircraft equipped with Goodrich Corporation 'Duracarb' carbon brakes has been delivered to Dubai's low cost airline, flydubai.
Technology company Arinc has introduced a locally-based IT service management programme for airports. The ARINC Virtual Service Desk solution provides interested airports with local language support and the option for ARINC Managed Services to perform “first-level” resolution.
Esterline CMC Electronics' (CMC) PilotView Class 2 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) has been granted Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for installation provisions on the A320 aircraft. The STC was developed by Aeroconseil in Toulouse.
Aviation experts from the world's premier airports were today welcomed to the Abu Dhabi Peer Review Programme by the Chairman of Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC), H.E. Khalifa Al Mazrouei.
Esterline CMC Electronics has received initial orders from Hawker Beechcraft to supply its Cockpit 4000 integrated avionics suite for 24 T6-C trainer aircraft for the Royal Moroccan Air Force.
Wind-tunnel testing of multiple configurations of sub-scale blades for GE's Open Rotor engine is being conducted to identify the optimum blade design for the engine's two counterrotating stages of blades.
Sharjah International Airport working with technology firm SITA has launched the world's first Common Use Self-Service (CUSS) kiosks with an Arabic interface.
Advanced Electronics Company (AEC)of Saudi Arabia and US firm Rockwell Collins today agreed to co-develop and market products and solutions to customers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and throughout the Middle East.
CAE today announced that CAE Flightscape has been awarded a contract to deliver a comprehensive flight recorder playback and analysis laboratory for Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA).
SELEX Communications,part of the Finnmeccanica Group,and Sirio Panel - has been awarded two contracts worth a total of 5.6 millions Euro by Pilatus Aircraft for the supply of communication and identification avionic systems and of cockpit panels
Qatar Airways has signed a deal with Optimized Systems and Solutions (OSyS) for help in improving fleet fuel efficiency and establish effective emissions monitoring, reporting and verifications (MRV) to meet new emissions trading scheme (ETS) requirements
EgyptAir has selected Rockwell Collins' suite of avionics for eight Boeing 737 NG aircraft. Deliveries are scheduled from September 2010 through August 2012.
Qatar Airways, Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP) and Qatar Petroleum (QP) announced yesterday that they will jointly carry out engineering, economic analysis and move into the development of sustainable bio jet fuel that will also look into ways for production and supply, with the support of Airbus.
The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) and CFM International today jointly announced that the advanced new LEAP-X1C engine has been selected as the sole western powerplant to launch the new C919 single-aisle aircraft scheduled to enter commercial service in 2016.
Etihad Airways has joined the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group (SAFUG), an airline-led industry working group established in 2008 to accelerate the commercialisation and availability of sustainable biofuels.
Bombardier Aerospace announced today that its Enhanced Vision System (BEVS) and Head-up Display (HUD) for the Challenger 605 jet has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification.
