Airbus and Mubadala Development Company today signed two agreements for the manufacture of aileron composite panels and the production of assembled aileron shipsets for the A330 / A340 aircraft series.
France's Safran group has stepped up its commitment to sharing cutting-edge technologies in the United Arab Emirates with two joint venture agreements signed today with the UAE's Baynuna group.
Airbus has launched its new “Sharklet” large wingtip devices, specially designed to enhance the eco-efficiency and payload-range performance of the A320 Family.
Rolls-Royce, kicked off the Dubai show this morning with $2bn of Trent orders. It announced this evening that it has won an order for Trent 700 engines to power 20 Air China Airbus A330 aircraft. The contract, worth $1.5bn at list prices, includes long-term TotalCare service support.
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has selected Rockwell Collins communication, navigation and surveillance systems to be offered as baseline equipment for line fit on 70 of the company's new Airbus A320 aircraft. Delivery of the aircraft is scheduled from 2011 through 2015.
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has selected Rockwell Collins communication, navigation and surveillance systems to be offered as baseline equipment for line fit on 70 of the company's new Airbus A320 aircraft. Delivery of the aircraft is scheduled from 2011 through 2015.
Strata, the composites aero structures facility owned by Mubadala Development Company today celebrated its 12 month countdown to becoming a supplier to the global aerospace manufacturing industry.
The Governor of the American state of Georgia, Sonny Perdue is to lead a 37-member delegation to the Dubai Airshow to seek opportunities to grow Georgia's aerospace sector, one of the state's strategic industries.
Royal Jordanian is to adopt the full Amadeus Altéa Customer Management and ecommerce suite of solutions following the signing of a ten-year agreement. The investment is part of Royal Jordanian's drive for modernisation and growth in the Middle East, and through its membership of the oneworld Alliance.
Esterline CMC Electronics' new 10.4 inch Class 2 PilotView Electronic Flight Bag, launched at NBAA last year and selected by Boeing for its Next-Generation 737s and BBJs, will be installed on N-G 737s starting in the third quarter of 2010. The Class 2 EFB system will be available on production airplanes and for retrofit.
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.
