M&A activity is not expected to return, with the region’s MROs instead pursuing partnership models to strengthen their market positions while they await a full recovery of the commercial aftermarket.
VISTA pitch competitions will be held in partnership with government and industry stakeholders including Etihad Airways, MBRSC, AWS and Boeing Applied Innovation.
The Dubai Airshow 2021, set to take place from 14-18 November 2021, serves as a key indicator of Dubai’s success in overcoming the challenges that the pandemic has posed while creating opportunities for global business.
In a surprise announcement on the third day of the Dubai Airshow, UAE defense officials confirmed they were in final negotiations with Saab for an additional two GlobalEyes.
The Saab GlobalEye was literally just a model four years ago. Now the real aircraft is here on display at the 2019 Dubai Airshow and is about to enter service with the United Arab Emirates Air Force. Watch as Tony Osborne takes a look at the GlobalEye and Dassault's Mirage 2000-9.
Boeing’s low-key approach with the 737 MAX at the Dubai Airshow hit an unexpected but welcomed snag on the show’s second day, as Turkish leisure carrier and MAX customer SunExpress exercised options for 10 737 MAX 8s.
The move, detailed by the Technologies General Manager, Alexander Okhonko, at the Dubai Airshow, appears to a radical departure for the OEM who has traditionally built its helicopters domestically.
Ameco, the Chinese-German MRO house, is celebrating is 30th anniversary with a subtle but significant rebranding, and has announced a raft of additions to an already extensive list of capabilities.
Buoyed by a major investment from Qinetiq, the growing firm believes the time is right to bring its broad range of consultancy, engineering and training skills to the Middle East.
After pioneering work by small companies in the United Arab Emirates over a period of several years, the 2017 show saw the emerging sector make some apparently significant breakthroughs. However, the companies that made a splash with exciting presentations and significant announcements two years ago are not exhibiting this year. What's happened?
Aircraft design is all about trade-offs and pushing at the limits. Just ask British firm Condor Aviation, which is designing an aircraft to compete in the forthcoming Air Race E series of electrically powered air races.
Delivering small packages by drone is regarded as a potentially lucrative new frontier for aviation, but a group of UAE aeronautics students wants to try something more ambitious. A pressurized water-powered rocket designed to deliver small packages is on display at the Higher Colleges of Technology Booth.
As well as receiving the podded sensors – the first delivery is expected next year – the MS-110 package includes the SCi Toolset. This is a powerful set of data-exploitation capabilities that UTAS developed to help users derive greater intelligence from the data their hardware acquires.
A British startup has unveiled a one-fifth scale model of an innovative lunar lander in partnership with a Ukranian manufacturer, and plans to test another vehicle in the UAE.
An Emirati and South African joint venture building precision guidance kits for dumb bombs is working on a range extension program to be able to reach targets well in excess of 120 km.
Aircraft design is all about trade-offs and pushing at the limits. Just ask British firm Condor Aviation, which is designing an aircraft to compete in the forthcoming Air Race E series of electrically powered air races.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines signed with Boeing for two Boeing 787-9s, worth $585 million at list prices, on the first day of the show. The aircraft will be powered by GE engines.
