Abu Dhabi will be the start and finish of the first solar-powered flight around the world, which Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg are planning to undertake in March 2015 with Solar Impulse 2 (Si2).
A team of engineers from the Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST) and the Airbus Zephyr programme has successfully completed the first civil flight of the Airbus Zephyr High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS).
Etihad Airways has welcomed the first class of Emirati trainees to its Graduate Finance Development Programme, the latest scheme to be launched as part of the airline's growing UAE national development efforts.
Following its launch of direct services between Kuwait City and Istanbul, Gulf Air, the Bahrain national carrier is to begin twice weekly services between Kuwait City and the Cypriot city of Larnaca in response to increased demand from the State of Kuwait.
Dubai Air Navigation Services (DANS) is planning to invest more than $2.5million to upgrade the world's largest 360-degree tower simulator it has developed over the years at a cost of $5.5million
The UAE's Ministry of Education and General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) along with Airbus Middle East have joined forces to roll out a three day robotics workshops, set to run in parallel to the summit. The three-day workshop is designed by The Little Engineer (TLE) in partnership with Airbus Middle East, to promote science and technology among the UAE's youth.
Gulf Air and Tamkeen have signed an MoU to provide 40 Bahraini nationals with the opportunity to partake in on-the-job training within Gulf Air's Technical Division to gain aviation skills and experience.
Turkey's MRO giant Turkish Technic and Honeywell Aerospace have extended their long term aftermarket partnership, the two companies said at the Istanbul Air Show today.
Emirates and the Republic of Angola, in its capacity as the majority shareholder of TAAG Linhas Aéreas De Angola, has announced the signing of a Management Concession Agreement which will see Emirates take a role in the management of TAAG.
Thales has been awarded a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to provide the Saudi Arabia National Guard with navigation aids (navaids) and air traffic control tower equipment.
Associated Air Center (AAC), has delivered its first green Airbus A330-200 VVIP wide-body aircraft completion project and handed over to it Middle East-based customer
The world's latest generation commercial airliner, the A350-900, has received Type Certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on 30th September 2014. The certified aircraft is powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification will follow shortly.
Abu Dhabi based Ittihad International Investment and Dublin based Aviation Finance Company (AFC)have announced the formation of Ittihad/AFC Aviation Consultancy, LLC, a UAE joint venture that will bring finance and leasing solutions to the aviation industry in the Middle East, North and East Africa, and Asia.
Etihad Airways has reported total revenues of US$1.8 billion for the third quarter of 2014, an impressive increase of 29 per cent year-on-year, achieved on the back of accelerated passenger and cargo growth during the summer.
In less than three weeks, CAA International (CAAi) will run a series of open-access Safety Management Systems (SMS) courses in Dubai, in collaboration with the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority's (GCAA).
Jordan is studying the opportunity to build a new airport that could become the home of future regional training centre for aviation, the head of the country's civil aviation authority said at MEBAA conference today.
