Engines OEM Rolls-Royce has won an order from Saudi Arabian Airlines, worth up to US$500 million, to provide engines and after-sales 'total care' support for a previously announced order for four Airbus A330 aircraft, plus four options.
Raytheon has completed the development and testing of a new 'WiPak' method of wirelessly integrating its Paveway family of laser-guided and dual-mode (laser/GPS) bombs.
Wing Commander Dicky Patounas, the commanding officer of No3 (Fighter) Squadron, Royal Air Force, spoke at the Dubai Airshow and described his most memorable combat mission during recent operations over Libya.
Nextant Aerospace, manufacturer of the 400XT– the reengineered Beechjet 400A/XP light jet – has appointed Dubai's Action Aviation as exclusive distributor for the type in the Middle East, India and the UK.
Gulfstream has announced that the final performance specifications for its upgraded Gulfstream G200 variant – the G280 – will exceed the capabilities originally announced at the programme's launch in 2008.
Bombardier Aerospace is to establish a commercial aircraft regional sales and marketing office in Dubai to serve the Middle East and Africa. The facility will be located in the Dubai Free Zone near Dubai International Airport.
Jordan Airline Training and Simulation (JATS) and SKIES Consultancy have signed an agreement to recruit and promote two different type-rating modules on behalf of JATS.
Brazilian airframer Embraer will announce in Dubai today that it will launch a US$2 billion programme to re-engine – and maybe stretch – its popular Embraer 170 and 190 families of regional E-Jet airliners.
Goodrich Corporation has signed two significant support agreements with Emirates. The first is a general terms agreement (GTA), which provides the framework for all future MRO agreements between the two companies, while the second represents the first application of this GTA.
India's GoAir has extended its contract with Honeywell for the installation and maintenance of the latter's 131-9A auxiliary power units (APU) on 10 more of the airline's new Airbus A320 aircraft.
Under the theme of 'partnership' UK companies are looking to strengthen existing industrial links with companies in the UAE, to build new ones and to be a key partner in the Abu Dhabi vision for 2030.
RizonJet's future is sound and the company is not merging or being sold – that was the clear message from the company's new chief executive on the eve of the Dubai Airshow. Alan Peaford reports.
The UAE is re-opening its multi-billion dollar fighter contest, just weeks after it seemed certain that the Dassault Rafale would be selected unopposed. French hopes that the Rafale's selection would be announced here in Dubai appear to have been dashed and the competition to supply the UAE Air Force & Air Defence with a next-generation fighter is again wide open.
As Boeing's 787 Dreamliner landed yesterday for its first-ever visit to Dubai – and also its first foray into the key Middle East marketplace – it brought with it fervent hopes from the giant US airframer that the current order list of 131 would be increased in the coming months, if not actually at the show.
MEBAA is stepping up its attack on illegal charter market operators. Founder chairman Ali Al Naqbi said the industry association wanted to educate pilots and passengers about the potential penalties of using aircraft not licensed for charter operations.
Eurocopter is planning to broaden its co-operation with Middle East partners as its builds on a strong presence in the region. The company currently has more than 600 helicopters operating in this growing market.
