Oman Air Cargo is participating at Transport Logistic 2011, Munich, the world´s largest trade fair for logistics, mobility, IT and supply chain management.
With the return of Ulf Liljenberg, VP sales & marketing, to aircraft leasing and asset management after eight years with CTT Systems AB, the company's Board has taken the opportunity to strengthen its international sales and marketing organization.
Boeing has delivered the first of six C-17 Globemaster III airlifters to the UAE Air Force and Air Defence during a ceremony at the company's final assembly facility in Long Beach earlier today UAE time.
The United Arab Emirates represented by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has signed an “open skies” air services Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and initialed an Air Services Agreement (ASA) with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation of Uruguay in Montevideo last week.
Emirates chairman and chief executive Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed al Maktoum has dismissed speculation that the record-breaking profitable airline will be part of a privatisation initiative by the Dubai government.
Lockheed Martin has installed its 1000th GKN Aerospace-manufactured nacelle for its C-130J military airlifter on the second of four aircraft destined for the Qatar Emiri Air Force.
Dubai-based flight support company United Aviation Services is to launch a new brand and tagline at next week's European Business Aviation show (EBACE) in Geneva.
The State of Qatar has caused much debate and excitement after the announcement that it will host the 2022 soccer World Cup. But the country already had its tourism strategy set in place as Marcelle Nethersole found out.
9H. M. P4. VP-C. Aircraft operators will be aware of the significance of these nations' registration prefixes. They spurn the term 'flags of convenience', preferring to be known as offshore registers (some even favour descriptions such as 'onshore but favourable') but all offer the possibility of unusually fast and efficient registration of aircraft. And increasingly, reports Alan Dron, they want to attract customers from the Middle East.
Merging multiple satellite technologies, such as communications, earth observation and navigation could benefit not only businesses but also society as a whole, according to senior UK Parliament Space Committee Adviser, John Yates.
Knovel, the Web-based application provider which integrates technical information with analytical and search tools, has expanded its sales and business development team to address global growth and product demand.
Italian company Finnmeccanica subsidiary Selex is making a major push into Turkey and is demonstrating a number of its products at the IDEF 2011 (International Defence Industry Fair) which opened at the Tuyap Fair Convention and Congress Centre in Istanbul today.
The work of NASA and a number of Emirati interns who looked at desert conditions in the region will be highlighted on day three of the Global Space and Satellite Forum (GSSF).
The Global Space and Satellite Forum 2011 is hosting the second European Satellite Navigation Competition (ESNC), which aims to encourage entrants to use technology in innovative ways.
Saudi-Arabia based operator Arabsat says that it has now sold all the Ka-band capacity on Arabsat 5C, which is due to launch in mid August/September 2011.
The UK defence industry is planning a major push in Turkey and its Trade Association - ADS - is managing a UK Pavilion at this week's International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF) to demonstrate and promote some of the leading UK defence compani
Qatar is already a pioneer of natural gas-based fuel for aviation. Now, Dr Eulian Roberts of Qatar Science and Technology Park tells Brendan Gallagher, the race is on to develop CO2-busting biofuels.
Gulf Helicopters has invested in a cueSim Full Flight Level B simulator for its new AW139s and hopes to be able to offer simulator training to other operators to help amortise the costs and eventually provide a return on the company's investment. The AW139, which Gulf Helicopters' CEO, Mohammed Al Mohannadi calls “the latest helicopter in the industry”, is in widespread use in the region and internationally.
