Technology from Goodrich Corporation's ISR Systems business was demonstrated by the British Army to interested spectators at the Bahrain International Airshow. The demonstration showed Goodrich's intelligence exploitation system as well as its new stabilized camera gimbal integrated onto a developmental vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).
Gulf Aviation Academy, the new training centre owned by Bahrain sovereign wealth fund, Mumtalakat, is to take delivery of a new Embraer 170/190 full flight simulator.
Blenheim Capital is to establish a regional head office and will be applying for a banking licence in the country to support the growth of aerospace and defence investment throughout the Middle East and North Africa.
Singapore Airlines engineering subsidiary SIAEC Global signed a memorandum of understanding with Bahrain's sovereign wealth investment organisation, Mumtalakat to set up a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility in Bahrain under the Gulf Technics brand.
Qatar Executive, the business jet operating subsidiary of Qatar Airlines is at the Bahrain show and its chief executiuve says it has received great response from customers, well exceeding its expectations.
Luxury jet operators and managers, Switzerland's Comlux and Saudi Arabia's MAZ Aviation have come together to create a new Bahrain business to cater for the growing VIP demands.
His Majesty, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa opened the first Bahrain International Air Show today, with smiles all round and a clear signal that the show has captured the attention of the industry and the Bahraini people.
The Irish low-cost airline company, Ryanair, has announced that it has launched three new flights between Morocco and Spain, says Morocco Business News.
Sanaa-based Yemenia signed a firm contract to buy 10 A320 Family aircraft from Airbus at the Bahrain show today. The agreement follows the memorandum of understanding signed at the Dubai air show in November.
Captain Abdulkhalek Al-Kadi, Chairman and CEO of Yemenia said at the Bahrain Airshow today that assessors from the UK are in Yemen already preparing their report on the airline's security systems.
Bahrain's national carrier Gulf Air is on the verge of taking the first concrete steps in the right-sizing of its fleet today when it signed a preliminary agreement with Embraer, to lease two E170-AR (Advanced Range) jets.
A|D|S, the UK's aerospace, defence and security trade organisation is to set up a regional office in Bahrain in order to support the growing market in the Middle East, its chairman said today.
Qatar Airways has signed a deal with Optimized Systems and Solutions (OSyS) for help in improving fleet fuel efficiency and establish effective emissions monitoring, reporting and verifications (MRV) to meet new emissions trading scheme (ETS) requirements
Sakhir Air Base – the venue for the inaugural Bahrain International Air Show – could become a new centre for business aviation during the Formula One Grand Prix.
It's loud. It's impressive. Photographer Ian Billinghurst captures the moment that the US Navy F-18 booms into the show on a low but high speed pass along the flightline. He captures the F-18F Super Hornet right at the speed of sound. The adiabatic expansion cools the air just enough to condense the water in the air.
Gulf Air, Bahrian's national carrier is set to add a bit of special colour to the country's inaugural air show when it opens at Sakhir Airbase tomorrow morning.
Royal Jet, the Abu Dhabi-headquartered executive flight services company, and the luxury Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai, have teamed up to offer a travel experience to remember.
DHL, brought an aircraft into Sakhir Airbase this afternoon in preparation for tomorrow's start of the Bahrain International Airshow and the company is on a high as it was announced today that it has once again achieved the maximum score of 100% in the Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA)[1] security audit for its network operations in Bahrain.
Turkish and Israeli military leaders are trying to salvage an alliance severely damaged as Ankara realigns its position in the Middle East according to the Wall Street Journal.
Kuwait's Wataniya Airways, has appointed Lee Shave as the company's new chief commercial officer bringing along with him over twenty years of expertise in the international aviation sector to the airline.
Emirates Airline and Airbus have marked a major achievement, by celebrating the hand-over of the 6,000th aircraft in the airframe manufacturer's 40 year history. The aircraft, an A380, was handed over to Emirates Airline in a ceremony in Hamburg. The aircraft is Emirates' eighth A380.
