The long-awaited Boeing 787 Dreamliner made its first flight today, The aircraft which is mostly composite flew 10:30pm Gulf time on its maiden flight.
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has concluded contracts with BAE Systems to support the EJ200 engines powering the Typhoon fleet of the Royal Saudi Air Force.
Gama Aviation FZC, the newly founded Middle East arm of the Gama Group, is on the verge of receiving its AOC from the UAE's civil aviation authority and as of today has three aircraft available in the region.
Boeing has officially set 15 December at 1800 GMT for the first flight of the 787 Dreamliner after receiving final approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration, followed by the flight readiness review and successful completion of high-speed taxi tests.
Air Synapsis – the Dubai based business aviation development & consultancy business – has been appointed the official sales representative for the Piaggio P180 Avanti II in all of the GCC countries as well as Jordan and Lebanon.
Etihad Airways has joined the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group (SAFUG), an airline-led industry working group established in 2008 to accelerate the commercialisation and availability of sustainable biofuels.
Lockheed Martin is close to signing a contract with Egypt to buy a seventh batch of F-16s although the company confirms that several Middle Eastern forces have expressed interest in fifth generation capabilities.
The first Airbus Military A400M military airlifter has landed back in Seville, Spain today at 14:02 local time (13:02 UTC) after completing a successful maiden flight lasting 3h 47min following its take-off at 10:15 local time.
Airbus operators in Europe are being called on to inspect and replace parts on Hamilton Sundstrand ram air turbines (RATs) following an EASA directive on the back up power generation systems.
The latest Gulfstream business jet, the large-cabin, mid-range G250, has successfully completed its first flight. Gulfstream designed and built the super mid-size business jet in collaboration with IAI.
flydubai took delivery of its sixth aircraft in a little over six months today and thge aircraft is being readied for Sunday's inaugural flight to Bahrain
Bombardier Aerospace announced today that its Enhanced Vision System (BEVS) and Head-up Display (HUD) for the Challenger 605 jet has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification.
Jet Professionals, the global aviation staffing subsidiary of Jet Aviation, has extended the scope and reach of its Crew Advantage membership program to include MENA and Asia regions.
Airlines, airports, air navigation service providers and manufacturers are calling for a global approach to reducing aviation emissions and are united in a commitment: to improve fuel efficiency by an average of 1.5% per year to 2020; to stabilize carbon emissions from 2020 with carbon-neutral growth; and to a net reduction in carbon emissions of 50% by 2050 compared to 2005.
Bahrain's national carrier Gulf Air embarded on a mercy mission today to dispatch relief cargo to help people affected by the recent Typhoon Ketsana (locally called Typhoon Ondoy) in the Philipppines.
