Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has selected Rockwell Collins communication, navigation and surveillance systems to be offered as baseline equipment for line fit on 70 of the company's new Airbus A320 aircraft. Delivery of the aircraft is scheduled from 2011 through 2015.
The Airbus A380 arriving for the Dubai Airshow yesterday brought with it eight tonnes of humanitarian aid. The delivery, facilitated by the Airbus Corporate Foundation boosted crucial stocks at Action Against Hunger's hub in the emirate – strategically located to serve a global effort.
Organisers of the Dubai Airshow, which begins its five-day run at the Airport Expo Dubai tomorrow say they will this week welcome 73 delegations from 40 countries, with the Middle East and North Africa accounting for more than a third.
Though Boeing have given presentations about the AH-6i at the United States Army's Aviation Symposium and Exposition and at the Paris Air Show they chose to unveil the new variant of the Boeing H-6 (formerly McDonnell Douglas, formally Hughes) at Dubai.
Strata, the composites aero structures facility owned by Mubadala Development Company today celebrated its 12 month countdown to becoming a supplier to the global aerospace manufacturing industry.
AeroDAC, the aerospace design and certification company, signed a business alliance agreement today with Saudi Arabia's Arabian Jets to deliver aviation design certification, training and consultancy services across the MENA region.
The Governor of the American state of Georgia, Sonny Perdue is to lead a 37-member delegation to the Dubai Airshow to seek opportunities to grow Georgia's aerospace sector, one of the state's strategic industries.
The new engine nacelle maintenance and overhaul joint venture created by Air France Industries and Aircelle of the Safran group has been named Aerostructures Middle East Services (AMES).
Emirates-CAE Flight Training (ECFT) announced today the signing of contracts with Jet Aviation, MSC Aviation, and Transaero for tailored pilot training at the Dubai centre for Boeing, Gulfstream, and Hawker aircraft platforms.
Turkish charter company Pegasus Airlines used the World Travel Market to announce record growth. Chairman Ali Sabanci spoke at a special reception tonight in the City of London to coincide with World Travel Market 2009, with the Pegasus team flying in especially for the occasion.
A J Walter Aviation, the complete aircraft spares support specialist, has been selected as a preferred supplier by the airline Jordan Aviation and by the Hajj Commission of Iraq operating its aircraft under Amman's Royal Falcon Airlines.
British Airways today announced the launch of British Airways Business Opportunity Grants in the UAE, an initiative as part of the airline's commitment to keep entrepreneurship alive and to help stimulate local business.
On its first visit to a European travel fair in more than a decade, Iraq is attending World Travel Market in London with its partner Dunira Strategy to investigate market development opportunities. Led by the Tourism Board of Iraq, the delegation isalso participating in the World Tourism Organisation's Ministers' Summit.
Aerospace and defence industry veteran Bruno Rambaud has joined Rockwell Collins as vice president and managing director for Europe, Middle East and Africa. Rambaud, who has more than 20 years of industry experience, is responsible for developing the company's business and overseeing all Rockwell Collins' operations in the region.
Marco Livadiotti, founder of Universal Touring Company, Yemen, has secured a prestigious World Travel Market Global Award in recognition of his lifelong commitment to promoting Yemen as a tourism destination.
flydubai, Dubai's first low cost airline, celebrated its eighth inaugural flight in less than six months last night when the airline's first flight to Sudan touched down at Khartoum International Airport.
BAE Systems is displaying an Avro Business Jet (ABJ) for the first time at the Dubai Air Show - the aircraft type has been ordered by the Abu Dhabi royal flight as a presidential aircraft.
For the third time in as many years, Royal Jet - the Abu Dhabi headquartered international luxury executive flight services company - has won the coveted World Travel Award for the World's Leading Private Jet Charter.
Dubai-based Empire Aviation Group (EAG) will use the Dubai Air Show next week to announce its position as the region's largest corporate fleet operator – this is just two years after the company first launched its business at the Dubai Airshow 2007.
The "Aviation Asset Management in the Middle East" summit will take place this Thursday 12th November 2009 in Dubai, and will be chaired by Ahmed Al Haddabi, Senior Vice President Operations, ADAC.
Etihad Airways - the national airline of the UAE - has taken the top award at this year's World Travel Awards (WTA), being voted World's Leading Airline by more than 180,000 travel industry professionals from over 175 countries.
