Latest

All AIN news by date

Aircraft

Iomax Production ArchAngel Ready For UAE Forces

Iomax is displaying the latest iteration of its border patrol aircraft concept. The ArchAngel is now entering UAE service.
Article image
Aircraft

China Reveals Fifth-generation FC-31 Fighter

AVIC’s FC-31 shows considerable similarities to the F-22 and F-35 fighters
Article image
Airports

Work On DWC Midfield Terminal To Start Next Year, Says Al-Zaffin

DWC capacity to hit around 120 million in 2025, but confusion over new Dubai South name replacing ‘Dubai World Central’.
Article image
Rotorcraft

NorthStar Displays Cost-effective Armed Helicopter

The Bell 407-derived NorthStar Aviation 407MRH is on display at the Dubai Air Show for the first time.
Article image
Aircraft

ATR Continues To Drive Turboprop Revolution

Still one of the industry’s turnaround success stories, ATR has gone from strength to strength since almost closing 10 years ago due to ‘jet mania’.
Article image

U.S. Army Homes in on RFP for Heli Bad-vis Solution

At the recent Association of the U.S. Army conference, the service said it is beginning a formal acquisition process.
Article image
Aircraft

Iran Prepares to Re-equip its Military

Iran is already exploring what it can buy from the likes of Russia and China when sanctions lift and its assets are unfrozen.
Article image
Aircraft

Gulfstream Has Big Presence As New Jets Approach

Gulfstream is stepping up flight testing of its new G500 and G600 jets.
Article image
Aircraft

Embraer Brings E2 Cabin, Super Tucano, Bizjets

Brazilian OEM says Middle East carriers are cottoning on to the “right-sizing” concept and the potential of regional aircraft.
Article image
Rotorcraft

Fly-by-wire Controls A Feature On Bell 525 Helicopter

Fly-by-wire controls reduce pilot workload and therefore improve safety, Bell says.
Article image
ATC

ANSPs Mull Unified ATC Approach

Eurocontrol and GCAA recently signed an agreement on flight data
Article image
ATC

GAL ANS Makes Strong Start In ATC Market

Global Aerospace Logistics is working with eight UAE airports as part of new ANS division.
Aircraft

Textron showcases full range of commercial, military aircraft

Static display includes Citation Latitude business jet, special-mission King Air and Grand Caravan EX, light attack AT-6, UAS and precision-guided weapons.
Aircraft

Wolverine On The Loose In Europe

Beechcraft’s AT-6C Wolverine light attacker has recently participated in a NATO exercise, demonstrating excellent results.
Article image
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Jet Aviation Expands Basel VIP Completions Center

Jet Aviation recently delivered a VIP ACJ A340 aircraft.
Article image
Aircraft

Improved Performance L410 Continues World Tour

The new L410NG from the Czech Republic’s Aircraft Industries features the new GE H-85 turboprop engine
Avionics

Honeywell Taps Technology to Expand Air Transport Capacity

Improved systems to enable more precise navigation
Article image
Aircraft

Comac Rolls-out C919, But Program Timeline Still Uncertain

Comac won’t say when in 2016 it now plans to conduct the first flight of the delayed C919
Aircraft

Middle East Airlines Are Thriving, Growing Locally

There is a large regional presence beyond Gulf ‘Big Three,’ and it’s increasing all the time.
Article image

Raytheon Improves Life for Attack Controllers

Raytheon has completed demonstration of new hardware and software that vastly improves air-ground coordination.
Article image
Maintenance and Modifications

Farsound Targets Middle East For Parts Growth

Supply chain and logistics specialist Farsound aims to know what its customers need before they do.
Rotorcraft

Bell Helicopter Receives Orders for Two VIP Super Medium Twins

Airframer sees market share improving amidst overall declining markets
Article image

Embraer’s KC-390 Returns to Flight Test

Embraer said the KC-390 program is on track to begin deliveries to the Brazilian Air Force in 2018.
Article image
Airports

Ethiopia Prepares To Build Major Hub Airport for Africa

The planned Addis Ababa airport has capacity for more than 100 million passengers each year.
Airports

Bigger and Better than Ever, Dubai Airshow To Break All Records

1,100 exhibitors booked and 65,000 visitors expected
Article image

Coalition Key To COIN, Say Air Chiefs

UAE says assisting with regional struggles plays a crucial role in keeping them away from its borders.
Article image

Boeing Sees 50-50 Defense-Commercial Split at Dubai 2015

2013 Emirates commercial order spree was ‘once in a lifetime’ says Boeing.
Article image
Aircraft

Twin Otter for Skydive Dubai

SkyDive Dubai will shortly take delivery of a new Viking Twin Otter Series 400. It already has two older Twin Otter aircraft.
Aircraft

Citation Latitude Touches Down in Dubai

Cessna’s new Citation Latitude took journalists on a flight over East Anglia and back into Biggin Hill.
Article image
Aircraft

Embraer Debuts Super Tucano at Dubai

Super Tucano is receiving a lot of interest in the Middle East region, as Sierra Nevada partnership works out.
Article image