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Collins and Raytheon Show Breadth of Products

Collins and Raytheon Technologies offer a wide variety of commercial and military aerospace products to Middle East customers.
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Aircraft

Boeing Bags Order for Eleven 737-800 Freighters

Boeing will open three new freighter conversion lines to meet soaring global demand for standard-body cargo haulers.
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Aircraft

DHL Extends Boeing 767 Freighter Fleet

Global logistics company DHL is introducing converted 767 freighters as it modernizes its intercontinental fleet in a drive for greater efficiency.
Aircraft

BACN Sizzles on the Dubai Ramp

The E-11A BACN—inevitably known as the “bacon”—is a rarely seen U.S. Air Force asset, and recently the service has signed for six more.
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Aircraft

Honeywell Names Wahaj as Strategic Supplier

Saudi Arabia’s Wahaj will provide precision aircraft parts for Honeywell contracts from Airbus, Boeing, Dassault, and other OEMs.
Aircraft

Lufthansa Technik VIP To Display Explorer Cabin in Dubai

Lufthansa Technik has identified VIP charter and private world tours as promising business segments in the Middle East region.
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Aircraft

ATR Upgrades Turboprops with New Pratt & Whitney Engine

The European turboprop manufacturer will offer new Pratt & Whitney Canada 127XT series as the standard engine for the ATR 72 and 42 aircraft.
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Aircraft

Production T-7 Red Hawk Nearing First Flight

Having officially launched series production of the T-7A in February, Boeing is nearing completion of the first flying aircraft.
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Airlines

Lufthansa Technik Prioritizes Middle East LCC Business

Opportunities with flag carriers exist, but have become more limited due to growing in-house capabilities.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Stingray Testing Forging Ahead

Boeing’s MQ-25 unmanned carrierborne tanker has conducted refueling trials with all of its intended receivers as part of early testing.
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Safety

The Problem with Automation: Humans vs. Machines

Automation reduces workload, creates efficiencies and is highly dependable, but can present pilots with an unexpected, obscure, or highly complex scenario.
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FutureFlight

Charter Group Plans To Bring Electric Propulsion to Latin America

Brazil-based on-demand flight booking service Flapper has committed to convert up to 20 Cessna Grand Caravans to run on MagniX's electric propulsion system from 2024.
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FutureFlight

Counting the Cost of Urban Air Mobility Flights

Will eVTOL air taxi services really be able to deliver the promised on-demand flights affordable across income groups, or will this be another perk for high-net-worth individuals?
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FutureFlight

Flight Training for eVTOL Aircraft Crew Set To Start Under Existing Commercial Rules

Operators of eVTOL air taxi services need to recruit and train pilots to support services that they say will rapidly scale up, but regulators aren't ready to cut any corners on safety.
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Fuel

How Private Aircraft Owners and Passengers Can Cut Their Environmental Footprint

How Private Aircraft Owners and Passengers Can Cut Their Environmental Footprint
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Aircraft

Airbus, Indigo Partners Ink Order for 255 A321neos

Orders from four Indigo Partners airlines will total 255 A321neos and forthcoming A321XLRs before the decade’s end.
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Engines

Rolls-Royce and Etihad Sign for Shared Sustainability Vision

Etihad has signed an agreement with Rolls-Royce on electrification and use of sustainable aviation fuels.
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Thales Ground Master 400 Alpha Reaches Farther

The new Thales Ground Master 400 Alpha radar extends detection range as far as 515 km.
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Aircraft

Dassault Touts Military Ties, Bizav MRO in Dubai

The Rafale C fighter flexes Dassault’s defense platform muscles, complementing its civilian maintenance capabilities in the UAE.
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Aircraft

Anticipation Builds as Boeing Brings 777X to Dubai

The Boeing 777X is making its first international appearance at the Dubai Airshow.
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Security

Sentient Creates Team for ViDAR Launch in UAE

The Visual Detection and Ranging pod for the AW139 optimizes search and rescue operations, helping to save lives and lower mission costs.
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Charter & Fractional

Mena Revamps Bizav Activities with European Partner

Bahrain-based Mena Aerospace Enterprises will stay active in handling, aircraft supervision, and charter via an alliance with Switzerland-based Sparfell.
Aircraft

Sim Maker Euramec Launches Military Expansion in Dubai

Building on commercial market success, Euramec will bring flight and mission training solutions to military customers.
Safety

L3Harris Analytics Maximize Connected Aircraft Capabilities

The SRVIVR25 series voice and flight data recorders by L3Harris bring safety benefits to aircraft operators.
Aircraft

Uganda Airlines Makes Dubai Debut

Reformed East African airline Uganda Airlines has resumed long-haul international routes after a 20-year hiatus, with Dubai its first destination.
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Charter & Fractional

UAE’s Empire Aviation To Represent Gulfstream in India

Prior to its new relationship with Gulfstream, Empire offered business aviation services in India and the UAE since opening in 2007.
Avionics

Nir-Or Shows Next-gen Large Area Displays in Dubai

Nir-Or is showing its new glass cockpit displays developed for the Israeli Air Force at the Dubai Airshow.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Russia's Night Hunter Prowls Abroad

The Mi-28NE attack helicopter from Russian Helicopters is making its international debut at the Dubai Airshow.
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Aircraft

Armed Orion-E MALE UCAV Debuts in Dubai

Russia’s Kronshtadt is showing an armed, satcom-equipped version of the Orion-E MALE UCAV for the first time outside Russia.
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Engines

GE Completes Its 1,000th Engine Foam Wash

As 360 Foam Wash engine-cleaning washes accumulate and customer numbers grow, the sustainability benefits of GE’s product increase.