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Satcom Direct Tackles Online Threats

Satcom Direct is showcasing a new flight log app, high-speed data services, and solutions to rising information security concerns.
Aircraft

Royal Jet Moves To Refurbish BBJ Fleet

Refurbishing BBJs will tide Royal Jet over until new aircraft, which it intends to order, arrive in around 2022.
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UAVs Continue To Grow in Strength in the Middle East

The drone attacks against Saudi Aramco and the use of drones in place of fighters have raised the profile of UAVs in the Middle East.
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Rotorcraft

AW149 Proves Worth After Early Setbacks

If the UK chooses the AW149 production could be transferred from Milan to Yeovil.
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FutureFlight

Boeing NeXt Says PAV Test Flights Will Resume in Early 2020

Boeing's Aurora Flight Sciences subsidiary is close to resuming test flights with the Passenger Air Vehicle.
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FutureFlight

Falcon Aviation Unveils Plans for Urban Air Mobility Terminals in the UAE

Falcon Aviation may bring Leonardo's AW609 tiltrotor into its fleet.
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FutureFlight On The Radar

Vertical Flight Society and Aviation Trade Groups Seek Ongoing Support for eVTOL Development From Trump Administration

Aviation industry groups seek to encourage the Trump Administration to take further steps to boost eVTOL aircraft and urban air mobility.
FutureFlight On The Radar

NEXA Report Identifies $318 Billion Urban Air Mobility Market Across 74 World Cities

A new report projects the value of the market for eVTOL aircraft at $318 billion between 2020 and 2040.
Aircraft

The UAE Plans to Upgrade its Dassault Mirage 2000-9 for the Future - AIN

The UAE Plans to Upgrade its Dassault Mirage 2000-9 for the Future - AIN
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Aircraft

Boeing’s 787-9 Dreamliner Flies at the Dubai Airshow - AIN

Boeing’s 787-9 Dreamliner Flies at the Dubai Airshow - AIN
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Aircraft

The French Air Force’s Patrouille de France Aerobatic Display Team Paints the Dubai Skies - AIN

The French Air Force’s Patrouille de France Aerobatic Display Team Paints the Dubai Skies - AIN
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Aircraft

Watch the Massive UAE Air Force and Emirates A380 Flypast at the Dubai Airshow - AIN

Watch the Massive UAE Air Force and Emirates A380 Flypast at the Dubai Airshow - AIN
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Aircraft

Airbus’s A330neo Flies at the Dubai Airshow - AIN

Airbus’s A330neo Flies at the Dubai Airshow - AIN
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Aircraft

Lockheed Martin’s F-22A Raptor Rocks the Dubai Airshow - AIN

Lockheed Martin’s F-22A Raptor Rocks the Dubai Airshow - AIN
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Aircraft

Yakovlev Yak-130 Makes Dubai Airshow Debut - AIN

Yakovlev Yak-130 Makes Dubai Airshow Debut - AIN
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Aircraft

Kawasaki Shows Off its C-2 Military Transporter in Dubai - AIN

Kawasaki Shows Off its C-2 Military Transporter in Dubai - AIN
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Aircraft

UAE Block 60 F-16 Desert Falcon Engages its Afterburner over Dubai - AIN

UAE Block 60 F-16 Desert Falcon Engages its Afterburner over Dubai - AIN
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Aircraft

CAE and EasyJet Ink Ab Initio Training Pact

In an exclusive partnership, CAE will recruit and train 1,000 aspiring pilots under a new EasyJet program and place them with the carrier.
Avionics

Collins Aerospace Launches Wide-area Display

The Collins Aerospace MFD-4820 is an 8- by 20-inch touchscreen display that is aimed at both new aircraft types and the retrofit market.
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Aircraft

Sheikh Mohammed Opens 30-year Anniversary Dubai Airshow

An impressive collection of aerial hardware overshadows a smattering of orders at Dubai Airshow 2019.
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Aircraft

Egyptian Lessor CIAF Signs Firm Order for Three Embraer E190s

At the Dubai Airshow, Cairo-based lessor CIAF ordered three E190s for its Embraer E-Jets fleet, with deliveries slated for Q4 2020.
Sustainability and Environment

Falcon Plans Urban Mobility Terminal for Expo 2020

The special-purpose terminal designed by Falcon Aviation is suited to all rotorcraft types, but especially the AW609 Tiltrotor.
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Aircraft

Boeing Reveals 787-9 Order from Biman Bangladesh

A two-aircraft Dreamliner order from the Bangladeshi flag carrier carries a value of $585 million at list prices.
Aircraft

Bell and Abu Dhabi’s Horizon Ink Order for 12 Bell 505s

Bell signs deal for twelve 505s.
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Maintenance and Modifications

First Challenger Ready for UAE ISR Modification

Aquila Aerospace is modifying two Challenger 650s to answer a UAE Air Force requirement for reconnaissance platforms.
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Aircraft

Air Peace Shows More Love for Embraer E195-E2

Nigerian airline Air Peace signed a contract for three additional Embraer E195-E2s, converting options from an order inked in April.
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Aircraft

Boeing Sees Robust Mideast Demand but Flagging Financials

The U.S. airframer’s v-p of marketing says that airlines in the Middle East lose more money than then make.
Aircraft

Pilatus Showcases PC-24 'Super Versatile' Jet

Designed to operate on short, unprepared runways, the Pilatus PC-24 is on display at the Dubai Airshow.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Mubadala Creates Sanad as Central Brand

Abu Dhabi has elected to bring together several companies under Sanad.
Training and Workforce

Worden Eyes Resuscitation of U.S. Space Program

Al Worden, command module pilot for Apollo 15, says Congress needs to come together to provide necessary support for the U.S. space program.
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