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Airports

Regional Uncertainty Shifts Focus Back to DXB

Regional uncertainty shifts focus back to DXB
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Training and Workforce

Simulation Supports Royal Canadian Air Force's Super Hercules

Training and simulation provider CAE is supporting the RCAF's CC-130J operations under a 20-year training agreement.
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Aircraft

Bombardier Sees Big Potential for C Series in Middle East

Although positive reaction to Airbus’s involvement bodes well for the new narrowbody, airplane stands on its own merits, says Bombardier
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Training and Workforce

EFTA To Open during Dubai Airshow

EFTA to open during Dubai Airshow
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Avionics

Rockwell Collins Updating Hellenic P-3 Cockpits

The avionics upgrade allows the Hellenic Navy P-3Bs to meet modern NextGen airspace standards.
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Training and Workforce

Speaker Line-Up Announced for Dubai Air Show Training Event

The Middle East will need 58,000 new pilots and 66,000 new skilled maintenance personnel to staff the region’s airlines between now and 2035.
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Aircraft

Iran Goes West for Airliners, But East for Fighters

Iran at last starts to receive Western airliners as sanctions are lifted but is looking East for military aircraft.
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Rotorcraft

FAA Approves Hélicoptères Guimbal Cabri G2 Power Boost

U.S. flight schools had been awaiting the approval to operate with 160 hp.
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Avionics

Garmin Adds Features to GTN Navigators

The new GTN software brings visual approach procedures pioneered in the G1000 NXi.
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Sea Turtle Rescue Group Seeks Bizav Lift

With winter approaching, scores of the endangered sea creatures will be washing up on New England beaches, in dire need of help.
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Rotorcraft

Bell V-280 Tiltrotor Achieves Controlled Conversions

The company is continuing ground testing ahead of anticipated first flight this year.
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Fuel

ENOC Claims To Fuel 55 Percent of DXB Flights

Unit supports over 330 flights a day from DXB
Maintenance and Modifications

EAE venture with Airbus commences first A380 C-check

EAE recently joined the international 'Airbus MRO Alliance'
Engines

Rolls-Royce Opens New Mideast Service Center

UK engine manufacturer says it now has enhanced service reach around the globe.
Security

Satcom Direct Says Cyber Attack Risk Rising

U.S.-based company showcases cyber security solutions, including free Cyber Smart Kit for evaluating individual operators' vulnerabilities.
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Aircraft

Ethiopian Airlines Annual Profits Dip to $232 Million

The airline operates 92 aircraft and has another 62 on order
Aircraft

Textron Aviation Lands Air Ambulance Order

Babcock Scandinavian Air Ambulance has ordered a new fleet of King Air and Latitude aircraft to fulfil contract with Norwegian government.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Volocopter Certification Expected To Take Five Years

Dubai Crown Prince took part in demo flight September.
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Airlines

Gulf and Middle East Carriers Continue To Expand

Saudi low-cost carrier flyadeal began operations in September, as regional growth continues apace.
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Aircraft

Middle East Carriers Could Hold Key to A380’s Future

Analysts express mixed viewpoints on the superjumbo’s prospects
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Maintenance and Modifications

ATR Taps Meggitt for Airborne Vibration Monitoring

The new vbration monitoring system will improve passenger comfort and lower operating costs for ATR operators.
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Airports

DXB Handles 71 Percent of UAE Airport Passenger Throughput Last Year

DXB handles 71 percent of UAE airport passenger throughput last year
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

DAE Bounces Back After Acquisition of AWAS

Middle East lessors are starting to gain business beyond the region, with Alafco notably gaining its first U.S. airline customer.
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Aircraft

UAE To Acquire 'More Than 10' Sukhoi Su-35s

UAE is interested in the fighters partly due to access to technology, with an order announcement expected to be made at the 2017 Dubai Air Show.
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Aircraft

Farnborough Airshow Aims to Thrill Again in 2018

Organizers of the Farnborough International Airshow say they are enhancing the show, the site and adding new content as its footprint grows.
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Avionics

Middle East a Key Area for Space-Based ADS-B Coverage

Middle East a Key Area for Space-Based ADS-B Coverage
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Airlines

U.S Security Measures Smack of Protectionism in Middle East

Region’s airlines suffer from efforts by Trump administration to restrict travel
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Aircraft

Embraer Programs On Track as E190-E2 Enters Home Stretch

First member of new narrowbody family poised to gain certification in time of second-quarter 2018 service entry
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Airports

Moroccan Government Throws Weight behind Bizav

Nine new FBOs expected to open in Morocco by end 2018
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Aircraft

Chinese Firm Orders $37B in Boeing Airliners

The order announcement from the airliner leasing company was part of the U.S. trade mission to China.