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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.
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.
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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

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
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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.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Jet Aviation Expands Basel VIP Completions Center

Jet Aviation recently delivered a VIP ACJ A340 aircraft.
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ATC

GAL ANS Makes Strong Start In ATC Market

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

ANSPs Mull Unified ATC Approach

Eurocontrol and GCAA recently signed an agreement on flight data
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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.
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Aircraft

Gulfstream Has Big Presence As New Jets Approach

Gulfstream is stepping up flight testing of its new G500 and G600 jets.
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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.
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Rotorcraft

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

Fly-by-wire controls reduce pilot workload and therefore improve safety, Bell says.
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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.
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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’.
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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’.
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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.
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Aircraft

China Reveals Fifth-generation FC-31 Fighter

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

Windy City Gateway Gets New Runway

Runway 10R-28L will be used primarily as an arrivals runway
Accidents

Intelligence Points to Sinai Bomb Attack As Investigation Continues

Russia and the UK suspended flights to and from Egypt while awaiting the findings of an investigation into the October 31 crash of a Metrojet A321.
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Aircraft

Turkish Missile Expertise On Show

The Roketsan Cirit laser-guided rocket is being used by the UAE armed forces and can be seen here at the Dubai Airshow on an Archangel aircraft.
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Training and Workforce

AFTA Secures Third Major Pilot Training Contract

Atlantic Flight Training has signed a deal with Turkish Airlines to train its pilots.
Aircraft

Boeing takes fresh view at Middle East market

Market outlook forecasts 3,180 new Middle East aircraft worth $750 billion over next 20 years; widebodies will remain dominant.
Safety

Emirates Growth Continues Apace

Emirates will take delivery of three A380s in one month in December, while its flight cadre to quadruple to 16,000 pilots over the next two decades.
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Avionics

SmartPath gets Smarter, Better

Block II version of Honeywell SmartPath, the only FAA-certified system of its kind, now supports up to 48 approach options.
Aircraft

New Crop of Narrowbodies Promise Giant Leap in Efficiency

Middle East carriers face an abundance of choice among new generation narrowbody jets.
Regulations and Government

Alnaqbi Faces Up to Business Aviation Challenges as Region’s Fleet Grows

FBO unhappy with ‘shared’ FBO facilities at Dubai South, says MEBAA founder, who hopes region’s bizav movements will double by 2020.
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Aircraft

Latest Rolls-Royce Trent XWB Enters Flight Test

The XWB-97 will power the Airbus A350-1000
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Engines

Pratt’s GTF for Embraer E2 Starts Flight Testing

Flies aboard Pratt’s 747-SP test bed