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Charter & Fractional

Empire Aviation Group Launches Elan Air Charter

Company is celebrating its 10th anniversary at the Dubai Air Show this year.
Aircraft

Flydubai Puts First 737 Max 8 on Show

The aircraft will serve the most distant destinations in Flydubai's network.
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Aircraft

Emirati Light Attack Aircraft Breaks Cover

Emirati company Calidus has unveiled a new light attack aircraft that has been developed in Brazil.
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Aircraft

Embraer Sees Airbus’s C Series Play Stimulating E-Jets

E2 probably represents the only legitimate challenger to Canadian product.In Middle East Embraer will continue promoting right-sizing potential.
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Aircraft

Boom Could Be Built in Gulf

CEO Scholl sees 500 "economically viable" routes for the jet, with the UAE as possibly the ideal place to build the aircraft
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Emirates Signs 777X Satcom Antenna Contract With Esterline

The CMA-2200SB satcom antenna is light weight and low drag.
Engines

CFM, Gulf Air Ink $1.9 Billion Engine Deal

Leap-1As to power 29 A320neo family jets
Aircraft

Four Diamonds Debut at Dubai Display

Austrian manufacturer showcases lineup of new pistons and turboprops for military, utility and general aviation applications.
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Aircraft

P&WC Signs 20-year Deal with Abu Dhabi Aviation

Engines that power Abu Dhabi Aviation's fleet of AW139s will be covered under a fleet management program signed with Pratt & Whitney Canada.
Aircraft

After Downturn, Leonardo Expects Return To Profit

Company showcases cabin mockup of AW 609 tiltrotor in SAR configuration, AW169 and AWHero UAS on static display
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Aircraft

Gulf Air Inks 787 Lease Deal with DAE

Airline's first airplane is scheduled to enter its fleet in 2018.
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Aircraft

UAE is Launch Customer for Multi-spectral Recon Pod

Goodrich's MS-110 reconnaissance pod has received a contract In the new deals announced by the UAE's armed forces.
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Aircraft

Airships Are Coming to The Middle East

Lighter than air but heavy with promise, two companies aim to fly airships in the Middle East.
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Aircraft

Airbus Waits on Emirates as Airframers Work More Deals

Host airline demanding guarantees that A380 production will last at least a decade.
ATC

Saab Keeps Dubai ATC at Cutting Edge

With Dubai's heavy air traffic only set to increase, the need for sophisticated systems to ensure safe separation has grown.
Avionics

Emirates 777X Will have Dual HGS

Rockwell Collins to supply Dual HGS for Emirates 777Xs
Engines

Rolls-Royce Nextgen Civil Engine Nears Milestone

Advance3 demonstrator will test new core for Advance and UltraFan engines
Maintenance and Modifications

Strata Studying Engine Parts Manufacturing

Also launches joint venture with Belgian composites company
Aircraft

Bombardier: Middle East To Take 450 New Regional Aircraft by 2036

New forecast says growth in the areas' regional aircraft is currently leading to a drop in yields, recommends "right sizing" fleets
Rotorcraft

India's Bizav Seeks More Room for Helicopters

Major proposals intended to give the sector a boost have so far languished.
Maintenance and Modifications

Gama Aviation Partners with China Aircraft Services

Collaboration exclusively permits Gama Aviation to sell CASL’s business jet maintenance services in Asia.
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Aircraft

Boom Supersonic Team Draws from Pool of Aviation Enthusiasts

Proof-of-concept under development, as company begins process of finding manufacturing site.
Rotorcraft

Metro Aviation Turns 35

Becoming an early adopter of simulator training is among the company's achievements.
Rotorcraft

Vector Expects Fuel Tank STC Approval Soon

A crash-resistant fuel system will improve accident survivability.
Safety

Brazil’s Airshows Look North for Experience

Brazil astronaut Marcos Pontes kicked off the event focusing on airshows not as an end in themselves, but as a way to interest children in STEM.
Avionics

ACSS Taps BendixKing as Bizjet Dealer for NXT-700

Agreement offers aircraft operators a sales channel for purchasing and installing the ADS-B-compliant transponder.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Airline Seat Monitor Senses All

FliteTrek’s ViatorAero wirelessly shows info on seats and their occupants; sister firm Flitetec debuts tablet holders.
Airlines

CEFA Aviation Software Lets Pilots Review Their Flights

Automation is leading pilots to get less and less manual flying time, but this new tool allows them to self-review post-flight in confidence.
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FBOs

Jet Aviation To Debut New DWC FBO

The new facility at the VIP terminal is six times larger than its previous offering at the airport.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

VStar Pioneers Small Sigint Sensors For UAVs

California-based VStar Systems eyeing the Middle East for its modular, low-weight, low-cost sensors that have potential to expand mission set
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