Dubai Airshow 2009

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Aircraft

LM intelligence lab is airborne

Lockheed Martin is showing off its Airborne Multi-intelligence Laboratory (AML) here at the Dubai Airshow as part of its campaign to offer the aircraft’s u

Acquisitions help boost ISR business for Goodrich

Goodrich ISR Systems has been on the acquisition trail and some of the resulting technology is on display here at the Dubai Airshow (Stand W360).
Aircraft

Embraer E-Jets fit in at many Arab airlines

Embraer sees Arab operators of its 64- to 114-seat E170/175 and E190/195 regional jets (E-Jets) as providing a good example of what it views as the “right-

CTT zonal system dries insulation, prevents corrosion, cuts fuel burn

For parched Dubai 2009 visitors here in the desert it is hard to imagine that excessive humidity could be an issue.

ADS makes debut as the new face of UK industry

Britain’s AeroSpace, Defence and Security (ADS) trade association is making its airshow debut here in Dubai this week (UK Pavilion, Stand W128A).
Aircraft

COIN combat wing could be on horizon

In late July the U.S.

Mubadala set to exploit Alenia’s composite skills

Alenia Aeronautica plans to begin training, early next year, employees of Strata, the new composites aerostructures company formed by Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala

Qatar throws down gauntlet to ME rivals

Qatar Airways (Stand C130) is again at the Dubai Airshow on Emirates Airlines’ home turf evidently to remind its rival that it can’t have this prosperous t
Charter & Fractional

Executive Charter Offered on Challengers

In mid-2009, Qatar Airways received two 4,000-nmi-range Bombardier Challenger 605s and a Challenger 300 for new charter subsidiary Qatar Executive.

Upgraded RAF Chinooks headed for Afghanistan

In September the UK defense ministry announced a contract to upgrade the Royal Air Force’s 46-strong Boeing Chinook support helicopter force.