2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

David Donald

Essential news and analysis on the defense aerospace business. Your trusted source for new and ongoing programs and requirements in military aircraft (manned and unmanned), engines, avionics, weapons and associated systems, including ground-based air defense.

Lockheed Martin’s Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system successfully undertook a sophisticated “two versus two” trial-firing last month.

THAAD on Target for UAE 

Gregory Polek

News and issues relating to international air transport and cargo carriers, national airlines and regional airlines, including aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

Embraer expects to finish discussions with prospective customers about a powerplant choice for a re-engined version of its popular E-Jets in around two mon

Airline Talks Over Embraer’s Re-Engining Plan Near Conclusion  

Bill Carey

Honeywell has signed distribution agreements with Global Aerospace Logistics (GAL) of Abu Dhabi and Transworld Aviation of Dubai.

Honeywell Inks Distribution Agreements With M.E. Suppliers

Matt Thurber

News and developments about aircraft engines, including turbofan, turboprop, turboshaft and piston.

Garuda Indonesia has ordered CFM International’s Leap-1A engines to power the airline’s 10 Airbus A320neo jets–a deal worth $220 million.

CFM International Signs Garuda Indonesia as Newest Customer for LEAP-1A Engine

Thierry Dubois

News and issues relating to business, corporate and private aviation, primarily regarding turbine-engine-powered airplanes and helicopters. Subjects include aircraft, engines, maintenance, operations, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security, and training.

Airbus Corporate Jets has restructured as a new Airbus integrated business unit.

Airbus Corporate Jets throws down the gauntlet to rivals

James Wynbrandt

News and issues relating to the aerospace industry that are related to the science, engineering and business of flight in space involving civil, industrial and military applications, and similar topics related to flight in the atmosphere of the Earth that are not covered more directly by other AINonline subject channels. In other words, both astronautical and aeronautical subjects, except for those aeronautical topics that are specifically covered elsewhere on this website.

HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, prime minister and vice president of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Dubai, opened the Dubai Air Show.

HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum Opens Dubai Air Show Grand Tour

Ian Sheppard

Air Arabia has selected the Rockwell Collins dPAVES in-flight entertainment (IFE) system for 44 Airbus A320 aircraft.

Air Arabia tests ‘dPAVES’ IFE on its A320s

Russia’s RAC MiG Corp is displaying a new simulator system at the Dubai Air Show this week.

Russians Enhance Fighter Training With 3-D Glasses

News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

Bombardier Aerospace unveiled its new CSeries flightdeck demonstrator Sunday at the Dubai Air Show. 

Bombardier 'Very Happy' with Embraer Decision Not To Launch New Jet

Chad Trautvetter

Software problems with the Embraer Legacy 500's fly-by-wire system is delaying the aircraft program by some nine months.

Fly-by-wire Software Issue Delays Embraer’s Midsize Jets

Content Archive: November 2011