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The idea of aircraft fractional ownership took some time to germinate in the Middle East.

Analysis of the national aircraft registers of Middle Eastern countries gives the strong impression that next to no private or corporate flying happens in

The number of business jets registered in Middle Eastern countries has grown by about one-fifth over the past 10 years.

This past March the White House authorized the sale of F-16s to Pakistan, a move that ends a 1990-imposed embargo on sales of military aircraft and spares

Almost four years ago the Indian parliament’s defense standing committee leveled a number of major criticisms at the nation’s defense procurement process.

Iranian customers have recently placed orders for 15 locally built Shahed-278 light helicopters, but suppliers from around the world see Iran as a market r

The combat potential of Sukhoi fighters will get a boost with the addition of new Russian precision-guided munitions (PGMs) such as the Region company’s LG

In past decades better and more accurate weapons served as the generally accepted solution to increasing the effectiveness of an attack aircraft.

Stable export sales and a growing defense budget at home have helped Russian bomb maker Bazalt make its products smarter.

France’s Safran is here at the Dubai airshow for the first time since engine maker Snecma and electronics specialist Sagem merged.

Seasoned Paris Air Show delegates puzzled to see an airline among the aerospace manufacturers’ hospitality chalets at the June 2005 event should not have b

With local airline Emirates set to receive more than 40 Airbus A380s, not to mention those examples destined for neighboring competitors Etihad Airways and

Now that Boeing has settled on a firm design configuration for its 787 Dreamliner, details that until recently looked sketchy have suddenly crystallized ju

The Emirates Aviation College here in Dubai now offers fully accredited Bachelor of Science degree courses in aerospace engineering, air transport manageme

Jordan’s aerospace and defense industry has more than doubled the size of its national pavilion at this year’s Dubai airshow, compared with its presence at

Two-year-old Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways has started life with such precocious growth rates that it makes neighborhood trailblazer Emirates Airline look

Never before has commercial air transport come under such scrutiny for its environmental impact.

The defense and aerospace industries in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and some neighboring countries are growing, as seems evident from the number of exhi

Armed UAVs are not new: back in the days when UAVs were known as RPVs (remotely piloted vehicles) Ryan Aeronautical made several proposals to arm its BQM-3

Several Iranian manufacturers have joined a pursuit of a growing local market for affordable light airplanes for initial training and leisure flying.

With the air war in Iraq increasingly dominated by close-air support (CAS) operations and the need to engage rapidly emerging targets in heavily populated

Airbus is competing with Russia’s Ilyushin-Finance Co.

The arrival of the Gripen at the Dubai airshow represents a major milestone in an expanding marketing campaign for Sweden’s multirole fighter.

The endless string of overseas military engagements and long-running missions–from Desert Storm to Southern Watch to Kosovo to the most recent Operations E

The arrival on Sunday of the BAE Systems Hawk New Demonstrator Aircraft (HNDA) marks the debut of the Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) anywhere in Asia and the s

During 2005 Gulfstream Aerospace sold 16 business jets in the Asia/Pacific region including the first large-cabin, long-range G450 and the second large-cab

Singapore Technologies Engineering is increasing its overseas presence in efforts to become “more global and to increase our competitiveness as a group,” s

The AOPA Convention is beginning to look more and more like the NBAA gathering.

An Airbus A380 structural failure during wing static tests in France last week do not mean Asian Aerospace 2006 visitors are in any danger when the new ver

With the new Airbus A380 expected to begin operations in little more than ten months’ time, service-support companies are beginning to position themselves