Inmarsat has confirmed the commercial service introduction of GX5, the company’s newest, geostationary satellite to date. GX5 is the fourteenth satellite currently in service with Inmarsat and provides additional capacity to Europe and the Middle East on the industry-leading Global Xpress (GX) Ka-band high-speed satellite broadband service. The satellite, launched in November 2019, delivers approximatelyRead More

Chinese startup Spacety released the first images from Hisea-1, a C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite, launched in December on China’s new Long March 8 medium-lift rocket. Three days after launch, Spacety began receiving data from Hisea-1’s SAR payload built by the China Electronics Technology Group. On Dec. 27, Spacety acquired its first batch ofRead More

Embraer has released its newly published 2020 Commercial Market Outlook which examines passenger demand for air travel and new aircraft deliveries over the next 10 years. The outlook has special emphasis on Embraer’s product segment – aircraft up to 150 seats. Embraer’s outlook shows the global pandemic is causing fundamental changes that are reshaping airRead More

The Saudi Airshow- due to take place in February – has been postponed. The event – which takes place at Al Thumamah airport just outside of Riyadh – was successfully launched in 2019 with more than 20,000 attendees and more than 250 exhibitors. Organized by the Saudi Aviation Club the 2021 event was eagerly anticipatedRead More

In October 2001, Teara Fraser, a Canadian single mother of two, stepped out of her comfort zone and into a small aircraft for the first time. Within minutes, the trajectory of her life fundamentally changed. “All of a sudden I could witness the land from the air, like a bird,” she says. “I told myself,Read More

CAE recently announced that it has concluded a conditional agreement with Textron to acquire TRU Simulation + Training Canada Inc. (TRU Canada) for a cash consideration of approximately $40 million, excluding post-closing adjustments. The closing of the transaction is subject to customary conditions and regulatory approvals. The acquisition of TRU Canada expands CAE’s global installedRead More

Training company CAE is forecasting a need for 27,000 new professional pilots by the end of next year, 2021. In addition, the Canadian firm’s just-released 2020-2029 Pilot Demand Outlook says more than 260,000 new pilots will be needed worldwide over the next 10 years. While CAE’s forecast acknowledges that demand for pilots has decreased significantlyRead More

Gulf Air and EL AL Airlines are set to embark on a historic collaboration following the signing of an MOU during an official visit from Bahrain to Israel. The MOU was signed at the Hilton Tel Aviv by the Chairman of Gulf Air’s Board of Directors Zayed R. Alzayani and the chairman of EL ALRead More