The UK and US governments have turned to startups and inventors in a competition to adapt commercial technology solutions to answer pressing challenges in the military space sector. The two countries have jointly put up £1 million, or $1.3 million, to tap into potential new ideas in six technology areas from small companies, innovators andRead More

Magnetic MRO Training, an international EASA Part-147 approved type training organization, has received Part-147 Online Training Approval from ECAA and is already performing its first Synchronous Distance Learning in Airbus A320 Type Training. Synchronous Distance Learning means that the theoretical part is done virtually; meanwhile, examination and Practical Training will be done on location atRead More

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi can mimic the fleet growth seen at the carrier’s European operation and reach 100 aircraft in 15 years’ time, according to chief executive Jozsef Varadi. “What we can achieve in Abu Dhabi is probably comparable with what we have been able to achieve in Europe,” Varadi states during an FIA ConnectRead More

On July 20th, a 174-foot rocket  lifted off on a 306-million-mile journey to Mars from a small island in Japan Called al-Amal, or ‘Hope,’ it was designed and managed by the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) in the United Arab Emirates. Safely separated now from the Japanese rocket, the probe will fire its ownRead More

EDGE, the Abu Dhabi based advanced technology group for defense and beyond recently announced that it has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire the remaining 40 percent stake currently held by Lockheed Martin Corporation and Sikorsky , a Lockheed Martin Company, in Advanced Military Maintenance Repair and Overhaul Center (AMMROC). AMMROC is the leadingRead More

Boeing has completed delivery of all new AH-64E Apache and CH-47F(I) Chinook military helicopters to the Indian Air Force (IAF). The final five of the 22 Apache attack helicopters were handed over to the IAF at Air Force Station, Hindan. Earlier in March, Boeing handed over the last five of 15 CH-47F(I) Chinook heavy-lift helicoptersRead More

 Bell Boeing delivered the first V-22 Osprey to Camp Kisarazu in Japan. The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) is the first operator of the V-22 outside of the U.S. military. “The delivery of the first Japanese V-22 is an important milestone and represents our strong partnership with the Government of Japan,” said Shane Openshaw, BoeingRead More

 Lebanon-based Middle East Airlines (MEA) has received its first A321neo aircraft from Airbus’ final assembly line in Hamburg, Germany. The delivery is the first of nine aircraft to be delivered in the coming months. The highly-fuel-efficient A321neo will help reduce MEA’s operating costs. The airline’s A321neo is powered by Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower PW1100G-JM geared turbofan enginesRead More