Dubai International (DXB) has recorded the first start of 2024 as its busiest quarter in its history. In Q1, DXB witnessed a significant surge in passenger numbers, with 23 million guests passing through its terminals, marking an 8.4% increase compared to the same period last year. This growth underscores DXB’s appeal to major markets andRead More

Airbus UpNext has started testing new technologies to support automatic taxiing and enhance pilot assistance onboard an innovative electric truck. The three-year research project, called Optimate, will combine a wide range of cutting-edge technologies including advanced automation, computer vision, data fusion and machine learning to improve aircraft navigation systems, the human-machine interface and overall flightRead More

Air India has appointed SIA Engineering (SIAEC) to develop its Base Maintenance facilities at Bengaluru. As part of the partnership, Air India will work closely with SIAEC on the planning, construction, development and operationalisation of Air India’s Base Maintenance facilities in Bengaluru, India. Projected to be ready in 2026, the facilities will comprise both widebodyRead More

On the first day of the Future Aviation Forum, taking place in Riyadh, 47 deals were confirmed with a value of $19 billion. Deals included national air service agreements, aircraft orders, cargo and logistics, advanced air mobility, human capability, information technology, maintenance, repair and overhaul sector deals. Saudia Airlines announcement to purchase 105 Airbus A320-NeoRead More

The U.S. Air Force has awarded a contract worth up to $559 million over five years to operate, maintain and perform testing at the Little Mountain Test Facility at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The state-of-the-art site is designed to test functionality of the nation’s current and future intercontinental ballistic missile force, nuclear modernization programsRead More

A team of Australian scientists will help NASA grow plants on the moon on the Artemis III mission. A core team of scientists from the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space (P4S) is assisting NASA with the critical research needed to grow plants in space. The project, named the Lunar EffectsRead More

Japan’s Mitsubishi Corp. is joining Starlab Space, the joint venture of Voyager Space and Airbus Defence and Space that is developing a commercial space station. Starlab Space announced recently that Mitsubishi has become a strategic partner of Starlab Space and would take an equity stake in the joint venture. A Starlab spokesperson declined to provideRead More

SpaceX could attempt to land a Starship booster as soon as the vehicle’s fifth flight as Elon Musk outlined plans to increase both the flight rate and the performance of the launch vehicle. SpaceX posted on social media April 6 the video of an undated, but apparently recent, presentation the company’s founder and chief executiveRead More