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Etihad Airways named Air Transport World’s Airline of the Year 2016

Etihad Airways was last night named Airline of the Year 2016 by the prestigious US-based aviation industry publication Air Transport World (ATW). Etihad Airways was chosen for the top honour by ATW’s editorial board in a highly contested competition, with entries from more than 100 airlines...

Airservices undertakes business diagnostic and efficiency review

Airservices acting chief executive Jason Harfield says a review of the air traffic management provider’s processes will help put the organisation on the right path to meet the future aviation needs of the country. Harfield says a “business diagnostic and efficiency review”,...

American University of Sharjah professor wins Airbus diversity award

Dr Fadi Aloul has been awarded the 2015 Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC) Airbus Diversity Award for his work in developing a course that introduces first-year students to engineering. Airbus engineering executive vice president and patron of the diversity award Charles Champion presented Dr Aloul with his award in Adelaide on Wednesday. Dr Aloul is a professor of computer science and...

Vega light rocket makes sixth successful launch

The European Space Agency’s Vega light rocket has made its sixth successful launch, from Kourou, French Guiana with a payload to test high-precision measurement technologies scientists hope will pave the way for the detection of so-far undiscovered gravitational waves. The 1h 45min flight VV06 put the Airbus Defence & Space-built LISA Pathfinder into an elliptic Earth orbit, from whic...

Boeing, Canadian Aviation Industry Launch Sustainable Aviation Biofuel Projec

Boeing, the University of British Columbia (UBC) and SkyNRG, with support from Canada’s aviation industry and other stakeholders, are collaborating to turn leftover branches, sawdust and other forest-industry waste into sustainable aviation biofuel. Canada, which has extensive sustainably certified forests, has long used mill and forest residues to make wood pellets that are used to gener...

First medals won at the FAI World Air Games in Dubai

The FAI World Air Games, conducted under the rules of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), has commenced in Dubai. It is the premier international multi-discipline air sports event fielding the world’s top Air Sports athletes. The multi-discipline event was organised by the Emirates Aerosports Federation under the patronage of the Crown Prince of...

Jetflite in Antarctica! First Falcon 7X landing on the sixth continent.

Last week a Falcon-7X of Finnish business aviation operator Jetflite fulfilled a unique commercial flight. As the company told Bizavnews, on Sunday the business jet took off from Cape Town and made two legs flight to the southern corner of the world, Antarctica. The flight carried by a crew of three pilots and mechanics. The flight to Cape Town took 13.5...

Airbus pays homage to Jacques Rosay with the naming of its no. 1 A380

The no. 1 A380, which continues to serve as Airbus’ flight test aircraft, has been named after late company test pilot Jacques Rosay, who was the first to fly the 21st century flagship and also contributed to development and certification activities for the A318, A319, A330-200, A340-600, and A340-500 while with Airbus. During a naming ceremony for A380 MSN 001 (Manufacturer&rs...

Dassault joins CleanSky

Dassault Aviation has joined the CleanSky program sponsored by the European Commission, in order to aid the improvement of the environmental impact of future generations of aircraft. Dassault stands as one of the pioneers of green aviation, and spends a large portion of its R&D budgets on reducing fuel consumption and improving its impact on the environment. Officials fro...

Rutan's SkiGull completes first flight

Burt Rutan pledged to continue designing new aircraft after completing the first flight of the homebuilt SkiGull amphibian, his 47th design to fly. The first flight on 24 November from a runway in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, last 1.8h and checked-out the single-engined aircraft’s basic handling qualities, according to a Facebook page for a forthcoming documentary movie entitled, “Lo...

Etihad brings mobile product exhibition to ILTM in Cannes

Etihad Airways’ unique mobile product exhibition will welcome attendees of the International Luxury Travel Market at the steps of the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France, this week. Attracting 1,500 global luxury buyers, the ILTM event is a major showcase for the world’s finest travel experiences. Peter Baumgartner, Etihad Airways chief commercial officer, said: “Our cab...

2015 World Air Games more than a UAE flight of fancy

Following the very earthbound Abu Dhabi Etihad Grand Prix weekend, sports fans’ eyes will tomorrow turn to the skies as the 12-day 2015 World Air Games takes off in Dubai. A record total of more than 1,200 athletes from 56 countries are taking part in this year’s event, giving the Dubai hospitality sector a welcome boost and further raising the global profile of the emirate as a world-...

Turkey to give body of Russia's Sukhoi Su-24M bomber pilot to Russian diplomats on Sunday

Turkey will give to Russian diplomats on Sunday the body of Russia's Sukhoi Su-24M bomber pilot, Igor Mityakov, press attache of the Russian embassy told TASS on Sunday. "We have been confirmed today from the Hatay province to Ankara they will deliver the body of Hero of Russia Oleg Peshkov," he said. "The embassy’s military attache will be on the flight next to the bod...

Polish Government Planning To Scrap Missile, Helicopter Tenders

Poland’s new government is moving to cancel two key defense tenders agreed by the previous administration. The Law and Justice party (PiS) was highly critical of the selection of the Raytheon Patriot for Poland’s Wisla requirement for an air and missile defense system and also of Airbus Helicopters for a helicopter replacement program, announced in April by the then Civic Platform a...

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