SYDNEY: Australia’s Qantas Airways picked Airbus SE over Boeing Co as the preferred supplier for jets capable of the world’s longest commercial flights from Sydney to London, dealing the US planemaker its latest setback this year.

The choice of up to 12 A350-1000 planes fitted with an extra fuel tank for flights of up to 21 hours cements Airbus as the leader in ultra-long haul flying globally at a time when Boeing is battling"...

Today General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) begins a series of demonstration flights using its MQ-9 Guardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA). The flights, being hosted by the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) and staged out of Larissa Air Base in Greece, showcase the maritime surveillance capabilities of the MQ-9, as well as the GA-ASI-developed Detect and Avoid (DAA) system.

“We appreciate the HAF’s support with our customer demonstrations,”"...

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), the world’s leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), has been advised that the Australian Government has selected GA-ASI’s MQ-9B SkyGuardian® variant to provide the Armed RPAS for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) under Project Air 7003. This follows the Government’s announcement in November 2018 that GA-ASI would provide Armed RPAS to the ADF. The ADF expects to take first delivery in the early 2020s.

“We"...

Innovdays -Thales is unveiling PureFlyt, the Flight Management System (FMS) of the future, specifically designed to efficiently manage aircraft in a connected aerospace ecosystem and in increasingly crowded skies. Indeed, with the global commercial aircraft fleet forecast to double by 2030, and the use of drones set to rapidly grow, we will be entering an era in which millions of aircraft movements are recorded each day.

Combining extensive knowledge"...

Aviation industry leaders have gathered in the UAE capital for the ACI Airport Exchange 2019, which is being hosted by Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (Adnec) between November 25 and 27.

Airport operations, security, development, sustainability, and technology are all on the busy three-day conference agenda – and the exhibition’s overarching theme is how airports can create less-impactful, zero-carbon airports. The exhibition will feature 75 local and international"...

(AETOS Wire)-- Leaders from around the globe are dealing with two major roadblocks to be successful in implementing their vision, deliver sustainable growth and deal with the most complex issues of our society. Research shows that only 1 in 10 organizations are able to implement all their strategic initiatives, and more impressive, when it comes to transformation, 70% of the transformation initiatives are failing. Forbes cites a $900 million worth of waste in 2018 alone.

Transformation"...

DUBAI, 20th November, 2019 (WAM) -- The UAE's Ministry of Defence signed 15 deals at a total value of more than AED3 billions on the third day of Dubai Air Show 2019, a senior official said on Wednesday.

In a press briefing, Major-General Pilot Abdullah Al Sayyed Al Hashemi, Assistant Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Defence for Support Services, said on Day Three of the Dubai Airshow 2019, now running at the Dubai World Central, that 15 deals"...

Ammroc, a provider of military maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services in the region, on Sunday unveiled a model of its Al Ain facility at the Dubai Airshow 2019.

The special event took place at the Edge pavilion in the presence of Faisal Al Bannai, CEO and MD of Edge and chairman of Ammroc, and Tim Cahill, SVP of Lockheed Martin International. Set to commence operations early next year, the facility will be among the largest centres dedicated"...

The Dubai Airshow, the Middle East's biggest aviation event, opened on Sunday at Dubai World Central amid bullish forecasts of a steady upswing in the region's passenger traffic and new aircraft demand over the long term.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai; and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander"...

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), a global leader in Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), announced today that they are working with the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) in Greece to conduct a series of demonstration flights for European countries in December. Flights will base out of the HAF’s site in Larissa and use a GA-ASI MQ-9 Guardian RPA to showcase maritime surveillance capabilities, as well as a GA-ASI-developed Detect and Avoid (DAA) system that enables RPA to fly safely in civil airspace alongside"...