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  1. New security systems capable of scanning airline passengers' baggage for explosives have become operational at Bahrain International Airport.Special machines have been installed as part of the project, which will enable 3,000 pieces of baggage to be...
  2.   Russia is to launch 7 new satellites this year for Moscow's GLONASS navigation system, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Tuesday. "By the end of the year, we plan on launching 7 new satellites" which will bring the number operational to...
  3. The UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA)  signed a MoU to offer training courses and grants to African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) member-states during 2010-2012. GCAA, in cooperation with Academy of Technical Training (ATT) and the...
  4.   Christian Gras has been named within the Eurocopter Group as Executive Vice President, Customers and will be reporting directly to Eurocopter CEO Lutz Bertling. In this function, he will be a member of the Eurocopter Executive Committee.
  5. On 1 April 2010, Thierry Kalanquin took up his new position as Group Senior Vice President, Services and a member of the executive board.
  6. Oman indicated that it intends to buy an unspecified number of Eurofighter warplanes, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's spokesman said on Friday. The possible deal followed three years of talks between Brown and the leaders of Oman, the...
  7. US authorities want Kuwaiti logistics firm Agility to pay up to $750 million to settle fraud charges but the company hopes to pay less, a Kuwait newspaper said on Monday.
  8. Oman Air raised its authorised capital to RO500 million ($1.3 billion) from RO300 million and added 8 new destinations for the year, said a top official of Oman's national carrier.
  9. MBDA can now present the first images obtained by its New Generation Missile Detector System (DDM NG) which has been flying on the Rafale since summer 2009 at the DGA’s (Direction Générale de l’Armement) test flight centre in Cazaux (75km from...
  10. Dubai Airshow organiser F&E Aerospace is expecting to attract more business aviation service providers and manufacturers than ever before to the Middle East Business Aviation exhibition and conference, from 7 to 9 December 2010.
 



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