United Arab Emirates (UAE)

By Keith Mwanalushi
Maintenance providers in the country are hoping to boost local talent through new training schemes.
Workforce & Training

By Ben Goldstein
Dubbed the Dubai International Vertiport (DVX), the facility is to be the first of a planned network of four vertiports that Skyports will build and operate.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Turkish drone-maker Baykar has acquired Italy’s beleaguered Piaggio Aerospace, just over six years after the latter entered extraordinary administration.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
The new company, Pulse, will be headquartered in Abu Dhabi.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By David Casey
Air Arabia is adding Sochi to its growing Russian network as UAE-Russia seat capacity hits record levels.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
Joby and Jetex have formed a strategic partnership to integrate Joby’s S4 electric air taxis into Jetex facilities at major UAE airports.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Multiple private and public entities across the region have aligned behind the drive to be a leader in advanced air mobility.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Lee Ann Shay
The region’s business aviation market is growing in fleet, infrastructure, technology and flight hours.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
The facility is to be the first vertiport in the electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) company’s air taxi network in Dubai.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Edge’s EPI engineering company has been contracted to manufacture and assemble the Cargo Compartment Removable Fuel Tanks.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Reaction Engines, the UK-U.S.-based pioneer of hypersonic propulsion and thermal management systems, has been forced into closure.
Emerging Technologies

By Mark Carreau
The agreement was announced Sept. 24 at the Burjeel Institute for Global Health in New York.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
The creation of Fada follows the establishment of UAE Space Agency’s strategic partnership with Edge in November 2023.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Joby on Sept. 10 presented a letter of intent to the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Eanan Al Samma's Rikaz is a multicopter electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicle with four three-blade propellers mounted on arms.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Matthew Fulco
Orbitworks will be the first company in the UAE to manufacture commercial low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellite constellations.
Commercial Space

By Ben Goldstein
Archer says it is on track to complete construction of its high rate manufacturing facility in Covington, Georgia, by year’s end.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Robert Wall
Al Yah Satellite Communications reported a drop in revenue for the first half of the year, driven by a payload anomaly on its Thuraya 3 geostationary satcom.
Commercial Space

By Ben Goldstein
U.S. startups Archer and Joby commit to beginning urban air mobility services as early as 2025.
Advanced Air Mobility

By David Casey
Five new routes and three new destinations in the United Arab Emirates will be added to Saudi LCC Flynas’ network from September.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
Dubai has approved plans for building an AED128 billion passenger terminal at Dubai World Central Airport.
Airports & Networks

By Angus Batey
Saab has delivered the fourth GlobalEye AEW&C (airborne early warning and control) aircraft to the United Arab Emirates, the company has announced.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Ben Goldstein
U.S. startup Regent has revealed two deals with the government of Abu Dhabi to explore launching electric seaglider services in the emirate in the coming years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Joby's agreement with the Abu Dhabi government is intended to support an air taxi ecosystem in the UAE where the company wants to launch service in 2025.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
Defense conglomerate Edge Group focuses on autonomy, electronic warfare and precision weapons.
Aircraft & Propulsion