2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Peter Shaw-Smith

News and issues relating to business, corporate and private aviation, primarily regarding turbine-engine-powered airplanes and helicopters. Subjects include aircraft, engines, maintenance, operations, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security, and training.

Embraer Executive Jets Sales Exceed 630 Aircraft To Date

CAE Expands Training Operations in Middle East Market

Wizz Air First Passenger Airline at DWC

Quest Shelves AVQ Helicopter to Become MD Distributor

Saudi MROs Respond To Increasing Activity

News and issues relating to the aerospace industry that are related to the science, engineering and business of flight in space involving civil, industrial and military applications, and similar topics related to flight in the atmosphere of the Earth that are not covered more directly by other AINonline subject channels. In other words, both astronautical and aeronautical subjects, except for those aeronautical topics that are specifically covered elsewhere on this website.

Mubadala Adds New Combined Portfolio at Dubai Airshow

Mideast Aircraft Lessors Try to Re-Emerge

Arab Wings Wins Iraq Gate Contract

News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

Beechcraft Sees Increased Demand for Hawker XPR Upgrade Package in Middle East

Flourishing UAE Airports Could Handle Even More Traffic

News and issues relating to international air transport and cargo carriers, national airlines and regional airlines, including aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

African Airlines Struggle As Governments, Airports Welcome World’s Airlines

Africa’s Airport Infrastructure Criticized at Uganda Summit

Will Gulf Airline Bubble Burst?

Teal Group Analyst Aboulafia Has Misgivings About the A380

Al Ghaith Says Flydubai Can Keep Growing

Royal Jet To Issue RFP To Replace BBJs in Next Two Months

DWC Development To Accelerate If Dubai Wins World Expo 2020 Bid

SR Technics redelivers 100th aircraft from Malta facility

Emirates Puts Its Stamp on 777X

‘Equator Cluster’ Airports Power East African Aspirations

African Airlines Struggle To Balance Cooperation and Competition

Adcom Still Ambitious To Grow UAV Business

North Africa Aerospace Hubs Tempt Europe With Low Costs

New developments at airports including regulations and noise issues; legal disputes; openings, acquisitions and mergers.

Airlines Face Disruption With Dubai Runway Closure

New developments at FBOs including regulations and noise issues; legal disputes; openings, acquisitions and mergers.

Qatar Executive Plans FBO At New Doha Airport By 2015

Study Predicts Dubai’s Preeminence by 2015

News and issues concerning the aviation charter and fractional-ownership industries and markets, including company announcements, regulations, new developments and labor issues.

UAE Remains Springboard for Bizav Growth

African Airlines ‘Right-Size’ Their Way to Prosperity

News and issues about aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), covering all segments of the aviation industry; and modifications for aircraft and engines. Subjects include product support of aircraft, engines and avionics, MRO company mergers, acquisitions, announcements and personnel, Airworthiness Directives, Supplemental Type Certificate approvals and other topics.

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