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A complex chain of illegal sales, technology proliferation and cooperation between countries the Bush Administration regards as rogue states has produced w

Middle East air passengers can soon look forward to using their personal cell phones in flight.

Widespread testing has proven that new technology allows for in-flight use of cell phones without disrupting terrestrial networks.

Airbus To Test Medical Site for Cabins Airbus is preparing to test a dedicated medical area intended to accommodate all the equipment that airlines need fo

Seabird Aviation Jordan (SAJ) plans to place the two-seat, Lycoming O-360-B2L-powered Seeker SB7L-360A aerial surveillance platform into serial production

The first Bell/Agusta BA609 tiltrotor performed its first full conversion to airplane mode in Texas this past August.

Television images last May of Saudi commandos dropping from a Kawasaki-Vertol KV 107IIA helicopter in a dramatic rooftop assault to free hostages from terr

This past year has seen Embraer’s influence traverse industry sectors and spread to every corner of the globe.

Boeing has appointed former Saudi Arabian Airlines executive Ahmed Jazzar to the new position of president of Boeing Saudi Arabia, overseeing all the group

Demand for the Pilatus PC-12 pressurized business/utility single turboprop remains at unprecedented highs.

An undisclosed Saudi Arabian company has ordered a VIP-configured Airbus A340-200.

Amman, Jordan-based executive charter operator Arab Wings has taken delivery of a new Cessna Citation XLS jet.

Executive charter operator Cirrus Middle East has joined forces with flight planner Universal Weather & Aviation to open a new FBO at Lebanon’s Beirut Inte

Charter operator Bahrain Executive Air Services Co.

The rapid growth of Abu Dhabi-based executive charter group Royal Jet paints a vivid illustration of the pace of business aviation expansion in the Middle

Perhaps contrary to the impressions of outsiders, flying business aircraft into and within the Middle East is not difficult.

According to Universal Weather, ground handling in the Middle East has improved, driven by increased traffic and expectations of higher levels of service.

The idea of aircraft fractional ownership took some time to germinate in the Middle East.

Analysis of the national aircraft registers of Middle Eastern countries gives the strong impression that next to no private or corporate flying happens in

The number of business jets registered in Middle Eastern countries has grown by about one-fifth over the past 10 years.

This past March the White House authorized the sale of F-16s to Pakistan, a move that ends a 1990-imposed embargo on sales of military aircraft and spares

Almost four years ago the Indian parliament’s defense standing committee leveled a number of major criticisms at the nation’s defense procurement process.

Iranian customers have recently placed orders for 15 locally built Shahed-278 light helicopters, but suppliers from around the world see Iran as a market r

The combat potential of Sukhoi fighters will get a boost with the addition of new Russian precision-guided munitions (PGMs) such as the Region company’s LG

In past decades better and more accurate weapons served as the generally accepted solution to increasing the effectiveness of an attack aircraft.

Stable export sales and a growing defense budget at home have helped Russian bomb maker Bazalt make its products smarter.

France’s Safran is here at the Dubai airshow for the first time since engine maker Snecma and electronics specialist Sagem merged.

Seasoned Paris Air Show delegates puzzled to see an airline among the aerospace manufacturers’ hospitality chalets at the June 2005 event should not have b

With local airline Emirates set to receive more than 40 Airbus A380s, not to mention those examples destined for neighboring competitors Etihad Airways and