Anticipation builds for Dubai Airshow 2015

With this year’s edition of MEBA opening today at the Dubai Airshow Site in Dubai World Central, all eyes are on the Middle East as the centre of the global aviation industry, with expectations for the Dubai Airshow, from 8-12 November 2015, firmly in their minds.

All the signs point to the region as a growth opportunity for the aerospace industry. Recent research has predicted that aviation will contribute $53.1 billion to Dubai’s economy alone, 37.5% to its GDP and the industry will support over 750,000 jobs by 2020. Between 2014 and 2020, the contribution of the aviation sector to Dubai’s economy is expected to grow at a faster rate than the economy as a whole, on the back of strong growth in international passenger traffic and cargo. The sector’s airline and airport capacity continues to expand to accommodate for growing demand.

Coast Guard helo crew conducts exercise

A U.S. Coast Guard rescue helicopter and crew conducted routine training Sunday amid a looming Dec. 15 deadline to shutter the Newport Air Facility.

The iconic red helo flew over the Nye Beach area just before 2 p.m. on Sunday afternoon.

“What they do is every once in awhile the crew will do an area familiarization flight. They do landings at local hospitals or go up and down the coast for local harbor patrols,” said Petty Officer Matthew Blanchard, of USCG Sector North Bend.

Bell highlights Middle East appeal of new 505

With the first flight of its new light single-engined 505 Jet Ranger X under its belt, Bell Helicopter arrives at MEBA confident it can add to the backlog for the type in the region.

The maiden sortie for the new rotorcraft took place in Mirabel, Canada on 11 November and Bell has a full-size mock-up of the 505 on display in Dubai.

So far it has 19 commitments for the Turbomeca Arrius 2R-powered Jet Ranger X from customers in the Middle East and Africa, says Steve Suttles, the airframer’s vice-president of sales for the region.

Falcon Breaks Ground on Region’s First Completions Center

Abu Dhabi-based business-jet and helicopter charter operator Falcon Aviation Services is to host an official ceremony to break ground at its new completions center at Dubai World Central (DWC) today.

“The groundbreaking ceremony takes place on December 8 in the presence of Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan and Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum,” Capt. Mahmoud Ismael, COO of Falcon Aviation Services (Stand 667), told AIN in an interview before the show. The new center will offer green aircraft completions, modifications and refurbishments for wide- and narrow-body aircraft.”

Black Hawk Helicopter Recovered

” This is the South Carolina National Guard, so this is everyday business.”

But an emergency landing in this corn field near exit 2 adjacent to the interstate was not business as usual. in fact, officials with the national guard aviation say crews were lucky they were able to land where and when they did.

” as they climbed to 6 thousand feet they heard a loud bang in the aircraft and immediately felt it start vibrating. Initially it was moderate but quickly became severe… it was such a quick event all they had time to do was really rely on muscle memory for what to do.