Endorsement showcases collaboration between Public Safety and Civil Aviation Authority during times of emergencies. Alexandria, VA (PRWEB) April 08, 2012

System reaches significant milestone in modernizing United Arab Emirates airspace WASHINGTON, March 23, 2009 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and the Dubai Department of Civil Aviation have signed a factory acceptance test certificate, an important step in delivering the AutoTrac III air traffic management system to Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport. The airport is an 87 square mile urban aviation community being built in southwest Dubai and will be one of the world's largest airports. "We were extremely impressed with Raytheon's professionalism and its methodical approach to testing," said Alan Cousins, operational engineering manager for DWC - Al Maktoum International Airport.

A BRITON was killed in a helicopter crash off the coast of Dubai, the country's civil aviation authority said today. The helicopter was on its way from Dubai's international airport to an offshore oilfield when it came down in the Gulf Sea yesterday afternoon, killing all seven people on board.

Text of report in English by the website of Bhutan's autonomous national newspaper Kuensel on 23 July 23 July: The 130m ngultrum [approx 3m US dollars] Paro airport runway, which was resurfaced recently, will be repaired after it was found that there were several areas of poor quality work, according to Druk Air officials.

Etihad Airways has appointed Mohamed Farea as its new vice president for safety, security and quality.