Aerospace Emerging Technologies

May 10, 2021
Wright Electric hits milestone; Pyrotechnic protection; Wisk teams with Blade; Beta flies for USAF; AKKA helps Aura Aero; Dufour funding.
May 07, 2021
Extended reality systems present a way to address key safety and workforce-training challenges.
May 07, 2021
While Roc flight tests hog the limelight, Stratolaunch is quietly developing the Talon-A hypersonic testbed—Roc’s primary payload.
May 06, 2021
Will we ever be able to trust an autonomous aircraft?
May 06, 2021
Startup Wright Electric has begun testing the megawatt-scale power inverter that is a key building block in development of the electric propulsion system for its planned single-aisle airliner.
May 06, 2021
IATA has welcomed the agreement by the G20 Tourism Ministers to support the safe restoration of mobility by following the G20 Rome Guidelines for the Future of Tourism.
May 05, 2021
On Thursday, April 29, the Kouga and Swinburne nature reserves in South Africa welcomed three lions, one lioness and three cubs. This involved a three-day trip with the help of Qatar Airways Cargo from Kiev to Doha and Johannesburg so that the lions could walk on grass for the first time in their lives.
May 05, 2021
According to research by Cirium, weather phenomena such as heavy rains, thick fog and flooding are a significant cause of flight delays around the world and costs airlines billions of dollars annually. Adverse weather can also cause up to US$500k in damage to a modern aircraft engine.