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Jan 25, 2021
A team headed by Spirit Aerosystems will lead the development and demonstration of a low-cost unmanned combat aircraft that could go on to operate as a loyal wingman for the UK’s Typhoon, F-35, and later Tempest manned fighters. 
Jan 25, 2021
Olivier Andries, who succeeds Philippe Petitcolin, will have to watch the financial health of Safran’s suppliers.
Jan 25, 2021
Airbus Helicopters’ Flightlab is trialing technology for urban air mobility, hybrid-electric flight and flight safety.
Jan 22, 2021
The Pentagon made budgetary gains under former U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, and now President Joe Biden’s newly installed defense secretary, Lloyd Austin, must lead the military through an anticipated era of flat funding.
Jan 19, 2021
With the spotlight returning to sustainability, airlines and the air transport industry understand that green initiatives need to be incorporated…
Jan 19, 2021
Leading Tier 1 supplier Spirit AeroSystems and the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) have inaugurated a new kind of federally backed, discounted-rate lending for aerospace suppliers—beginning with a $40 million transaction based on receivables from Spirit’s lower-tier providers.
Jan 18, 2021
Siemens Digital Industries Software offers a complete aerostructure simulation solution that enables traceable data and results while maintaining consistent global process control.
Jan 13, 2021
Sustainable alternative jet fuels are a better bet to meet aviation’s low-carbon challenge.