Aerospace

Design house Dzyne Technologies is flying a subscale model of an VTOL unmanned aircraft that uses its wing as its rotor.

U.K. government investment in civil aerospace R&D is now channeled through the Aerospace Technology Institute, and the organization releases its first strategy to guide where the money will be spent.

Clinic deliveries by UAS; new turbine superalloys in the mix; airline backs biofuel from waste; Embraer to fly ecoDemonstrator; better carbon-fiber repairs.

The Italian airport industry will be at the world the Dubai's Airport Show (10-12 of May) with its own pavilion with a view to Expo 2020.

Royal Jet has been awarded 'Middle East's Leading Private Jet Charter' at the prestigious World Travel Awards 2015.

Emirates SkyCargo has announced that Columbus, the State Capital of Ohio in the United States, will join its global freighter network with the launch of a weekly service to Rickenbacker International Airport from 27 May 2015.

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has reported net income for 2014 of $159.5 million, a 43% increase on the the previous year.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that growth continued to slow in May.

From kite surfing in the stratosphere to tethered heavy-lifters, unmanned aircraft are enabling out-of-the-box thinking.

The concept for low-energy planetary entry is described as similar to “throwing an air mattress into the atmosphere.”

When massive Stratolaunch program begins to wind down, Scaled Composites promises a return to the Rutan days of smaller, fast-paced projects that result in flight testing of aviation breakthroughs.

Like former U.S. President Harry Truman, he made bold and consequential decisions that damaged his popularity but positioned his organization for long-term success.

Will air transport ever change to embrace ideas such as aerial refueling and seamless rail-to-air transfers? Researchers try to make the case for advanced concepts.

Could the end of the aerospace industry as we know it emerge from a Silicon Valley startup? Airbus Group CEO Tom Enders says the industry needs to work with the tech sector to be ready for disruptors.

If you face a 200-mi.-plus commute to work and back because of congested roads, what would it take for on-demand aviation to provide an answer? NASA aims to find out.

South Africa's Ministry of Transport has introduced regulations affecting remotely piloted aerial systems (RPAS) or drones, effective from today which are among the most stringent anywhere on the globe.

Bell Helicopter has announced today a letter of intent (LOI) for two Bell 525s and an order for a 407 GXP signed during the Paris Air Show. Africair will use the helicopters for multiple purposes including corporate VIP transport and oil and gas.

Northrop Grumman takes the oldest Global Hawk flying and shows it can be upgraded to take new payloads using an open system architecture, paving the way to refreshing technology in production aircraft.

Testing combined aircraft tug/passenger bus; volcanic ash ingestion engine tests planned; X-56 continues anti-flutter research; BA reducing A320 noise; Darpa looks for non-GPS weapon seeker.

Big ideas, competitive selection, rapid demonstrations, sparse oversight—all characteristics of the first projects selected under a NASA “Shark Tank-like” initiative to bring a more entrepreneurial element to its aeronautics research.

Electric propulsion is already changing personal aviation. Could a new NASA X-plane pave the way for a revolution in on-demand transport and a rebirth for commuter airlines?

The long-awaited restructuring is at hand, even if the economic and business logic it expresses is defying conventional expectations of how it would unfold.

Over 230 delegates from the air traffic management (ATM) industry met last week in Durban, South Africa, for a series of meetings that addressed key ATM issues in Africa and globally.

Organised for the last 12 years by the CGPME (General Confederation of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises), Planète PME attracted thousands of visitors, including French President François Hollande and several members of the French government.

Etihad Cargo has increased its freighter services to Africa with the launch of a cargo only service from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Maya Maya Airport, Brazzaville (BZV), in the Republic of Congo.