Aerospace

By Vincent Chappard
On December 10th, ASF, the aviation humanitarian organization, in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development, began its mission providing air support to the organizations present on the ground and to fight Ebola.
Aerospace

Qatar Airways has announced its partnership with Aspire Academy to support this year's edition of the Aspire Football Dreams project by forming “Qatar Airways & Aspire Academy – Football Dreams Africa."
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
The sheer number and diversity of vehicles with which civil aviation will be sharing airspace has helped spur technologies, especially those that are efficiency-related.
Aerospace

By Tony Osborne
The overall helicopter market, which has been fairly moribund in recent years, appears likely to get a boost from the loosening of civil regulations in China.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
UAS needs are shifting, and it seems like Asia is picking up the slack; agricultural and industry needs are likely to drive civil growth in the U.S. and elsewhere.
Aerospace

The U.S. Army is planning to finally deploy by year’s end the first of its new airships designed to aid in air and missile threat detection for the Northeastern U.S.
Defense

Rolls-Royce is ramping up manufacturing work on the initial test batch of the more powerful XWB-97 variant for the stretched A350-1000.

Aerospace

An ICBM kill, salvo trials and first flight of a new Redesigned Kill Vehicle are in the test plan for the Missile Defense Agency’s Ground-Based Midcourse Defense system during the next five years.
Defense

By Guy Norris
Airbus is accelerating its studies of an upgraded A380 and appears to be closing on an initial agreement with Rolls-Royce.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Mooney International turned to Dzyne Technologies when it wanted to design its first all-new light aircraft in decades, the M10, and do it behind closed doors.
Aerospace

Airbus is accelerating its studies of an upgraded A380 and appears to be closing on an initial agreement with Rolls-Royce.

Air Transport

The safety board’s final report on an APU battery fire in a JAL aircraft contains 18 recommendations to the FAA, Boeing and lithium-ion battery manufacturer GS Yuasa Corp., adding to five recommendations issued earlier in the investigation.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
UAV developer forms separate company to produce collision-avoidance systems for unmanned aircraft and general aviation.
Aerospace

By Antoine Gelain
A&D players should approach their innovation agenda more like startups do in the Silicon Valley.
Aerospace

Eight years of research and development have produced a riflescope with a patented “adaptive zoom.
Defense

Darpa wants to weigh in on a tactical debate that could have a far-reaching impact on air operations
Defense

Researchers develop a proof-of-concept lidar prototype that improves the speed and accuracy of ocean scans and allows the collection and transmission of data in real time for production of high-resolution 3-D images.
Defense

By Ashley Nunes
Remote tower allows air traffic services at a regional airfield to be provided by controllers located 900 mi. away.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Modular satellite assembled from multiple identical cells will rideshare into orbit in 2015.
Aerospace

By Guy Norris
With the clock ticking toward the first run of the GE9X core in 2015, and manufacturing of the first full engine core components getting underway, GE is counting on these materials to play a critical role in reducing weight and boosting efficiency.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Green diesel as bio-jet fuel; more commercial UAS approved; superconducting supercomputing; airships for astrophysics; laser weapon defends warship
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Green diesel as bio-jet fuel; more commercial UAS approved; superconducting supercomputing; airships for astrophysics; laser weapon defends warship
Aerospace

Emirates and the Lions, one of South Africa's top rugby teams, has announced a five-year sponsorship agreement.
Aerospace

Etihad Cargo achieved an all-time record in November when it carried 53,292 tonnes across its global network in one month.
Aerospace

Worldwide Airline Customer Relations Association (WACRA) chairperson and Gulf Air senior manager customer experience, Kavita S. Al Jassim, along with WACRA board members and delegates from over fifty airlines recently participated in the 2014 WACRA Conference held in Auckland, hosted by Air New Zealand.
Aerospace