Aerospace

Rocket Lab will attempt a controlled ocean splashdown and recovery of the Electron small satellite launcher earmarked for flight next month, the company said on Oct. 19.

Boeing is nearing the end of a winding technical analysis of a valve problem that scotched plans for an uncrewed orbital flight test of its CST-100 Starliner spacecraft in August.

The European Space Agency and UK air navigation service provider NATS are exploring whether 5G cellular communications technology could help to provide a resilient positioning capability for uncrewed air systems.

ACR ELECTRONICS says it has secured key contracts with two of the three largest commercial aircraft manufacturers to supply its new distress tracking

CPaT GLOBAL, Houston was selected by Malaysia's Raya Airways to provide distance learning solutions for 737 and 767 initial/recurrent pilot training.

The UK has laid out its plan to become a net-zero society with grand designs on how to reduce the carbon impact of aviation.

H.I.G. REALITY PARTNERS has acquired SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LOGISTICS CENTER, Victorville (seven properties/3.4m sq ft) in an off-market transaction.

JETTAINER extended its ULD management/maintenance contract with SWISS; deal includes replacing >650 older AKE containers with new lightweight ULDs.

European engineering services company Akka Technologies has unveiled its concept for a zero-emission regional aircraft.

Aircraft finance and asset management company Amedeo has entered a strategic partnership with Aura Aero that includes a letter of intent to purchase 200 of the French startup’s planned 19-seat ERA hybrid-electric regional aircraft.

Backed by Chinese electric car maker XPeng, startup HT Aero has reached agreement to raise more than $500 million to develop an integrated flying and driving vehicle.

GKN Aerospace has opened its new Global Technology Center (GTC), which will prepare the technologies to help the company build components for the next generation of fuel-efficient aircraft.

Two different approaches to reaching 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) use in aircraft have been tested in flight.

Safran has begun producing Arriel 2E helicopter engines in Texas to support the U.S. Army’s purchase of the B-model UH-72 Lakota helicopter.

A central tenet of Uber’s Elevate vision for urban aerial ride sharing was that this is commercial air transport—aircraft owned by airlines and flown by professional pilots plying between vertiports.

Oman Air has won Middle East's Leading Airline, Middle East's Leading Airline: Customer Experience, and Middle East's Leading Airline: Economy Class at the prominent World Travel Awards 2021, voted for by air travellers based on their own experiences.

Saudia Group is extending further support to the development of national tourism and entertainment programmes as a Strategic Partner and the Official Carrier of Riyadh Season 2021.

As Premier Partner and Official Airline of Expo 2020 Dubai, Emirates is enhancing the benefits that SMEs stand to gain from visiting the largest themed event taking place in Dubai.

Diamond e-trainer; Cyclorotor lifts off; VoloDrone in a truck; Fuel-cell test site; and Airflow power options.

Congressional behavior, midterm elections, new technologies and rising startup companies are likely to drive change in the 2020s.

As sharing and analyzing data is proving increasingly effective, Airbus intends to build on the momentum and grow in services.

Despite unprecedented fiscal pressures, Boeing says continuing ecoDemonstrator support is investing in the future as sustainability takes center stage.