Aerospace

Startup Eta Space is to demonstrate technologies for propellant depots in space under a NASA contract to build a test payload for launch into low Earth orbit in late 2023 on a Rocket Lab Photon satellite.

Sierra Nevada Corp.’s (SNC) commercial space enterprise plans to land, service, and launch the company’s winged reusable Dream Chaser from Cape Canaveral on cargo missions to the International Space Station.

Scottish fuel-cell specialist Hy-Hybrid Energy is working with an undisclosed partner on a hybrid-electric propulsion system for aircraft that combines a gas turbine with a battery and a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) that operates on jet fuel.

As aircraft and propulsion developers look to electrical systems operating at kilovolt levels, Safran has teamed with a pyrotechnics specialist to develop an ultrafast method of shutting down high-power networks before electric arcing can cause potentially catastrophic damage.

European engineering services company AKKA Technologies is to assist French startup Aura Aero with development of its planned 19-seat Electric Regional Aircraft and Integral E electric aerobatic aircraft.

Gulf Air has operated two cargo-only flights, delivering 300,000 doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine from China and 100,000 doses of Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine from the Russian Federation.

Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX), World Travel Catering & Onboard Services Expo (WTCE) and Passenger Experience Conference (PEC) will transition to a virtual event in 2021, taking place September 14 – 16.

Lufthansa is celebrating its 45th anniversary in Dubai with a special anniversary promotion.

Three Qatar Airways Cargo Boeing 777 freighters departed on Sunday to India carrying approximately 300 tonnes of medical supplies from around the world to support COVID-19 relief efforts.

Boeing has announced a $10 million emergency assistance package for India to support the country's response to the current surge in COVID-19 cases.

Gulfstream Aerospace has delivered a special missions Gulfstream G550 to the Israeli Air Force to support and enhance their mission-critical surveillance operations.

In the midst of the worst crisis in the airline industry’s history, Dubai-based DAE Aerospace has turned in a strong set of figures for the year.

COVID-19 has pushed sustainability and emissions reduction higher up the aviation agenda–and highlighted the need for further action.

The slow pace of Leonardo’s AW609 program has not benefited from the global pandemic.

ZeroAvia testbed crash; Lufthansa deploys riblets; MightyFly’s autonomous logistics; Wingcopter’s triple drop; Hydrogen startup funding.

Satellite inspection service provider HEO Robotics has partnered with Australian in-space transportation startup Space Machines to launch an on-orbit inspection camera in 2022.