Aerospace

Ask the Editors: The certification campaign may be long and expensive, but most of the development money has been spent.

The space launch ambitions of the Shetland Islands have been given an additional boost with investment from a Scottish conservation fund, but the cash injection appears to have prompted a war of words between competing space ports.

Measurements of ocean heights provide real-time indication of Earth’s changing climate.

Astral Aviation, a member of The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) and Pharma.Aero, has announced that it is ready to support the distribution of the recently discovered COVID-19 vaccines across its scheduled network of 15 Destinations within Africa and a further 50 destinations.

As aero suppliers struggle with the worst downturn ever and the market share shifts from Boeing to Airbus, should suppliers shift, too?

In bringing back samples, Chang’e 5 will demonstrate technology that China will need for sending people to the Moon.

CAE agreed to acquire TRU SIMULATION + TRAINING CANADA, Montreal (full flight simulators) from Textron for US$40m.

THYSSENKRUPP AEROSPACE and THYSSENKRUPP MATERIALS SERVICES were selected by Tokyo-based MinebeaMitsumi to supply raw material to produce aircraft

A French startup has unveiled plans to develop a hybrid-electric light aircraft as a step towards a hydrogen-fueled six-seat regional aircraft.

Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services has launched Trans-Pacific routes, extending from Incheon to Atlanta via Anchorage effective 09 Nov 2020.

SpaceX has marked its 100th Falcon 9 launch with a record seventh reflight of a first-stage booster, a mission that increased the company’s burgeoning Starlink broadband network to more than 950 satellites.

A human pilot dogfighting against an AI-controlled adversary takes the step from virtual simulation to live flight.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has issued its draft parameters for clearing the Boeing 737 MAX to fly again, adding flight crew procedures and performance limitations to the FAA’s requirements.

GENESIS PARK ACQUISITION completed $150m IPO (Jefferies as sole bookrunner) to launch special purpose company to deploy capital into the aerospace

EMBRAER says it is in active discussions with (unidentified) potential partners to develop a new regional turboprop.

TRANSDIGM GROUP agreed to acquire COBHAM AERO CONNECTIVITY, UK (antennas/radios) for $965m.

BII.AERO, UK acquired stock of A320 Family galley inserts, supplemented by a large consignment from a major European airline, totaling >1,700 line

EASA is expected to clear 737 MAX to re-enter service in mid-January; parameters include adding stick-shaker circuit breaker deactivation to emergency

AMENTUM, MD acquired DYNCORP INTL, VA to create a single mission critical support services company (SPNWS; Oct 2).

This webinar took place November 24, 2020. The FAA’s approval for the Boeing 737 MAX to fly again ends a long, dark chapter in the evolving story of

Aircraft Towing Systems World Wide is building a prototype of its fuel-saving electric towing system.

Following up on a pilot program to assess the value of commercially provided weather-forecast data, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded data-purchase contracts to GeoOptics and Spire Global.

The FAA on Nov. 23 released proposed airworthiness criteria for four small unmanned aircraft systems, bringing to 10 the number of drones that are positioned to earn design approvals from the agency.

A week after sending its first space taxi to the International Space Station for NASA, SpaceX launched the flagship Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite into orbit to join spacecraft collecting key data for tracking climate change.

3M and SAFRAN CABIN, CA teamed to develop new materials for 2021 to enhance cleaning and protection features of aircraft cabin equipment and provide