Aerospace

Transport Canada has granted geomatics company MVT Geo-solutions permission to fly drones beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) of an operator to perform powerline inspections in Alma, Quebec.

SEAMLESS AIR ALLIANCE, CA issued Seamless Release 2.0 that defines standards for designing/building OpenIFC (inflight connectivity) products.

EMBRAER delivered 21 business jets (19 Phenoms/two Praetors) in 3Q20 vs 27 (15 Phenoms/five Legacy/seven Praetors) in 3Q19.

EMBRAER delivered seven E-Jets in 3Q20 vs 17 in 3Q19, and ended quarter with backlog of 307 E-Jets (151 E2s).

LOCKHEED MARTIN posted $1.7b net income on $16.5b sales in 3Q20 vs $1.6b on $15.2b in 3Q19, and delivered 34 aircraft (31 F-35s) and 22 helicopters vs

Satellite network operators Inmarsat and Hughes Network Systems announced a “strategic collaboration” on Oct. 20 to provide in-flight connectivity designed for commercial airlines in North America.

U.S. drone start-up Volansi announced on Oct. 20 that it is testing the delivery of temperature-controlled medicines in North Carolina with pharmaceutical company Merck.

While public investors avoid A&D as effects of COVID-19 ripple across industry, private equity is rushing in.

With the arrival of 60 more Starlink satellites into orbit on Oct. 18 and another 60 due to launch this week, SpaceX intends to roll out public trials of its high-speed internet service before year’s end.

AERSALE increased its financial outlook for 2020 (to adjusted EBITDA of $48m-$52m from $41.7m) and 2021 (to >$53.9m); current outlook does not reflect

BAA TRAINING VIETNAM was certified to provide Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT). It also has two A320 full-flight simulators.

ROLLS-ROYCE priced bond offering of three tranches of senior unsecured notes to raise gross proceeds of about £2b.

Ask the Editors: Comac’s C919 is unlikely to appear in the airline fleets of developed economies in the next few years.

British start-up Stratospheric Platforms is developing a hydrogen fuel cell-powered, high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned air system (UAS) that could provide cellular connectivity to remote areas.

Kawasaki’s compound; Rolls’ eVTOL rig; ADAC OKs multicopters; Aerion’s eSTOL linkup; Eve for UAM; and Compact rotary power.

Data link and ADS-B will be instrumental for improved European air traffic management, but key countries are late in implementation.

Here is a look at some of the commercially developed and operated hardware on the International Space Station.

South Korean wireless communication provider SK Telecom is to establish a mobility business unit, and a joint venture with Uber, with urban air mobility as a future target market.

Ask the Editors: A failed joint venture around the C-390 has left doubt about future collaboration between Boeing and Embraer.

The partnership will develop aviation-compatible fuel-cell stacks, beginning with the delivery this year of stacks and a customized test rig.

AIR COVERS, UK booked order to provide environmental protective covers for 147 RAF Typhoon aircraft; first 50 have been delivered.

ALTITUDE AEROSPACE, Canada was selected by Potez Aéronautique to support engineering development of three composite doors for Eviation's Alice all

For suppliers and servicers, China’s aviation recovery compared with depression elsewhere creates a dilemma: Run to China or run away?

Take a closer look at the ISS and a review some highlights of its development as recorded in Aviation Week’s archives.

Certification standards we use for human pilots could also be applied to artificial intelligence.