Aerospace

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.

Upgrades are underway for carrier aircraft as Stratolaunch prepares to offer hypersonic test capability from 2022 onward.

Rolls-Royce confirms that video of an electric vertical takeoff and landing tiltwing vehicle undergoing tests at Cranfield, England, is the company’s ground research test rig for future electric and hybrid electric aircraft.

Honeywell has acquired assets from Ballard Unmanned Systems, a manufacturer of hydrogen fuel cells used to power unmanned aircraft systems.

GE AVIATION was selected by AirAsia Group to provide its Network Operations Insights (NOI) software to help reduce flight disruption impacts.

The Streamlined Launch and Reentry Licensing Requirements final rule allows commercial space operators to acquire a single license to conduct multiple launches from multiple sites.

Having incubated Embraer’s involvement in the nascent urban air mobility (UAM) market since 2017, the Brazilian manufacturer’s EmbraerX innovation unit has spun off Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions as an independent company.

Urban air mobility and drone traffic management share the same technology pillars but will occupy different layers of airspace.

University research parks help startups learn business and develop innovative technologies as well as the next generation of leaders.

AEREOS, TX demonstrated that its built-in antimicrobial high-touch aircraft interior parts are 99% effective against odor and stain causing microbes.

TESTIA (Airbus) unveiled enhanced version of NDTkit UT diagnosis software for testing raw materials or components manufacturing.

AIRBUS received EASA certification for A330-900 with 251-tonne MTOW.

Stockholm is planning to make investments in the planned launch site, near Kiruna in the north of the country, that would enable smallsat launch as early as 2022.