Aerospace

An Ariane 5 rocket carrying the second Northrop Grumman Mission Extension Vehicle along with U.S. and Japanese telecommunications satellites successfully lifted off from Kourou, French Guiana, late Aug. 15.

China’s EHang is to launch an urban air mobility trial in Linz, Austria, the first operation of its kind in Europe.

AIRBUS VENTURES, CA has secured investment commitments from Development Bank of Japan (DBJ), Mitsubishi UFJ Lease and Fuyo General Lease Co. (FGL) for

The advanced air mobility market is beginning to differentiate by manufacturer, by mission and by timing.

Readers write about NASA’s Mars 2020 mission, Japan’s Aegis Ashore plan and Boeing’s midmarket airplane strategy.

NATIONAL AERONAUTIC ASSOCIATION (NAA) is awarding USAF-Boeing X-37B team with the 2019 Robert J. Collier Trophy.

AVIATION WEEK NETWORK revised its forecast and now projects worldwide delivery of 16,900 commercial aircraft (33,900 engines) over next 10 years, down

NASA has awarded New York State’s FAA-designated unmanned aircraft systems test site an $897,000 task order to research automation technology for vertiport operations.

Ask the Editors: Chinese military aircraft could benefit from Western engine technology, but there is a limit to what can be leveraged.

ROLLS-ROYCE resumed ground testing of its low-emissions technology on its ALECSys (Advanced Low Emissions Combustion System) demonstrator engine.

Raul Villaron to Vice President of Asia Pacific, based in Singapore, of Embraer Commercial Aviation.

Mark Neely to Vice President of The Americas, based in Fort Lauderdale, of Embraer Commercial Aviation.

Martyn Holmes to Chief Commercial Officer of Embraer Commercial Aviation, Brazil.

ARCH GLOBAL PRECISION, MI acquired CLING'S AEROSPACE, Tempe, AZ, which manufactures complex 4-/5-axis machined parts, custom-fabricated tubes

HANSAIR-HYPERCOAT GROUP was approved by Alglas, UK as distributor in Latin America (in addition to US, Europe, Asia and South Africa) for its aircraft

VOLGA-DNEPR TECHNICS MOSCOW AVIATION TRAINING CENTRE has EASA approval for 777-200/300 (GE90) type training to B1 and B2 categories.

The FAA has awarded $3.29 million in grants to its unmanned aircraft systems center of excellence, a coalition led by Mississippi State University.

MAGELLAN AEROSPACE had C$6.1m net income in 2Q20 (vs $21.7m in 2Q19) on 38.6% lower revenues; it has C$61.7m cash.

DAC INTERNATIONAL has relocated its headquarters to Chatsworth, CA from Austin, TX and its inventory warehouse to Miramar, FL from Livermore, CA.

Japanese electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing start-up SkyDrive is looking at launching an air taxi service in 2023 in either Osaka or Tokyo, with initial flights over the sea, CEO Tomohiro Fukuzawa said in an interview with the Japan Times.

CAE lost C$110.6m in first quarter ended June 30 (vs C$61.5m net income a year ago) on 33% lower revenues; Civil Aviation Training Solutions lost C$97

COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT INTERIORS, WA booked order from an unidentified airline customer to supply eight crew rest units.

Israeli company Percepto says its Sparrow small unmanned aircraft system for industrial applications now features an integral parachute that meets FAA requirements.

Organisers of Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) have released details on the new Business Jet Interiors Zone.

Textron Aviation has been awarded a contract by ATI Engineering Services for two multi-mission Cessna Grand Caravan EX aircraft for the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) in support of the African Partnership Flight initiative.