Aerospace

AIRBORNE TRAINING SERVICES, OH was formed by ATSG to provide 757/767 and 777 pilot training using flight simulators provided by Avenger Flight Group.

AERO PRECISION/KELLSTROM DEFENSE adopted ALLCLEAR as new name.

THE AIRLINE MONITOR is forecasting delivery of 11,334 CFM-powered commercial aircraft over next 10 years (2020-2029); 5,912 aircraft will be delivered

EXECUTIVE JET SUPPORT, UK purchased ex-Eurowings ATR 42-300QC (158) for part out by PASCAN AVIATION, Canada.

DLR, Germany and MTU AERO ENGINES signed MOU to develop hydrogen-powered fuel cell propulsion system using a Dornier 228 as flight demonstrator.

NUST MISIS, Russia has developed method for reinforcing nanofibers in silicon carbide to increase its fracture toughness by 1.5 times to expand its

CTT SYSTEMS announced that it has put development of its Anti-Fuselage-Condensation system for line-fit on A320 Family on hold after Airbus removed

Shawn Trogdon to Chief Executive Officer of Wencor Group, Atlanta; Chris Curtis is retiring.

Planned flight trials at FAA-designated UAS test sites in New York and Virginia will evaluate remote-identification technologies to track drones from the ground in increasingly complex traffic environments.

Following their successful Demo-2 test flight, NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than Oct. 23 for the first operational commercial launch of astronauts to the International Space Station.

Qatar Airways has signed a multi-year sponsorship agreement with Club Africain of Tunisia.

UK talks up FlyZero; JAXA’s low-boom breakthrough; EHang air taxi in Austria; VerdeGo runs hybrid; and SkyDrive aims for 2023.

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.