Aerospace

Propulsion testbed prepared for flight in UK as work begins on first application.

With plans to operate as well as produce its electric air taxis, German startup Lilium has unveiled its thinking on modular vertiports that could start small, but scale up quickly as the market takes off.

German aerospace center DLR is founding four new research institutes focused on synthetic fuels, low-emission propulsion and electric aviation.

VELO3D released process for additively manufacturing engine parts using Hastelloy X nickel-based alloy, suitable for the laser powder-bed fusion

NESTE delivered its first batch of sustainable aviation fuel to San Francisco International Airport via pipeline for airline use.

The sponsors of a global student contest to virtually design small lunar race cars have chosen four winners.

Dnata has donated three pieces of cargo handling equipment to Dubai-based International Humanitarian City (IHC) to support the organisation in facilitating rapid relief and first responses to crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic.

ALTA and EMBRY-RIDDLE signed MOU to lay groundwork for development of education programs and research initiatives in Latin America and Caribbean.

HANSAIR LOGISTICS, CA was named by The Copper Company as distributor of its reusable face masks (with microparticles with anti-viral properties) for

Ask the Editors: The French government and France’s Big Four aerospace manufacturers partner up to infuse ailing suppliers with capital.

Yannick Assouad to Executive Vice President-Avionics of Thales, Paris; Gil Michielin is retiring.

BOEING announced the resignation of Niel Golightly as SVP-Communications over controversy caused by letter he wrote in 1987 claiming women should not

FACC, Austria was added to Boeing's Premier Bidder Program (for work).

BARFIED (AFI KLM E&M) was selected by On Target Spray Systems, OR as distributor for its electrostatic cart for disinfecting aircraft interiors

STRATA (Mubadala) delivered its 100th shipset of assembled carbon fiber A350-900 inboard flaps out of its facility in Nibras Al Ain Aerospace Park

AIRMED INTERNATIONAL was designated by the International Assistance Group (IAG) as an Accredited Service Provider.

AIRBALTIC secured approval from European Commission for €250m equity investment from Latvian Govt to combat COVID-19.

BOEING announced second round of layoffs affecting 1,030 employees, increasing total to 10,500.

MTU AERO ENGINES plans to reduce its workforce by 10-15% by end of 2021 as result of impact from COVID-19 pandemic.

ROLLS-ROYCE says it is in early stages of reviewing a range of potential options to strengthen its balance sheet and to position itself for post-COVID

ATR completed CAAC certification test flight of ATR 42-600 at Toulouse; it says aircraft would help regional market in China where 164 airports only

PREMIUM AEROTEC commenced production (first metal cut) at Augsburg, Germany of first Rear Center Tank (RCT) for Airbus A321XLR; RCT structure is

The Emirates Airline Foundation has used a staggering 132 million Skywards Miles to positively impact the lives and livelihoods of more than 90,000 people, mainly children, living in some of the most impoverished communities worldwide.

Alexandre de Juniac, IATA’sdDirector general and CEO, has spoken at the IATA media briefing on COVID-19.

Niel Golightly resigned on July 2 as Boeing’s chief communications officer after an employee complained about his 1987 article in the Naval Institute’s Proceedings journal that argued against allowing women to serve in combat.