Aerospace

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets in May showing a slight improvement in the air cargo market, although African airlines post smallest cargo contraction.

General Atomics has demonstrated the first launch and control of small, air-dropped UAS from an MQ-1C.

AAR agreed to sell commercial/military aerospace composites business at Clearwater, FL/Scaramento, CA to AE OpCo III; deal is not core to AAR’s

Mining lunar ice could rein in the cost of future human cislunar space activities as well as expeditions to Mars, according to proponents.

Ask the Editors: Aviation Week data shows the U.S. military operates about three times as many manned aircraft as the Chinese military.

Patrick Schoenhoff to Technical Director and General Manager-St. Louis and Baldwin Park Repair Facilities of AMETEK AMERON.

AIRBUS has completed its Autonomous Taxi, Take-Off and Landing (ATTOL) project. It achieved autonomous taxiing, take-off/landing of a commercial

MAC AERO INTERIORS was approved by Airbus to produce interior components (initially A380 literature pockets) at Tallinn.

THYSSENKRUPP AEROSPACE, Germany was selected by Hyundai WIA to provide materials and global supply chain support for production of Korea Utility

BOEING received FAA approval to begin flight testing the 737 MAX; re-certification of aircraft is expected by end of 2020.

To mitigate disruption, leaders have swiftly embraced new ways of working and deployed digital productivity tools.

Rolls progresses electric propulsion; ZeroAvia flies electric in UK; Terrafugia unveils eVTOL; and Electra.aero builds team.

Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo soared over its new home base near Las Cruces, New Mexico, on June 25, completing the second glide flight since relocating from the company’s manufacturing and test hub in Mojave, California.

Plans to establish a vertical-launch spaceport in Northern Scotland have been approved by local authorities, a significant milestone for the project.

This webinar took place June 26, 2020. As it deals with fallout from the COVID-19 crisis, Airbus must define a plan to lower production over the

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Fuel cells may be more suited to smaller commercial aircraft, while larger ones would retain turbine engines.

Face it: you don’t really know your supply chain. Even when times were good in A&D manufacturing, regular deliveries required repeated heroics. Now

NASA is looking into flying astronauts and other personnel aboard commercial suborbital spacecraft such as those in development by Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin.

SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS was selected by Virgin Hyperloop as partner to include its engineers, fabricators, builders, supply chain, certification experts

NXTCOMM, GA developed low-cost high-capacity, flat-panel satellite antenna for commercial/defense aviation; it uses standard PCB manufacturing

Ask the Editors: As Congress plans to open up radio spectrum, a question remains over the protection of the GPS frequency band.

Maxar Technologies will buy out joint venture (JV) partner Saab’s interest in its satellite-based three-dimensional (3D) data and analytics boutique Vricon, as revamped Maxar looks to double down on Earth observation services.

JET SHADES, FL developed tinted windshield panels for 737 cockpit to protect crew from UV radiation glare and solar energy.

AVTECH SWEDEN extended its NowCast Descent service agreement with Southwest through June 2021; pricing model was changed from a fixed price to a per