Aerospace

British satellite launcher firm Skyrora has undertaken a full static fire test of its Skylark-L rocket, the first test of this scale since the UK’s Black Arrow program 50 years ago.

“Ike” Eisenhower’s Connie is the only privately-owned former Air Force One saved from the scrap heap

Ask the Editors: Instead of the mature horizontal model of today’s engine market, electric propulsion has been vertically integrated.

Four launches will reduce risk for key technologies behind DARPA’s Blackjack autonomous LEO constellation demonstration.

The latest internet entrepreneurs to put money into UAM hope to set their company apart with a safe, quiet low-cost vehicle.

NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley landed at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 20 for final preparations ahead of launch next week to test SpaceX’s Crew Dragon system.

A new study suggests that most operators disregarded the FAA’s system for authorizing drone flights in controlled airspace when flying near a large central Florida airport.

Boeing, which was shut out of nearly $1 billion of NASA funding to develop human-class lunar landers, said it does not plan to protest the awards, which went to teams led by Blue Origin, Dynetics and SpaceX.

LOCKHEED MARTIN plans May 23 to begin alternate work schedule for F-35 production to meet a slower workflow from supplier delays due to COVID-19

ROLLS-ROYCE announced reorganization plan to save £1.3b per year, which includes reducing employment by >17% (9,000 of 52,000 total workers

The U.S. Commerce Department on May 19 released a long-awaited new rule for the export of remote sensing services.

Rolls-Royce announced this morning that it will lose up to 9,000 jobs as it addresses the change in demand following the collapse of the aviation industry due to Covid-19

Ask the Editors: Anything that lowers trip costs is a benefit to carriers right now, with a predicted shift to lower-capacity aircraft.

Among major trends COVID-19 is expected to spur in A&D manufacturing is the big will gobble up others or take back more work.

HENSOLDT has assembled world's first 10-year 3D printed circuit board using new dielectric polymer ink and conductive ink from NANO DIMENSION.

Two days before he was to chair the Flight Readiness Review for the SpaceX Demo-2 mission, marking the return of U.S. human orbital flight capability, NASA Associate Administrator Douglas Loverro is leaving the agency.

ELEMENT MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY was selected by Morf3D contract to provide materials testing at Huntington Beach, CA and by Honeywell to provide High

C&L AEROSPACE was selected by ACR ARTEX as distributor for its survival products (50 items) such as ELT batteries, ELTs, locator beacons and antennas

STRATA MANUFACTURING (aMubadala) and HONEYWELL teamed to produce N95 masks at Al Ain at rate of 30m per year.

AIRBUS opened new 5-station, 270,000 sq ft A220 final assembly hangar at Mobile, AL; first aircraft for JetBlue is due in 4Q20.

AIRBUS opened new 5-station, 270,000 sq ft A220 final assembly hangar at Mobile, AL; first aircraft for JetBlue is due in 4Q20.

THALES and ACSS were selected by SF Airlines to supply ADS-B equipment for retrofit on 59 freighter aircraft, including 17 737CLs, two 747-400Fs, 32

AEROX AVIATION OXYGEN SYSTEMS has been acquired by individual investor Scott E. Ashton.

Comair’s business rescue practitioners have held the first formal meetings with creditors and employees after the company entered business rescue on 5 May.

The coronavirus pandemic accelerates demonstration of BVLOS drone flights as the UK pushes for wider use of the technology.