Aerospace

Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch
IT needs commercial vendors that understand the importance of cybersecurity on the ground as well as in space.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
U.S. Air Force eVTOL event; EHang plans E-port; Zipline fights COVID-19; Pipistrel measures DEP noise; Onera tests airship.
Aerospace

By Jen DiMascio
Lockheed Martin has won a $5.8 million contract to begin the first phase of satellite integration for Darpa’s Blackjack program, the company says
Defense

Boeing has pulled out of its $4.2 partnership deal with Embraer which was planned to give the American manufacturer a bigger stake in the narrowbody regional jet market and develop new markets for the C-390 Millennium medium airlift and air mobility aircraft.
Aerospace

By Bill Carey
The police department of Westport, Connecticut, has decided that it will not test a “pandemic drone” designed to sense symptoms of COVID-19 after the
Advanced Air Mobility

MOOG AIRCRAFT CONTROLS earned $34.7m in 1Q20 (vs $27.1m in 1Q19) on 6% higher sales, based on 13% higher military aircraft sales, including 14% higher
Aerospace

This webinar took place April 24, 2020 and was sponsored by Siemens As the world grapples with COVID-19, great minds continue work on technologies
Aerospace

By Kurt Hofmann
Lufthansa Technik has launched a new service in response to the surge in demand for cargo services since the COVID-19 crisis has grounded the vast
Maintenance & Training

By Irene Klotz
The first crewed flight test in NASA’s Commercial Crew Program is targeted for a May 27 launch.
Space Symposium

By Sean Broderick
Boeing has tapped Mark Jenks to lead a new Airplane Programs organization that the company expects to ensure both consistency and efficiency throughout its core commercial aircraft production efforts—one of several changes announced by the company’s leadership aimed at aligning similar businesses.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Maxim Pyadushkin
Russia’s S7 Group has shelved its Sea Launch space program, the group’s owner Vladislav Filev confirmed.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Encouraged by progress in the Commercial Crew program, NASA should nonetheless expand planning for staffing the International Space Station long-term to provide options, NASA’s safety oversight panel said on April 23.
Space Symposium

STS AVIATION SERVICES is producing non-medical face masks and face shields, medical gowns, scrubs, patient curtains, aircraft seat blockers, aircraft
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
China’s EHang has partnered with the city of Hezhou in Guangxi province to build the first dedicated vertiport for its autonomous air vehicles.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bradley Perrett
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has said it will suspend its production for the Boeing 787 program for up to 10 days in May.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
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Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Airbus nudges the RACER first flight to the fourth quarter of 2021, citing program management complexity for the high-speed rotorcraft.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
Airbus has begun using an “e-Delivery” remote process for aircraft handovers as a way to ensure health and safety amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A on April 22 to deliver a seventh batch of the company’s Starlink communications satellites into low Earth orbit.
Commercial Space

By Michael Bruno
Rarely have production-rate changes been so highly anticipated as the expected news from Boeing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Italian aircraft-interiors specialist Aviointeriors has unveiled two social-distancing seat designs, aimed at safeguarding against COVID-19 contamination, which could be available within a short time frame.
Aircraft & Propulsion

PLATAINE was selected by Muskogee Technology, AL to provide an IIoT manufacturing solution to include material shelf-life management system for time
Aerospace

RwandAir has resumed cargo flights to Guangzhou, China, after a suspension of passenger flights in March due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Aerospace

Ethiopian Airlines completed the flight and delivery of the second-round shipments of life saving medical supplies to fight COVID-19 donated by Jack Ma to all African countries.
Aerospace

By Michael Bruno
Boeing is reorganizing top managers and their duties, the company said late April 21, in what is the first headquarters overhaul under relatively new CEO and president David Calhoun.
Aircraft & Propulsion