Aerospace

By Bradley Perrett, Jens Flottau
Faced with massive cost pressures during the COVID-19 crisis, Mitsubishi cuts back on regional jet investment.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Lee Hudson, Irene Klotz
The U.S. military continues to expand the operational envelope of its X-37B robotic spaceplanes amid the COVID-19 crisis.
Space

Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.
Aerospace

By Michael Bruno
Companies across the board are slashing costs, preserving cash, and trying to adjust to a new normal after the novel coronavirus throttled down
Check 6 with Accenture

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

By Jen DiMascio
The satellite operator Intelsat announced May 13 that it has declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy as part of a financial restructuring to free up liquidity and continue operations while it awaits repayment from the government from an auction of C-band spectrum.
Space

By Graham Warwick
The UK has launched the second phase of a £300 million ($366 million) challenge to develop a novel aviation system enabling safe operation of new types of aircraft including delivery drones, urban air taxis and electric regional aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Bill Carey
House Republicans have stepped up a campaign spearheaded by U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to ground the drones that Chinese manufacturer DJI has loaned or donated to local police departments to support their response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Startups look set to keep up the pace of electric propulsion development as aviation recovers from COVID-19.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Ask the Editors: Low-energy nuclear reactions, compact fusion reactors and advanced small modular reactors are among concepts being tested.
Emerging Technologies

COBALT AEROSPACE was selected by GVH Aerospace to manufacture AeroStretcher Mk IV system for COVID-19 medical transfers in UK.
Aerospace

EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY reached agreement with GE Aviation to access to its flight data analytics platform for students/faculty.
Aerospace

By Tony Osborne
Boeing and the UK Civil Aviation Authority are to work together on developing requirements for beyond-visual-line-of-sight unmanned flight operations as a steppingstone toward a future mobility ecosystem.
Aircraft & Propulsion

BOEING signeda MOU to investigate and test innovations for aviation industry in a safe/controlled environment under UK CAA's Innovation Sandbox
Aerospace

By Bill Carey
The Senate Armed Services Committee recently met to consider a bewildering decision by the FCC to OK the building of a low-power, ground-based network for 5G cellular and Internet of Things data services that opponents say could interfere with GPS receivers.
Space

By Jefferson Morris
Listen to your experts, listen to your vehicle, and expect the unexpected. That’s the advice a panel of human spaceflight veterans has for SpaceX as the company prepares for its landmark Demo-2 flight to the International Space Station (ISS) later this month, which will restore the U.S. human orbital spaceflight capability lost after the 2011 retirement of the space shuttle.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Space situational awareness startup LeoLabs has launched the first automated collision-avoidance service for satellites.
Space

Rolls-Royce continues to ensure support for its global customer base by offering immersive Virtual Reality technology for customer training.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Electric propulsion has rekindled interest in short-takeoff-and-landing aircraft for regional transportation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
General Electric has shipped the first F414-100 engine to Lockheed Martin Skunk Works to power NASA’s X-59A QueSST low-boom supersonic flight
Aircraft & Propulsion

BOEING delivered six airliners (737NG; 777F; four 787s) in April 2020 vs 23 (nine 737NGs; one 747-8F; 777; 12 787s) in April 2019. It recorded no
Aerospace

MAROTTA CONTROLS launched upgrade project to expand its acceptance and qualification testing capabilities at its 125,000 sq ft facility in Montville
Aerospace

MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES says its Aircraft, Defense & Space unit lost ¥208.7b for year ended March 31 (vs ¥28.2b loss a year ago) on 4% higher
Aerospace

By Sean Broderick
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada expanded its “simplified package freighter” conversion program to its legacy Dash 8s, announcing Transport Canada approval and a launch customer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Turboprop manufacturer ATR enjoyed a significant increase in orders in 2019 and believes that the regional market will be one of the first to recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aircraft & Propulsion