Aerospace

“The drone industry accomplishes great missions, yet the infrastructure to dock, charge, host and control multiple drones is almost nonexistent,” says the CEO of accelerator EVA.

As part of its efforts to restructure its business, exit from non-core entities and find new markets for its defence and high-tech products and services, Denel is currently at an advanced stage to exit and wind up its aerostructures manufacturing business.

The design is for a considerable aircraft with a span of 16 m. But funding is needed.

Companies such as Teledyne, TransDigm and Heico are leading a breed of A&D players with “horizontal” external growth strategies and impressive track records.

Norway electrifies; Boom slips; repairing satellites; GoFly unfinished; Joby flies for NASA; fluidic propulsion.

Kallman Worldwide has signed a partnership with Saudi International Airshow 2021 to strengthen the show’s American industry presence through their USA Partnership Pavilion.

A report commissioned by the Norwegian government recommends Norway should be a driving force in the development, testing and early implementation of electrified aircraft.

The Shetland Islands airfield of Scatsta is to close following the renewal of a major North Sea offshore oil and gas support contract.

A independent team that analyzed software errors during the debut flight test of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner recommended 61 actions that Boeing and NASA should take before the capsule flies again.

TODS AEROSPACE, UK has been placed into Administration.

AIRBUS is reportedly gauging customer interest for an A350 Freighter.

BÖLLHOFF GROUP, Germany has acquired ownership interest in France's GILLIS AEROSPACE (fastener manufacturer).

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets in April showing that demand dropped 27.7% compared to the same period in 2019 - the sharpest fall ever recorded.

Government funding to play a key role as industry looks to apply electric propulsion technology to larger aircraft.

Key helicopter programs to protect new UK carriers are behind schedule, so race is on to get them ready for the first deployment.

Commercial orbital debris mitigation services are on the horizon, but operators will expect low costs.

Elon Musk startled an Air Force audience by declaring fighters dead, but his opinion isn’t far off current acquisition strategy.

Triton production halted; Maxar sees geospatial services growth: FAA certifies training simulator and issues with nuclear modernization.

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

Aircraft manufacturers and suppliers widely expect the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis to result in a short, sharp shock to the air transport sector, but nothing disruptive yet to their business models, according to comments made during the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s 2020 Aviation Summit.

Ahead of flying its privately owned habitat to the International Space Station, Houston startup Axiom Space has signed a contract with SpaceX to ferry three fare-paying tourists and a professional commander to the station as early as June 2021.

AIRBUS delivered 55 aircraft (four A220s; three A320ceos; 37 A320neos; two A330s; nine A350s) in February 2020 vs 49 (three A220s; nine A320ceos; 27

As Rocket Lab prepares for its 12th launch from New Zealand, one of its Electron rockets arrived at the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, where the

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has eleased data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in cargo tonne kilometers decreased by 3.3% in January 2020, compared to the same period in 2019. However, African cargo see an increase in demand of 6.8%

A panel of experts working across Africa’s aviation sector have underlined the call for multilateral engagement to achieve sustainability during the fifth Aviation Africa summit taking place this week in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.