Aerospace

ROLLS-ROYCE began manufacturing composite fan blades for UltraFan demonstrator; blades have a 140-inch diameter.
Aerospace

PRATT & WHITNEY has Korean Air order to supply PW1100G-JMs for up to 50 A321neos starting in 2021; it is also in discussions with Korean Air
Aerospace

AIRBUS unveiled MAVERIC blended wing body scale model technological demonstrator; it says design has potential to reduce fuel consumption by up-to 20%
Aerospace

JTC

JTC announced S$500m in new deals with GE Aviation, SIAEC, SAESL, AMETEK MRO, Pattonair and RLC Group (Singapore) for new facilities and an expansion
Aerospace

VELO3D, CA teamed with Honeywell to supply its Sapphire metal 3D printer to produce aircraft components; qualification process in Phoenix is underway.
Aerospace

BOEING began series of engineering flights of 737 MAX 7 with updated software; it estimates MAX ungrounding in mid-2020.
Aerospace

AIRBUS was authorized by Chinese Government to restart its Tianjin FAL and says it will gradually increase production.
Aerospace

Skylock, an anti-drone industry leader that provides solutions for governments, critical infrastructures and homeland security organizations, is featuring its Dronelock system for locating, detecting and neutralizing drones at Singapore Airshow 2020.
Singapore Airshow

WTM Virtual will host its first meeting of tourism with ministers from Israel, UAE and Bahrain since historic Abraham Accords signing.
Airports & Networks

Watch the news round up on TATV with Alan Peaford and Marcelle Nethersole in support of Day 4 of the Safety in African Aviation conference.
Aerospace

Watch the news round up on TATV with Alan Peaford and Marcelle Nethersole in support of Day 3 of the Safety in African Aviation conference.
Aerospace

Watch the news round up on TATV with Alan Peaford and Marcelle Nethersole in support of Day 2 of the Safety in African Aviation conference.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways has launched the world’s first Transition Sukuk and the first Sustainability-Linked financing in global aviation, under a Transition Finance Framework.
Aerospace

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Air Force must decide how to fill an aerial refueling shortfall exacerbated by KC-46 delays and an aging KC-10 fleet.
Defense

By Sean Broderick
Sessions are expected to focus on the MCAS and manual-trim operation.
Air Transport

By Guy Norris
As it becomes clearer that disruptive new airliner configurations will be one of the few ways of meeting the reduced emissions targets of the future, Airbus has revealed it is flight-testing a scaled blended wing body (BWB) technology demonstrator.
Air Transport

By Guy Norris
Details of the U.S. Navy’s new generation, electrically powered aircraft launch and recovery system, currently under test for the first time on the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) carrier, are visible in a large-scale model at the General Atomics booth at Singapore Airshow.
Defense

By Sean Broderick
Iran’s initial formal investigative update on the Jan. 8 downing of a Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 sheds little new information on the disaster and stops short of confirming what its government has admitted: anti-aircraft missiles fired at the aircraft, seemingly in error, brought it down.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Boeing's jet-powered MQ-25 will embark on aircraft carriers “to conduct aerial refueling as a primary mission and provide some ISR capability as a secondary mission,” according to fiscal 2021 Navy budget documents.
Defense

COLLINS plans to build 110,000 sq ft wheel/brake MRO and landing gear assembly facility at Fort Worth, TX. It is also investing $225m to expand carbon
Aerospace

By Ben Goldstein
ST Engineering told reporters at the Singapore Airshow that its newest converted Airbus freighter is expected to receive certification “either this month or next month.”
Singapore Airshow

Allison McKay to Chief Executive Officer of Women in Aviation International, West Alexandria, OH.
Aerospace

SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS decreased quarterly cash dividend to $0.01 per share of common stock to preserve liquidity during reduced 737 MAX production; it
Aerospace

By Bradley Perrett, Guy Norris
Boeing plans for the Airpower Teaming System drone to fly for the first time this year, aiming at the global defense market, with Australia as the potential launch customer.
Defense

By Mark Carreau
The rescheduled launch of Northrop Grumman’s 13th Cygnus re-supply mission to the International Space Station now is planned for no earlier than Feb. 13 at 4:06 p.m. EST.
Defense