Aerospace

The Fourth African Symposium on Human Factors and Aviation Safety (ASHFAS 2019) and the Fourteenth Ergonomics Society of South African Conference (ESSA 2019) industry tour de force event will this year be held from 27-29 August 2019 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.

The MEBAA Show Morocco is the only dedicated business aviation event in north Africa – and its growing popularity reflects market demand.

Bye and Oxis team on batteries; Wright tests hybrid propulsion; TsAGI’s next-gen regional; DLR’s cargo autogyro; AFRL flies autonomy; DARPA backs flow control.

Gulfstream Aerospace has received a 2019 Business Intelligence Group (BIG) Innovation Award for the advanced technology introduced on the high- performing Gulfstream G500.

More than 1,000 people were killed and property destroyed as two cyclones tore through southern and eastern Africa in March and April. Humphrey Nkonde reports.

Uber remains the driving force behind urban air mobility, focusing its efforts on removing barrier as momentum continues to build.

South African based Denel has initiated several forensic investigations into alleged fraud and misappropriation of funds conducted by its previous management, and this will soon result in legal actions to recover losses.

Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk family helicopters have been used in Africa for several decades, with military operators including Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia. Commercial operators, however, were non-existent… with one exception. Erwan de Cherisey reports.

A multinational European industry and academic team is in the final preparations for test runs of the first fully superconducting motor prototype.

Embraer delivered a total of 51 jets in the second quarter of 2019 (2Q19), of which 26 were commercial aircraft and 25 were executive jets (19 light and 6 large).

Leveraging Europe’s long-running Lapcat program, Stratofly is taking sustainable hypersonic commercial transport research to the next level.

XTI picks Catalyst; Continental joins VerdeGo; Vision-assisted autoland; Archinaut makes in space; Sunlight powers LightSail 2

As electric technology advances, carriers partner with industry to explore its viability and likely effects on the airline business.

A French delegation led by French Minister of economy and finance, Bruno Le Maire, visited Ethiopian Airlines this week.

An industry task force recommends the FAA and Transport Canada expedite drone remote identification requirements.

The pressure is on the low-boom supersonic demonstrator and the stakes are high.

Machine learning that can explain its predictions is a key to enabling use of artificial intelligence in safety-critical applications.

Airbus UK’s Bird of Prey concept will never fly, but may inspire more unconventional approaches to future aircraft design.

Engineering services company Akka pursues modular aircraft concept as way to develop workforce skills and technology knowhow.

By using end-to-end processes for aerostructures that take advantage of simulation throughout the product lifecycle, manufacturers have found they are able to deliver innovative products on time and with predictable performance. This has enabled them to reduce model preparation time, shorten design-analysis iterations, evaluate tradeoffs across multiple disciplines, streamline development for on-time delivery and improve the quality of designs.

Karem releases Butterfly; Spain joins eVTOL club; Ampaire targets GA; Japan’s Moonbus; Swedish drone deliveries.

UK study and investment spur new interest in Mach 5 flight.

Predictive maintenance helps organizations remain agile by providing the information they need to make fast decisions related to machine performance.

Mitsubishi’s purchase of Bombardier’s regional jet business gives it an existing support network. Superjet experience is a cautionary tale.

UK startup Vertical Aerospace sees Honeywell fly-by-wire as a differentiator in crowded eVTOL market.