Aerospace

Russian Helicopters holding company (part of Rostec State Corporation) is showcasing its modernised Mi-35P attack helicopter, a corporate version of the civilian multipurpose Ansat helicopter and a mobile service center for overhaul of Mi-8/17 helicopters, at the Russia-Africa Economic Forum currently being held in Sochi.

Cyber hardening, environmental sustainability, and development speed and cost are “grand challenges” facing the industry, a new study finds.

There have been no images or statements released, but growing evidence points to the existence of the stealthy RQ-180 and its use in regular front-line service.

The successful adoption of business rescue will see the AHRLAC aircraft flying again soon, writes Sam Basch.

Russian Aircraft Corporation ‘MiG’ will introduce export version of multifunctional aviation complex MiG-35 on exhibition display of economic forum Russia-Africa, which will be held from 23 till 24.10.2019 in Park of Science and Art “Sirius” (Sochi).

Leonardo has signed a Distributorship Agreement with Absolute Aviation Group in South Africa for the civil and commercial market.

We must question the norms we have become accustomed to and ultimately refine our individual behavior to spring back to a collectively sustainable state.

SSJ100 aircraft in its basic and business configurations will be demonstrated at Russia-Africa Economic Forum in Sochi this week.

Gulfstream Aerospace has introduced its new flagship Gulfstream G700.

MBDA’s Anglo-French missile programs are benefitting from joint industry, academic technology research.

With investments and joint studies, the automotive industry is dipping its toes in the emerging urban air mobility market.

Successfully run at Mach 5 temperatures, validating for the first time the capability of the novel heat exchanger design to operate at hypersonic flight conditions for atmospheric and space access applications.

UK eVTOL flies; Pop.Up no more; Leadership change at Aurora; Radar tracks LEO traffic; Boeing/Virgin hypersonic spaceplane.

What aerospace companies can learn from the MAX crisis.

If battery power can be kept to a minimum, parallel hybrid-electric propulsion could provide significant fuel savings over short airline flights.

Certification testing specialist promotes the concept of commercially operated civil supersonic corridor for overland flight testing.

Aviation Africa has won 'Best International Event' for the 2019 event held in Kigali, Rwanda in February this year.

Multifan design could boost boundary-layer ingestion performance of otherwise conventionally configured electric-powered airliners.

Startups are jostling with household names to take a slice of the emerging electrified aircraft propulsion market.

Electrifying seaplanes; Autonomous taxiing; Flying-V airliner; Boeing unmanned cargo; 3D-printed satellite launcher.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), contracted by 3.9% in August 2019, compared to the same period in 2018.

Britten-Norman’s Islander, widely used for short flights in remote areas, is set to get an electric-propulsion makeover.

Pegasus Airlines' CEO Mehmet T. Nane has revealed the scale of the airline’s digital investment since launching its technology transformation programme in 2018 which includes some global firsts while speaking in a keynote interview at the Aviation Festival held at London’s Business Design Centre on 6 September 2019.

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), the world’s largest air cargo handler, has been awarded a substantial multi-station cargo handling contract by Saudia Cargo covering major airport gateways in Europe and the United States.

Companies that can withstand change and disruption may be best positioned to navigate the tumult of the 2020s.