Aerospace

Embraer delivered 26 commercial and 25 executive (19 light and 6 large) jets during 2Q19, compared to 28 commercial jets and 20 executive (15 light and 5 large) jets in 2Q18.

Billions of dollars are needed to make conceptual aircraft a reality. This raises the question of whether the market will justify this massive investment.

Startup already flying modified Piper Malibu on test flights in California.

Cindy Lou Dale turns the spotlight on a maverick pilot who – 90 years ago – revolutionised the airways over South Africa and effectively created the country’s most famous airline.

The NextGen Advisory Committee has defined core capabilities for future airliner models.

Precooler-equipped jet engines could achieve higher performance and be less dependent on costly exotic materials.

NEXA forecasts UAM; JAXA’s silent supersonics plan; Europe’s box-wing airliner; Japanese eVTOL flies; XTI advances TriFan; AI-enabled autopilot

The leadership team of the Dubai Airshow 2019 expect the show will be bigger, better and busier than previous editions, when discussing their plans and predictions for the event ahead of it opening on 17 November 2019 at DWC, Dubai Airshow Site.

As FAI marks its 30th anniversary it is looking to increase its business in Africa. Marcelle Nethersole reports.

Alice design decisions are explained as electric motor makers race for a place on launch product.

Qatar Airways has renewed its partnership with the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC) for a further three years.

When Chris Hill walked out of SpaceX in late May, he knew life was about to change dramatically—and so was what he had known as a “day at the office.”

Airport Solutions Dubai, taking place 19-20 November within the Dubai Airshow offers an opportunity for the airport community to explore technology advancements to meet future capacity demands.

Emirates SkyCargo has won a number of international accolades since the start of 2019, in recognition of the quality of the air cargo services it provides to its customers.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), decreased by 4.8% in June 2019, compared to the same period in 2018. This marks the eighth consecutive month of year-on-year decline in freight volumes. Although African carriers saw a 3.8% increase.

UK startup Oxis Energy is gearing up for commercial production of high-energy-density batteries, with aviation as a target market.

Management made several strategic mistakes that could have been avoided had they been more lucid about their market and the industry dynamics.

French inventor flies self-developed Flyboard Air vertical-takeoff-and-landing system across the channel.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), increased 0.1% in March 2019, compared to the same period in 2018.

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.