Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
NATO task group five-year assessment says active flow control can be used to fly a stealthy unmanned combat aircraft, at least for part of a strike mission.
Aerospace

Emirates has received three awards at the Business Traveller Africa Awards.
Aerospace

Airbus and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) have announced the top 10 African tech start-ups that will take part in the latest Airbus Bizlab #Africa4Future accelerator programme.
Aerospace

Embraer has released its preliminary forecast for 2019 and 2020 at a meeting with investors at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
Aerospace

The German scheduled and executive charter airline Hahn Air, which has offices is Casablanca and Johannesburg, is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its ticketing business which was launched in 1999.
Aerospace

An Air Serv aircraft departed Entebbe International Airport yesterday for South Sudan to support ongoing humanitarian relief efforts within the region.
Aerospace

Embraer and Boeing have welcomed approval by the Government of Brazil of the strategic partnership that will position both companies to accelerate growth in global aerospace markets.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Ampaire’s electric testbed; Airbus demos urban air; Boeing’s shape-shifting SST; Bye secures investment; Flytrex drone delivery expands.
Aerospace

By Guy Norris, Graham Warwick
From transonic truss-braced wing designs to learning lessons from Apollo, Graham Warwick and Guy Norris report from this year’s AIAA SciTech conference in San Diego, California.
Aerospace

The sixth Women in Aviation General Assembly, which took place alongside the Airport Show in Dubai in May, was the biggest congress so far, including more than 750 attendees, 26 international speakers, 12 sponsor companies, and eight media partners. Jill Stockbridge was there.
Aerospace

By Guy Norris, Graham Warwick
Successful wind tunnel tests could potentially clear the concept for further test and development as a full-scale X-plane.
Aerospace

Airbus delivered 800 commercial aircraft to 93 customers in 2018, meeting its full year delivery guidance and setting a new company record. Deliveries were 11 percent higher than the previous record of 718 units, set in 2017.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Compared with a coronagraph, a starshade has a wider field of view and can allow the telescope to see planets closer to their star.
Aerospace

By Tony Osborne
Rolls-Royce-led team wants to beat 210-mph record set by Siemens-modified Extra 330 in 2017.
Aerospace

Brian M. Argrow
If the U.S. is to retain leadership in hypersonics, a sustained increase in university research programs is critical.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
The long-span wing folds just outboard of the truss junctions to enable the airliner to use the same airport gates as a 737, which has a wingspan of almost 118 ft.
Air Transport

Tim Wuerfel
More automation does not necessarily lead to more safety; the role of pilots needs to be reconsidered.
Air Transport

By Guy Norris
With more than five decades of ducted fan and tiltrotor experience, Bell is combining new technology with old concepts to take on emerging air taxi revolution.
Aerospace

Airbus has reported half-year (H1) 2019 consolidated financial results and maintained its guidance for the full-year.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Electric speed bid; electrification road map; Boom builds funds; UAM market forecast; other technology news.
Aerospace

Flydubai’s participation at this year’s Arabian Travel Market (ATM) coincided with the start of the celebrations for the carrier’s 10th anniversary.
Aerospace

Gulf Air, alongside Bahrain Tourism and Exhibition Authority and a number of Bahraini travel and tourism industry representatives, is participating in the Arabian Travel Market 2019 (ATM) in Dubai which concludes today.
Aerospace

Dubai International has 128 Smart Gates which helped millions of passengers clear the border control formalities within a record span of six to nine seconds on an average, an official told a conference in Dubai.
Aerospace

Jazeera Airways was this week named the “Aviation Company of the Year 2019” by the Arabian Business Kuwait Awards.
Aerospace

Royal Jordanian has submitted its financial disclosure statement to the Jordan Securities Commission (JSC) and the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) and Companies Control Department (CCD), which includes the financial results for the 2018 fiscal year - approved by the Board of Directors headed by Chairman Said Samih Darwazah.
Aerospace