Aerospace

The makers of transports with fewer than 90 seats have to figure out what comes next.

Alpine unlocks Lockheed nanocomposite; Europe prints bionic components; eVTOLs are sustainable, sometimes; fuel cell boosts drones; MBDA tests laser effects.

The gargantuan twin-fuselage launch vehicle carrier aircraft made a successful 2-hr. 29-min. first flight from Mojave Air and Spaceport.

Where Safety-Critical and General Purpose Applications Co-Exist

ACUNIS, the cooperation between Unitechnik and AMOVA both from Germany, planned and implemented the new air cargo terminal in Addis Ababa for government-owned Ethiopian Airlines.

Unusual debuts at Aero; Wing delivers in Australia; Ehang flies food; UK counters UAS; DARPA challenges launch teams; Connecting UAS to ATC.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), decreased by 3.5% in October 2019, compared to the same period in 2018.

China’s regulator gives autonomous air taxi developer Ehang permission to begin passenger flights for specific missions at special locations.

Jazeera Airways today announced its financial and operational results for the first nine months of the year (9M 2019), reporting KD16.1 million in net profit, up 90.2% from KD8.5 million in 9M 2018, and an 18.1% growth in number of passengers.

Etihad Guest, the loyalty programme of Etihad Airways, and Emirates Islamic, one of the leading Islamic financial institutions in the country, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to partner in launching a new jointly branded credit card.

There's a new mood of confidence at Airbus Helicopters as the rotor market embraces new technologies and new opportunities. Dave Calderwood reports

Collins Aerospace’s Actuation business is at the forefront in design, development, integration, manufacture and certification of utility actuation.

Defense business strategists would do well to follow the example of Pentagon legend Andrew Marshall by focusing on asking the right questions.

Government and industry see the Tempest as a way of reigniting national interest in high-tech engineering.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), decreased 4.7% in February 2019, compared to the same period in 2018.

Graphene sensors in composites; Safe hypergolic fuels; Space-saving SARsat; Bell UAM in Japan; Automation via 5G.

A web of regulations and a lack of standards are major obstacles to the logical development of a market to counter small unmanned aircraft.

NAS will offer comprehensive ground handling and cargo services in Mozambique beginning July 2019.

Without adequate funding, the Pentagon is looking at ways to sustain its weaponry for the long term.

To mark World Environment Day, Emirates gave its old advertising billboards in South Africa a new lease of life, transforming the PVC Flex material into hundreds of reusable bags.

Qatar Airways is the world’s first airline to achieve a new industry standard for the prevention of illegal wildlife trafficking in aviation.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced a downgrade of its 2019 outlook for the global air transport industry to a $28 billion profit (from $35.5 billion forecast in December 2018).

Studies suggest both the traffic and infrastructure are available to make urban air mobility attractive as a premium service.

UTC’s advanced projects organization and Collins Aerospace lead the charge to develop megawatt-class electric power and propulsion technology

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), decreased 4.7% in February 2019, compared to the same period in 2018.