Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
DARPA-funded power and efficiency testing of a new type of rotary engine that promises compact, lightweight and reliable power for unmanned aircraft and air taxis.
Aerospace

Sponsored by Makino
If you are familiar with titanium alloy, it’s likely that you have either heard about or experienced first-hand the challenges associated with machining titanium.
Knowledge Center

By Graham Warwick, Tony Osborne
Bell is to collaborate with France’s Safran on development of a hybrid-electric propulsion system for its electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing on-demand air mobility concept.
Aerospace

By Guy Norris, Graham Warwick
Flights at NASA Armstrong used a Gulfstream III to flight-test airport noise reductions from wing-flap and landing-gear modifications.
Aerospace

African Air Expo will take place at King Shaka International Airport in Durban between November 27-29, 2019.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
DARPA targets hypersonic defense; USAF wants reusable hypersonics; an unmanned KC-46A tanker? Liebherr/GM team on fuel-cell APU, and UK drone BVLOS milestone.
Aerospace

By Bill Carey
UPS Airlines is modifying 137 Boeing 757 and 767 freighters with the Rockwell Collins Large Display System.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Hard-won lessons already transferred to industry by its X-57 electric-propulsion program are helping NASA make the case for the return to X-plane flight research.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Ten teams have won $20,000 prizes in the first round of a $2 million competition to build a compact, safe and quiet personal flying device.
Aerospace

By Antoine Gelain
The disagreement epitomizes the damages of Brexit—and the opportunity to forge a new security partnership.
Space

By Michael Bruno
The Defense Department and the tech community have distinctly different approaches to problem solving, but both sides are working on mutual understanding.
Defense

Sponsored by Siemens
Today’s products such as cars, planes, complex medical equipment and large industrial machines have, in truth, become ultra-sophisticated cyber-physical systems.
Aerospace

Russian Helicopters Holding Company (part of Rostec State Corporation) is completing the creation of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) centre for Mi-8/17 helicopters based at the facilities of Helwan Factory for Developed Industries (HFDI) in Helwan (Egypt). The Holding Company plans to certify the MRO centre in Egypt in 2019.
Aerospace

H.E. Jamal Al Hai, member of UAE Federal National Council (FNC), deputy chairman at Dubai Airports, is the opening keynote speaker on Tuesday 11 December onsite at MEBAA Show Dubai. His speech will be on business aviation, a support for National Economy.
Aerospace

When the MEBAA Show 2018 opens on 10 December, the static display area will showcase some of the industry’s newest and most eye catching private jets for attendees to view and visit across the three days of the event.
Aerospace

Air Serv has deployed an aircraft to Khartoum, Sudan to support efforts assisting displaced people who have been forced from their homes due to drought and conflict.
Aerospace

Ethiopian Airlines and TAL Aviation cargo divisions sign agreement, making it the first time TAL Aviation will be providing cargo and logistics services for the airline.
Aerospace

By Thierry Dubois
Meteorologists expect a breakthrough in weather forecast, thanks to a first-of-its-kind space-borne Lidar that will measure wind at 24 different altitudes.
Space

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged governments in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to maximise the economic and social benefits of aviation.
Aerospace

Opening the second day of Global Air Traffic Management (GATM), chairman Carlos Cirilo, regional director safety and flight operations, IATA, summarised the previous day by saying “I think we can all agree that the theme of yesterday was ‘collaboration’”.
Aerospace

EgyptAir has hosted the 51st Annual General Assembly Meeting of the Arab Air Carriers' Organization (AACO), held in Cairo from the 5th till the 7th of November, 2018.
Aerospace

UAS International Trip Support (UAS) Co-Owner/Founder and Executive President, Mohammed Husary has been named in the inaugural National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Top 40 Under 40 for his leadership and business management skills at the helm of UAS.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Kitty Hawk unveils Flyer; Zephyr going down under; Europe’s urban air initiative; Boeing ups drone investment; UTC’s new “Skunk Works”; Detect-and-avoid near airports.
Aerospace

Dassault Aviation has agreed what it described as an “amicable settlement” with Safran putting an end to the dispute concerning the Silvercrest engine planned to equip the Falcon 5X.
Aerospace

Emirates has celebrated a double win this week at the Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Travel Awards, after being named ‘Best Business Airline’ and ‘Best Airline – Long-Haul Holiday’.
Aerospace