Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Bolt-on helo autonomy; Boeing invests in materials; Israeli cargo UAV uprated; fly/drive truck turns air taxi; looking deep inside engines.
Aerospace

A successful flight of the Airlander 10 took place yesterday.
Aerospace

The Procurement and Supply Management team at Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) were the overall winners at the Chartered Institute of Purchasing Supply (CIPS) Middle East Awards, winning three awards including the prestigious accolade of the 'MENA Procurement and Supply Team of the Year.'
Aerospace

The Emirates Group today announced its 29th consecutive year of profit and steady business expansion, despite a turbulent year for aviation and travel.
Aerospace

Members of UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Innovation Board gathered for the 3rd time today, to evaluate the efficiency of internal innovation in line with all GCAA strategic innovation objectives.
Aerospace

Delegates and attendees of the fifth annual World Aviation Safety Summit (WASS) said today that aviation safety should not be threatened by commercial or political interference, such as the recent US and UK electronics bans that have caused controversy throughout the sector.
Aerospace

The UAE Space Agency hosted Saturday a Jupiter observation event on Abu Dhabi corniche, providing members of the public with rare views of the gas giant as it makes its closest approach to Earth this year at 666 million kilometers.
Aerospace

Dubai Duty Free retained the title as Airport Travel Retailer of the Year at the annual Duty Free News International (DFNI) Global Travel Awards for Travel Retail Excellence held on Friday, 7th April at the Lancaster Hotel in London, U.K.
Aerospace

Pegasus Airlines has evaluated its performance for 2016 whilst disclosing its targets for the future.
Aerospace

AfBAC EXPO, the African Business Aviation Association's first combined conference, exhibition and static display, has confirmed that the event which takes place later this month, is being supported by the South African Civil Aviation Authority, with its director of Civil Aviation, Poppy Khoza, giving a keynote address.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Mutlirotors, tiltwings, tiltrotor, ducted fans—there is no shortage of designs for electric VTOL air taxis, but which are practical and which will dominate the market?
Aerospace

By Jen DiMascio, Graham Warwick
John Griffin, the chief engineer on the B-2 bomber program, discusses the origins and significance of stealth aircraft.
Aerospace

A recent surge in physiological cockpit episodes has led the U.S. military to take a closer look at oxygen systems in combat aircraft.
Defense

Gulf Air has been independently ranked by UK aviation analysts OAG the most punctual airline in 2016, amongst GCC airlines, with an average on-time performance (OTP) of 82.7%.
Aerospace

Kuwait's National Assembly has rejected an initial application by Kuwait Airways to withdraw KWD600 million dinars (USD1.96 billion) from the country's General Reserve Fund (KGRF), reports ch-aviation.
Aerospace

The International Air Transport Association (IATA)has released data for global air freight markets in September 2017 showing that demand (measured in freight tonne kilometers or FTKs), rose 9.2% compared to the same month in 2016. This was the slowest pace of growth seen in five months. However, it was still significantly higher than the five-year average growth rate of 4.4%.
Aerospace

Royal Air Maroc Cargo has launched a new service dedicated to the shipment of personal belongings from the USA and Canada to an extended number of countries in Africa, with special promotional rates for all bookings made until the 15th of November 2017.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Lockheed Martin’s X-56A is finally ready to show that potentially destructive flutter of a flexible wing can be actively suppressed, enabling design of more slender, lower-drag airliner wings.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
NASA’s Gulfstream III testbeds gather data on landing-gear treatments and trailing-edge flap designs that promise to reduce aircraft noise.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Turboelectric airliner gets closer look; battery test for X-57; Airlander airship eyed for tourism; evolving local drone rules; tacking drone ID; other UAS news
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Vanilla Aircraft’s VA001 breaks new ground for conventionally powered unmanned aircraft by staying aloft for just over five days.
Aerospace

The service’s new trainer will feature a next-generation ejection seat designed to improve safety for student pilots.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Airports Council International announced the winners of the ACI (Airports Council International) Africa Safety Awards at the 27th ACI Africa World Annual General Assembly which saw Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport win the ACI 2017 Safety Award.
Aerospace

By Kevin Michaels
Boeing’s “MAX sandwich,” Comac’s lost opportunity, a boost for bizav and Airbus’s big market gain.
Air Transport

By Thierry Dubois
Hoping to have stopped infrastructural degradation, Onera engineers turn to improving wind tunnel.
Aerospace