Aerospace

Organisers of the Farnborough International Airshow detailed their plans for the forthcoming show which will take place from 16th – 22nd July 2018 at the Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre.

Heico has announced that its Flight Support Group has acquired 100% of Carbon by Design, a rapidly growing manufacturer of composite components for UAVs, rockets, spacecraft and other specialised applications. The purchase price and financial details were not disclosed.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released new data showing that the air transport sector in Kenya supports some 620,000 jobs including tourism-related employment, while contributing US$3.2 billion or 5.1% of the East African nation's GDP.

The President of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, dispatched his Minister for Foreign Affairs, Agapito Mba Mokuy, to Spain last week to resolve legal obstacles affecting CEIBA Intercontinental and its operations in Europe, reports ch-aviation.

NASA transformed the ATR 42-500 in a design exercise to show how careful integration of propulsion and airframe can overcome the limitations of electric propulsion and unlock its benefits.

Use of additive manufacturing in aerospace will more than quadruple to over $3 billion in 2022 from this year's level.

Boeing and GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of General Electric have announced an order for 20 of the new 737 MAX 10 at the Paris Air Show by converting 20 of its current MAX orders to the larger MAX 10 which was launched today.

Boom’s Baby advances; Full-scale wind tunnel damaged; Delair drones get government nod; Embry-Riddle UAS to fly into the unknown.

Despite the multiple benefits of a cockpit upgrade, it remains uncertain whether the recent contract for Airbus to retrofit UPS’s A300-600 freighters is signaling a trend.

Airbus’s Silicon Valley outpost says its studies show modular, reconfigurable cabins can increase airline revenue and passenger comfort.

The African Business Aviation Association, AfBAA has announced that ExecuJet South Africa's Lanseria facility will be the first venue for Africa's new dedicated business aviation conference, exhibition and static display, AfBAC EXPO.

South African Airways is showing its support for the youth of the country during Youth Month by hosting a Youth Careers Summit.

The battery system proves the biggest challenge in developing an electric propulsion demonstrator, but other aspects of the X-57 Maxwell are making good progress.

As manufacturing of the initial 777X production wing gets underway, Boeing ramps up other parts of the new twinjet assembly system.

The lessons from the halftime of Boeing's 20-year CMO assessment are simple: the market prefers smaller jets and hates very large jets.

ExecuJet is announcing the addition of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) services at its African facilities in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Lagos.

Boeing held its annual Ramadan volunteer activity in Egypt for the second consecutive year at the Al-Kasr Al-Ainy Hospital in Cairo.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), rose 5.9% in October 2017 compared to the year-earlier period. This was a slowdown from the 9.2% annual growth recorded in September 2017 but still exceeded the average annual growth rate of 3.2% over the past decade.

The “United for Wildlife Buckingham Palace Declaration (UFW)” which was on the agenda of the 73rd IATA Annual General Meeting held in Cancun, Mexico last June, has been signed by 41 airline companies so far.

Boeing says model-based systems engineering will be pivotal to the successful development of its NMA.

NASA advances UTM; Airbus details E-Fan-X; NASA issues draft RFP for supersonic X-plane; C-17 drag reduction; counter-UAS test site.

Sharjah-based low cost carrier Air Arabia has seen improvements in the third quarter reporting a 27% increase in net profit to $102 million.

Qatar Airways has continued its investment strategy with the purchase of 378.18 million shares of Cathay Pacific Airways Limited accounting for just under 10% of the Hong Kong airline's stock.

UNLOCK Blockchain Forum announced today Emirates Airline as its Official Carrier for the UNLOCK Blockchain forum. The forum, being organized by Al-Iktissad-Wal-Aamal is set to take place from January 14 to 15, 2018 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, Dubai International Financial Centre, in Dubai.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), increased by 11.4% in July 2017 compared to the same period a year ago.