Aerospace

Etihad Aviation Group recently hosted its Pitch Day and awards ceremony to celebrate the winners of the second edition of its Fikra University competition.

Royal Jordanian Board of Directors Chairman Said Darwazeh expressed appreciation for all RJ employees and management after announcing the financial results of the first quarter of 2018.

Air Traffic Control is the cornerstone of the aviation sector and Dubai has implemented the most advanced procedure, keeping the safety of passengers and their timely travel as their ultimate priority and goal.

Safran will develop a version of the Ardiden 3 helicopter turboshaft to drive the electric generator in the startup’s 12-seat, 700-mi.-range ZA10.

Legislation reauthorizing the FAA requires rulemaking to pave the way for a return of commercial supersonic aircraft.

The chairman and chief executive officer of Nigeria’s Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has received the award for “Agent for Positive Change” at the Nigeria Goodwill Ambassador Awards 2018, reports Afritraveller.

Target Arm will showcase a prototype universal launch and recovery system for unmanned aircraft at a U.S. Army technology demonstration.

Boeing delivered more commercial airplanes than any manufacturer for the sixth consecutive year and set an industry record with 763 deliveries in 2017, driven by high output of the market-leading 737 and 787 jets.

Leonardo, MBDA and Qinetiq are providing the technologies for the UK’s directed-energy weapon capability demonstrator.

DLR cuts aircraft noise; Airbus tests teaming; Bell demos Hydra; NASA picks demos; Airbus backs Biosteel.

African governments, companies and organisations are becoming increasingly adept at strengthening their security to fend off cyber attacks. Now, as Steve Knight reports, they face a new threat – the rise of the ‘blagger’.

New Pentagon undersecretary of defense for research and engineering says the U.S.’s real work of developing hypervelocity weapons systems is just beginning.

In tests in Australia, using a Cessna Caravan iron bird, startup MagniX runs its electric motor with a propeller for the first time.

Transcend Air defines an approach to intercity air travel that combines schedule services with tiltwing VTOL aircraft.

South African Airways (SAA) has issued a statement saying it is on track with its turnaround strategy with quarter one results showing that the company is ahead of the plan in its trading performance.

Spaceplane drives design of world’s largest additively made liquid rocket engine for Stratolaunch family of vehicles.

PGA-powered high-speed vehicle could double-up as stepping stone to Black Ice spaceplane as well as hypersonic flying testbed.

The mood at the AIAA Spaceplanes and Hypersonics conference was bullish amid growing investment in space infrastructure and hypersonic development. Listen in as our editors discuss their findings.

Japan is one of the world’s most important supplier nations, but events this year show that its position faces major challenges.

World Fuel Services has been named fuel supplier for thirteen legs of the historic Raid Latécoère- Aéropostale rally in its centenary year.

Investec Aviation Finance has launched its fourth aircraft leasing fund to acquire some of the latest generation Airbus and Boeing narrow and widebody aircraft, on lease to a range of international airlines. The team has a 10 plus year track record in the space having successfully exited their previous three equity leasing funds.

Ethiopian Airlines has been crowned Best African Airline at the Arabian Travel Awards 2018, the second edition of Arabian Travel Awards, held on 20 September 2018 in Dubai, having been voted as the winners by travellers.

Small drone businesses face hurdles with the regulatory process that the FAA needs to remedy.

Looking ahead to a future where drone fleets and air taxis share urban airspace, Mitre Corp. proposes a dedicated drone-to-drone surveillance system.

U.S. airlines and air traffic controllers are realizing benefits from using text-based messages to supplement radio communications.