Aerospace

General Aviation has entered the “danger zone,” signaling the potential for grounded aircraft when the FAA’s ADS-B January 2020 deadline comes due.

In 2017, expect military UAS testing and deployment efforts in countries beyond the U.S. and Israel.

See how fleet deliveries and retirements are expected to affect the commercial aviation MRO market value in 2017.

After a challenging year for the U.S. Air Force’s new tanker, Boeing expects to begin fuel deliveries to fighters in August.

Systems for enhanced aircraft analytics should continue to come together in 2017, improving predictive maintenance capabilities for MRO providers.

Test results mark an early step on the path to a new generation of highly efficient airliners designed to take advantage of boundary layer ingestion.

The Pentagon budget may grow under Trump, but major defense acquisition programs could come in the form of infrastructure spending and fiscal stimulus.

NASA’s unique facility is the first designed to test high-power, flight-weight electric propulsion systems for future single-aisle airliners at full scale, on the ground, before moving to flight testing.

Embraer has named Arjan Meijer as chief commercial officer, Embraer Commercial Aviation, reporting directly to John Slattery, President & CEO, Embraer Commercial Aviation.

Boeing and INJAZ Al-Arab have revealed that their Start Up programme has supported the establishment of 60 businesses by Arab youth across the Middle East, including 23 in 2016 alone and now is spreading its wings to North Africa.

Aerospace & Defense 2017 is the latest version of our annual predictor of trends to watch across all the fields we cover. With that issue in the bag, we talk with our top editors about what to look for in 2017.

Pentagon faces decisions on critical and complex military space systems as the commercial satellite communications market continues to evolve.

Embraer wants to stimulate demand for aircraft by narrowing the gap between business aviation and commercial airlines.

Growing size and diversity of the commercial drone market begins to attract established unmanned-aircraft manufacturers, while military market grows ever more international.

In addition to the many first flights, deliveries and service entries that will occur in 2017, production increases and market questions loom.

A record 5,499 students from around the world registered to participate in the fifth edition of Airbus' Fly Your Ideas, the global student challenge organised in partnership with UNESCO.

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a financing package of USD 159 million to partly finance Ethiopian Airlines' expansion plan and fleet modernisation programme, reports All Africa.

Digital imagery provides the model for a new approach to assembling complex aircraft structures from small and simple, mass-produced building blocks.

Carriers in South America’s biggest country look for ways to access fresh capital or consolidate to cope with ongoing economic crisis.

Airline partnerships, profitability and developing airport capacity were high on the agenda at the Aviation Festival Africa in Johannesburg, South Africa. Keith Mwanalushi gives a round-up of the issues discussed.

The industry must coordinate international and national rules for maintenance-technician schools and foreign repair station drug/alcohol testing among others in the new year.

Emirates has selected three not-for-profit organisations working in wildlife protection and environmental conservation in Africa as the recipients of award funding under its 'A Greener Tomorrow' initiative.

Amazon’s latest delivery drone; Turbulence downed Facebook’s UAV; JAXA’s new turbofan testbed; Intelsat touts smaller satcom for UAVs; Drones check Texas roads and railways.

Ethiopian Airlines Los Angeles Area Office received the Star Alliance CEO Awards for 2016, as a member of Star Alliance project team at Tom Bradley International Terminal, during the annual Chief Executive Board Meeting held in Los Angeles recently.

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