In 1916, Bill Boeing declared “we could build a better airplane” then went on to found The Boeing Company. Marcel Bloch (later Dassault) built his first propeller, symbolizing his entry into aerospace and forming what would become a French industry giant. In the same year, the ‘grandfather’ of Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine was first published. One hundred years later, all three companies are here at the Farnborough Airshow, celebrating their milestones and looking to the future.
Airbus announces winners of the cargo-drone crowdsourcing design challenge run with Local Motors, calling the quality of entries “enormous and astounding” and the cocreation process “a breath of fresh air.”
Ras Al Khaimah International Airport will mark 2016 as the most successful year in its history with record passenger numbers, aircraft movements and cargo handled, said Sheikh Salem Bin Sultan Bin Saqr Al Qasimi, chairman, Department of Civil Aviation, Ras Al Khaimah.
Virgin Galactic’s LauncherOne project has kick-started the creation of new, vertically integrated, rocket development and manufacturing capabilities in California.
Airbus Helicopters has flight tested hybrid-electric propulsion but says batteries and motors must improve dramatically before it becomes practical and valuable to the customer.
Royal Jordanian is now the main sponsor and the "Official Airline Partner" of Club Deportivo Leganés for the remainder of the 2016/2017 La Liga football season that will end on May 21, 2017.
Etihad Airways, the global airline partner of 15 Taste Festivals across the world, is bringing world-class chefs to 'Taste of Abu Dhabi' to compete in the final 'Taste the World' competition, from 10 to 12 November 2016.
GE and the U.S. Air Force are conducting advanced compressor and fan rig testing that could lead to a follow-on development and test regime of full three-stream, adaptive combat engines.
Airbus flies electric ECS; Safran’s high power-density diesel; can digital chemistry grow UAVs?; IAI’s Bigger Role in Clean Sky 2; ultracapacitor energy storage for cargo airship.
Etihad Airways' treasury team has been acknowledged for airline treasury management excellence with three key accolades at the 2016 Middle East, African & Islamic Finance Aviation 100 Awards presented by Airline Economics in Dubai this week.
State-owned Tunisair is to shed around 1,000 jobs as part of a national austerity plan and a bid to make the airline more competitive. The job losses will affect around 12% of the full-time workforce of around 8,200.
India’s Tejas light fighter is late, does not meet requirements, but it is affordable. Planned upgrades could make it a capable machine—given a few more years.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released global air freight data showing that demand measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs) slowed in May with growth falling to 0.9% year-on-year.
