Aerospace

The Boeing Company has reported third-quarter GAAP earnings per share of $3.60 and core earnings per share (non-GAAP) of $3.51 reflecting overall solid execution on production programmes and services, favourable tax items ($0.98 per share), and timing of aircraft deliveries.
Aerospace

Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) and its equity airline partners will support almost 425,000 jobs and are expected to contribute US$3.6 billion GDP to the African economy in 2016, as Abu Dhabi becomes a key hub for business travel both into and out of the continent.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Folding wings could become commonplace on future aircraft as wingspans increase in an effort to reduce drag and fuel burn.
Air Transport

STG Aerospace has won an APEX award for Best Cabin Innovation for its saf-Tglo blu photoluminescent floorpath marking system.
Aerospace

By Michael Bruno
The deal comes at a price but adds a portfolio of popular cabin-interior products to Rockwell’s highly regarded avionics and connectivity systems.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Airbus unveils air taxi; R44 flies on batteries; Vos leaving Project Wing; Europe on drone collision risk; more UAS news.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
After almost two decades of development, the GPS-based Joint Precision Approach and Landing System is on the final stretch to deployment on U.S. Navy ships that will operate the F-35 JSF and unmanned MQ-25 Carrier-Based Aerial Refueling System
Aircraft & Propulsion

By vacating 50 MHz of L-band spectrum, the FAA and three other federal agencies could land billions in cash for needed infrastructure upgrades—if they can agree on how to do it.
Air Transport

By Guy Norris
Engineers from Glenn Research Center and UTRC will begin wind-tunnel tests of first fan set designed specifically for boundary layer ingestion early next month.
Aircraft & Propulsion

The African Business Aviation Association (AfBAA) will be strengthening its credentials with the RPAS sector when it features Zipline – the pioneering drone medical delivery service in Rwanda – at its annual conference in Cape Town next month.
Aerospace

Reunion-based Corail Helicopters with its fleet of seven Airbus helicopters has become the launch customer of Fleet Keeper.
MRO

By Antoine Gelain
Musk’s approach is flawed. If he truly believes that what is at stake is the long-term survival of humanity, then he should not expect to charge people $200,000 for the trip, opines Antoine Gelain.
Space

By Guy Norris
Boeing’s use of additive manufacturing is one for the record books, Guinness World Records, but more recently it's also helping with flight-testing capabilities.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Autonomous aerial, surface and underwater vehicles gathered in Scotland for a technological showcase.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Aurora Flight Sciences is flying a Cessna Caravan fitted with a robotic copilot as part of a Darpa program to demonstrate automation that could reduce the crew required to fly existing aircraft.
Connected Aerospace

Afriqiyah has acquired a 20% stake in the Aviation Training Center of Tunisia (ATCT), reports ch-aviation.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Unmanned in the news: AeroVironment’s Snipe nano; UAS expert heads Airbus A3; VTOL Aerosonde ready; Rwanda leads drone delivery.
Aerospace

After months of testing among the thousand hills of Rwanda, a partnership involving a humanitarian healthcare shipper, a robotics company, the Rwandan government, and delivery and logistics group UPS has formally launched the world's first national drone delivery service.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
Metalysis’s vision is one of on-demand production of metal powder in factories of the future.

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Aviation and cybersecurity go hand in hand. Computer systems are the driving force behind the aviation industry, and ensuring the right security measures are in place is paramount to operational wellbeing.
Knowledge Center

By Kevin Michaels
Morocco needs to maintain security and political stability. But with major civil OEMs laser-focused on cost reduction, the outlook appears to be bright.
Air Transport

The Secretary General of the African Airlines Associations, Dr. Elijah Chingosho, welcomed the agreement to control carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from international aviation that was reached at the 39th Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Montreal, Canada.
Aerospace

Ethiopian Airlines has won the Rising Star Carrier of the Year Award, for the second year in a row, at the 5th Payload Asia Awards 2016 held in Hong Kong on 29th September 2016.
Aerospace

By Byron Callan
The defense sector’s structure is bound to be affected by seven factors within the next 10 years.
Aerospace

By Guy Norris
After a long hiatus from the market, supersonic airliners may be poised to make a big comeback, and Boom Technology is looking to be first in the market.
Aerospace