Emerging Technologies

James Bosbotinis
The pace of hypersonic strike systems research is picking up internationally, galvanized by developments in Russia and China.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Readers write about First Take graph proportions, "STOLPort" history, COVID-19 and airlines, and NASA’s C-17 role.
Aerospace

By Jen DiMascio
Russia buys interim fighter-bombers; GA-ASI to vie for MQ-9 replacement; KC-46 RVS testing coming; COVID-19 contractor relief bill?
Defense

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

SITA has said technology is helping airports and airlines safely resume operations and help implement new hygiene measures to restore passenger confidence after a lengthy shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Design software providers are working closely with customers to fully industrialize additive manufacturing.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Ask the Editors: The supersonic renaissance slowed before the pandemic, but new aircraft should come to market after aviation recovers.
Emerging Technologies

IATA’s CEO Alexandre de Juniac said during this week’s media briefing that airlines continue to burn through cash.
Air Transport

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
As additive manufacturing helps the aerospace supply chain, 3D-printing innovations could benefit traceability and next-gen aircraft.
MRO

By Bill Carey
Six months after the ADS-B mandate entered force, the FAA says it is pleased with the level of compliance.
Connected Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Having learned first-hand the challenges of electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles, a group of former Airbus Vahana team members have launched a company to develop a hybrid-electric short-takeoff-and-landing aircraft for short-haul aerial logistics.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Maureva, a Mauritius-based company that specialises in the provision of software and follow-up services to airlines, continues to grow internationally with the opening of offices in the Canadian city of Montreal and a further subsidiary in the South Korean capital city of Seoul.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Startup Varon Vehicles is taking an infrastructure-centric approach to urban air mobility in developing nations.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Michael Bruno
A decade after a surge of excitement over additive manufacturing in aerospace, the technology has not changed the landscape.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Guy Norris, Steve Trimble
A scramjet-powered missile developed under the joint DARPA/U.S. Air Force Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) program was destroyed in a recent test accident, Aviation Week has learned.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
An inadvertent disclosure on an Army social media site reveals an advanced new concept already in flight testing.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Etihad Airways has provided details of its first half-year 2020 performance, which saw a strong start to the year, with the airline progressing well ahead of its transformation plan targets.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Unmanned K-Max; GEO satellite servicing; Kitty Hawks ends Flyer; sustainable fuel spinoff; Agility Prime advances.
Aerospace

The Arabian Travel Market has officially announced the launch of ATM Virtual, a three-day event that will take place from 1-3 June 2020.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways will partner with Australian company Elenium Automation to trial new technology which allows self-service devices at airports to be used to help identify travellers with medical conditions, potentially including the early stages of COVID-19.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Carbon recycler LanzaTech has launched a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) spinoff, LanzaJet, with $25 million in backing from Canadian and Japanese investors.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Ask the Editors: A key factor is to create biofuel primarily from waste streams rather than purpose-grown plants.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
European Commission to improve EGNOS performance in approach and targets use of Galileo for air navigation.
Connected Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Bye Aerospace is approaching the critical design review for its eFlyer 2 two-seat electric training aircraft and has revealed plans to develop an all-electric six- to nine-seater in addition to the already announced four-seat eFlyer 4.
Aircraft & Propulsion

More bad news for South African Aerospace as Comair announces it is unlikely to start operating again before November this year.
Air Transport