Emerging Technologies

Cornwell Muleya is no stranger to African aviation, after gaining senior leadership experience at Air Botswana, Air Tanzania, Air Mauritius and Zambezi Airlines. As Victoria Moores reports, his latest challenge has been setting up Uganda Airlines, an ambitious new national carrier, which launched operations in 2019 and plans to go long-haul in 2021.

It is critical that aerospace companies invest in strategic priorities now to ensure their long-term competitiveness.

After a late start, European industry is moving to close gap on high-speed missiles.

The Federal Communications Commission green-lights a terrestrial 5G system opposed by many federal government agencies and aerospace companies.

Fielding a technology that can expand the use of additive manufacturing in parts production, startup Velo3D has secured $28 million in Series D funding, taking total financing raised so far to $138 million.

North Carolina seeks to use FAA pilot projects against the coronavirus.

Startup Skyryse is flight testing the software for the first application of its FlightOS automation system as it progresses toward certification of the aircraft-agnostic fly-by-wire (FBW) architecture on its first platform.

Automatic tanking could optimize refueling rates and reduce human workloads.

Norway and U.S. close cooperation on missiles and propulsion is expanding into the near-hypersonic regime.

U.S. Air Force eVTOL event; EHang plans E-port; Zipline fights COVID-19; Pipistrel measures DEP noise; Onera tests airship.

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The first crewed flight test in NASA’s Commercial Crew Program is targeted for a May 27 launch.

Airbus has announced a new aircraft hand-over and “e-Delivery” virtual process has recently commenced operation, guaranteeing continuation of Airbus’ delivery stream, while integrating the required health & safety requirements during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Airbus nudges the RACER first flight to the fourth quarter of 2021, citing program management complexity for the high-speed rotorcraft.

The Quad/Vent Splitter quadruples ventilator capability to help save lives.

After having let employees generate many digital tools, Airbus is streamlining their creation and use.

How the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry will fare in the aftermath of the COVID-19 impact on commercial aviation is far from clear. But most

Tunisia’s transport minister Anouar Maarouf has warned that Tunisair’s air transport industry is unlikely to recover before summer 2021, reports Romuald Touembou Ngueyap.

Airship in wind tunnel; X-57 ground tests; battery for hybrid-electric demonstrator; next-gen fuel cell; EASA’s drone rules.

‘FlightPlan’ will bring together leading aviation voices on 29 April 2020 to share insights, expertise and intelligence via panel sessions, debates, news updates and live Q&As.

Owners realize an aircraft’s residual value by removing and selling parts and must now dismantle in an environmentally sustainable way.

Distributed electric propulsion for powered lift could redefine regional mobility, Aurora founder Langford believes.

Although expecting delays from the pandemic, Aerion says updated, sustainable AS2 supersonic design well-positioned for market recovery.

The U.S. Army plans to beef up legacy aviation platforms for future multidomain fight.

With automated flight safety systems, polar orbits from Florida are back in the offing.