Emerging Technologies

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

Alexandre de Juniac, director Ggeneral and CEO of IATA, attended at CAPA Aeropolitical and Regulatory Summit yesterday and delivered a keynote speech regarding raising the profile of regulatory affairs.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Beta Technologies and Joby Aviation are the first developers of urban air mobility vehicles to progress to the third stage of the U.S. Air Force’s Agility Prime program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Karem tests OSTR rotor; Danes want electrofuels; DARPA/ONR try again on VTOL; active flow control; Scotland tests drone delivery.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
Ask the Editors: Several new turboprops have been proposed in Asia, and there might be modification programs for existing designs in the U.S. and Europe.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Cessna 208B Caravan converted to all-electric propulsion using the same system already powering an electric de Havilland Canada Beaver.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Ask the Editors: The U.S. Air Force’s Agility Prime program could be pivotal for commercial eVTOL vehicle developers.
Advanced Air Mobility

South African aerospace and military technology company Denel has said two projects to design and manufacture local ventilators to be used for the treatment of Covid-19 patients have reached critical stages.
Emerging Technologies

By Bill Carey
Zipline and Novant Health announced on May 27 that they have received emergency approval from the FAA to fly medical supplies by drone to a hospital north of Charlotte, North Carolina, to support its response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Scotland’s National Health Service (NHS) is to trial deliveries by unmanned air systems to speed up logistics between remote medical centers.
Advanced Air Mobility