All aerospace news – Page 244
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NewsUK Future Flight Challenge kicks off Phase 3 bidding
Innovation programme accepting submissions from projects for share of £65 million funding, as flight demonstrations from current phase get under way.
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NewsThales starts flight tests of new FlytX avionics suite using Guimbal Cabri
Thales has begun flight testing its new FlytX avionics suite aboard a Helicoptres Guimbal Cabri light helicopter, with the evaluations running until 2022.
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NewsLessor GTLK to aid Russian Post plan for Siberian UAV delivery network
Russian state lessor GTLK is tying up with the country’s mail service, Russian Post, to advance the use of unmanned aerial vehicles to maintain postal deliveries in remote regions. The provisional agreement, signed during an economic forum in Vladivostok on 2 September, intends to co-ordinate the two sides’ initiatives in ...
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NewsUS FAA grounds Virgin Galactic over mishap investigations
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has grounded Virgin Galactic as it completes an investigation into an incident involving SpaceShipTwo during its July 11 flight.
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NewsOmni 767 gear-collapse inquiry suspects hydrogen-assisted cracking
Romanian investigators are analysing overhaul processes applied to the outer cylinder of an Omni Air International Boeing 767-300ER which suffered a landing-gear collapse at Bucharest last year. Metallographic examination of the cylinder in Seattle has revealed fractures consistent with initial overheating damage followed by the propagation of hydrogen-assisted cracking, says ...
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NewsEmbraer’s Eve targets 2026 rollout of UAM operations in Australia
Embraer’s urban air mobility business Eve has partnered Australian helicopter operator Microflite to roll out electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft operations in the country, which it expects to start in 2026.
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NewsPatent application shows how Airbus Helicopters Racer will power away from engine failure
Airbus Helicopters appears to be working on a new automated safety system for its high-speed Racer compound rotorcraft that would use its twin propellers to provide power to the main rotor in case of a double engine failure.
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NewsLeonardo sees potential for ‘500-plus’ AW149 export orders if picked by UK
Leonardo Helicopters believes it could sell over 500 examples of the AW149 to export customers if the super-medium-twin is selected by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for its New Medium Helicopter (NMH) requirement.
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NewsDeutsche Aircraft reinforces Heggemann ties with D328eco wing pact
Deutsche Aircraft is handing the high-profile wing production work for its D328eco modernised regional turboprop to German-based partner Heggemann – the firm which is already supplying landing-gear for the programme. Heggemann will manufacture the wing box and powerplant support structure for the twin-engined aircraft. Deutsche Aircraft is promoting the D328eco ...
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NewsEastern Airlines unveils plan to modify early 777s as express freighters
US operator Eastern Airlines has unveiled an ambitious plan to expand into the cargo sector through a new conversion programme for Boeing 777s. While details of the programme are still emerging the carrier says the plan involves modifying the twinjet type into a Class E express freighter aimed at the ...
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NewsLeonardo Osprey radar to boost Canadian environmental monitoring Dash 8
Ottawa is to boost the capability of its National Aerial Surveillance Program (NASP) fleet, with one of its De Havilland Canada Dash 8s to be equipped with Leonardo’s Osprey maritime search radar.
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NewsNASA and Joby kick off eVTOL flight tests
NASA and US air taxi developer Joby Aviation have started a ten-day flight-test programme using Joby’s in-development air taxi – part of a NASA effort to help advance “urban air mobility” technology.
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NewsAssets held by shuttered supersonic developer Aerion up for sale
Assets held by Aerion, the now-shuttered Nevada company that had been developing a supersonic business jet, are up for sale.
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NewsCHC completes Babcock acquisition, but competition clearances still to come
CHC Helicopter has completed the acquisition of Babcock’s offshore oil and gas aviation business for £10 million ($13.7 million) even though it has yet to receive clearance from competition authorities in Australia and the UK.
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NewsGMF AeroAsia narrows half-year losses
GMF AeroAsia significantly cut losses for the half-year on the back of cost-cutting measures, though its liabilities still exceeded its assets by a significant amount.
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NewsFormer GE Aviation chief Joyce joins Boeing’s board, bringing aerospace manufacturing know-how
Boeing’s board of directors has elected former GE Aviation chief executive David Joyce as a new member and disclosed the pending retirement of longtime board member Edmund Giambastiani.
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NewsAttendees of October’s NBAA-BACE must be vaccinated: NBAA
The National Business Aviation Association’s (NBAA) 2021 annual trade show will go on despite the pandemic, but the group is now requiring attendees be vaccinated. Face masks, however, will likely be optional for attendees, the group says on 31 August.
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NewsEnvoy E175 mid-air strike involved a balloon, not a drone
An Envoy Air regional jet that reportedly hit a drone while in flight on 22 August did not hit a drone after all.
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NewsAtlas Air to establish Incheon MRO shop with Sharp Technics
US cargo carrier Atlas Air and South Korean aviation maintenance firm Sharp Technics K will jointly establish a maintenance, repair and overhaul facility at Incheon International airport, a move that will enable Atlas to further expand in the Asia-Pacific region.
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In depthWhy the UK Space Command has skyrocketing ambitions
Among the organisational changes made by the UK Ministry of Defence since the last DSEI show in September 2019, the establishment of a dedicated Space Command is one of the most significant recent developments.