Aerospace

Europe’s Maritime Safety Agency has contracted for the use of a Tekever remotely piloted air system (RPAS) and its new capability to drop a life raft.

Munich Airport International (MAI) and Urban-Air Port will partner to develop electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing infrastructure and operations based on UAP’s infrastructure technology and solutions.

The head of strategy for Rolls-Royce Electrical says as electric aviation develops, so too must the aftermarket services for this new category of aircraft.

Science fiction becomes science fact as iconic Star Trek actor flies in space.

Actor returns from spaceflight deeply touched by experience.

Despite pandemic-related supply chain disruption, the redesigned Eviation Alice is in final assembly ahead of first flight by year-end.

MagniX sees FAA special conditions approval for electric engines for retrofit and new-build as gateway to rapid market growth.

The Australian location will provide good coverage of launch corridors from East Asia, and improve space coverage in the Southern Hemisphere.

Rocket Lab will attempt a controlled ocean splashdown and recovery of the Electron small satellite launcher earmarked for flight next month, the company said on Oct. 19.

Boeing is nearing the end of a winding technical analysis of a valve problem that scotched plans for an uncrewed orbital flight test of its CST-100 Starliner spacecraft in August.

The European Space Agency and UK air navigation service provider NATS are exploring whether 5G cellular communications technology could help to provide a resilient positioning capability for uncrewed air systems.

ACR ELECTRONICS says it has secured key contracts with two of the three largest commercial aircraft manufacturers to supply its new distress tracking

CPaT GLOBAL, Houston was selected by Malaysia's Raya Airways to provide distance learning solutions for 737 and 767 initial/recurrent pilot training.

The UK has laid out its plan to become a net-zero society with grand designs on how to reduce the carbon impact of aviation.

Graham Macdonald to Chief Executive Officer of Burrana, Irvine, CA.

H.I.G. REALITY PARTNERS has acquired SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LOGISTICS CENTER, Victorville (seven properties/3.4m sq ft) in an off-market transaction.

ROLLS-ROYCE completed successful test flight out of Tuscon, AZ of its 747 Flying Testbed using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) on a Trent 1000

JETTAINER extended its ULD management/maintenance contract with SWISS; deal includes replacing >650 older AKE containers with new lightweight ULDs.

TOPCAST has 5-year Honeywell Aerospace contract to be its exclusive distributor of Nitrogen Generation Systems (NGS) and sensors components in China.

European engineering services company Akka Technologies has unveiled its concept for a zero-emission regional aircraft.

Aircraft finance and asset management company Amedeo has entered a strategic partnership with Aura Aero that includes a letter of intent to purchase 200 of the French startup’s planned 19-seat ERA hybrid-electric regional aircraft.

Backed by Chinese electric car maker XPeng, startup HT Aero has reached agreement to raise more than $500 million to develop an integrated flying and driving vehicle.

GKN Aerospace has opened its new Global Technology Center (GTC), which will prepare the technologies to help the company build components for the next generation of fuel-efficient aircraft.

Two different approaches to reaching 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) use in aircraft have been tested in flight.

Safran has begun producing Arriel 2E helicopter engines in Texas to support the U.S. Army’s purchase of the B-model UH-72 Lakota helicopter.