All aerospace news – Page 553
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NewsFibre-optics aid composite UAV structure monitoring
Their high strength-to-weight ratio, corrosion resistance and fatigue strength make composite materials an excellent candidate for use in unmanned air vehicle structures.
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NewsThales proposes weaponised Watchkeeper for Polish tactical UAV requirement
Thales has proposed teaming with Polish industry to offer a weaponised version of the WK450 Watchkeeper unmanned air vehicle for Warsaw’s tactical UAV requirement.
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NewsINTERIORS: Middle Eastern carriers show their Gulf in class
Twenty years ago the idea that routes from Dubai, Doha or Abu Dhabi to London Heathrow would be some of the busiest trunk operations in the world would have been hard to imagine. Fast forward to 2015, though, and that faintly ridiculous notion has become an impressive reality.
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NewsINTERIORS: Premium passengers face well-appointed future
As business class cabins become ever more luxurious, airlines find themselves at a fork in the road when it comes to deciding their future strategies for premium passengers.
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NewsINTERIORS: Boeing thinks smarter to boost 777, 737 appeal
Space may well be the final frontier, but for Boeing – and its airline customers – space is something else entirely. Given the confines of the average narrowbody – a 737 has an interior diameter of 11ft 7in (3.53m), slimmer even than the fans on some large jet engines – ...
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NewsINTERIORS: A350 XWB provides bigger canvas for airlines
When Qatar Airways’ chief executive, Akbar Al Baker, took delivery of his company’s first Airbus A350-900 in Toulouse on 22 December 2014, he did so with a broad smile, happy with the latest addition to the fleet.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: L-3 spurs ADS-B hopes for GA with low-cost Lynx
Five years ago, the US Federal Aviation Administration set a very ambitious goal. By 31 December 2019, any pilot operating in controlled airspace must carry a system compliant with automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) out that continuously transmits the aircraft’s identify and precise position.
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INTERIORS: Aim Altitude goes up in the world
It has been a busy 12 months for UK firm Aim Aviation since it last appeared at the Aircraft Interiors show.
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NewsRSAF Hermes 450 UAV reaches FOC
The Royal Singapore Air Force’s Elbit Systems Hermes 450 unmanned air vehicle fleet has reached full operational capability (FOC), some eight years after the system was delivered to the force.
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NewsUTC names new CEO for Sikorsky as spinoff review continues
United Technologies has brought a former senior executive out of retirement and name him as the new chief executive for Sikorsky Aircraft as the parent company continues reviewing a potential spinoff.
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NewsIn a spin: the US Army's Top 10 helicopter types
In the week that a senior US Army aviation official conceded that the branch’s planned modernisation and Future Vertical Lift projects cannot both be funded in the face of potential further sequestration cuts, our Top 10 looks at the scale of service’s current inventory.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Preparing for a connectivity revolution
Like the air we breathe, access to wi-fi is increasingly seen as a necessity to get us through the day. Gone are the days when airline passengers were content to be incommunicado during their time on board an aircraft.
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NewsAirbus D&S focuses on commercialisation of Zephyr HAPS
Airbus Defence & Space is preparing for full commercial operations of its Zephyr high altitude pseudo satellite (HAPS), envisioning the establishment of launchpads that could deploy an aircraft anywhere in the world within 24h.
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NewsEASA approves higher-weight A330-300
Airbus has secured European certification for the higher-weight version of its A330-300, powered by General Electric CF6 engines.
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NewsCommando Merlins make move to Yeovilton
The Royal Navy’s amphibious support helicopter transition from the Westland Sea King HC4 to the AgustaWestland Merlin HC4/4A has made a significant advance, with its 846 Naval Air Squadron having returned to RNAS Yeovilton in Somerset.
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NewsNASA details concrete steps on 'Journey to Mars'
NASA this month has taken two more steps to fleshing out its vision for space exploration through the mid-2030s, outlining its mid-term plan for asteroid study and selecting commercial partners to devise key technologies to enable astronauts to survive for extended periods in deep space – ultimately as far as ...
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Airbus Helicopters wins support deal from Taiwan SAR agency
Airbus Helicopters has secured a €54.5 million ($59 million) fleet support contract from Taiwan’s National Airborne Services Corps. (NASC).
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NewsSEC accuses MD Helicopters owner of fraud
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has accused the owner of MD Helicopters of committing fraud by hiding information from investors.
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Weapon, sensor upgrades coming for Apache fleet
As Boeing announced delivering the 100th AH-64E Apache helicopter on 30 March, the US Army is already planning a new round of upgrades.
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NewsSikorsky outlines goals, timeline for S-97 flight test
As Sikorsky continues to inch toward first flight of the S-97 Raider demonstrator, company officials have outlined the scope and duration of the flight test programme for the high-speed, compound helicopter.