All aerospace news – Page 563
-
AnalysisANALYSIS: IAI to start widebody TaxiBot certification in autumn
Israel Aerospace Industries and Lufthansa Technik's ground services unit LEOS have signed a tentative agreement to jointly conduct certification tests for an in-development widebody version of IAI's pilot-controlled tow tractor TaxiBot with a Boeing 747.
-
NewsAVALON: Australian MH-60R makes debut show appearance
A Royal Australian Navy-operated Sikorsky/Lockheed Martin MH-60R has made its debut appearance at an Avalon air show near Melbourne.
-
AnalysisANALYSIS: A380 re-engining continues to divide analysts
In a lightly attended Dubai air show press conference about 15 months ago, then-Engine Alliance president Dean Athans delivered an unexpected message. The joint venture between GE Aviation and Pratt & Whitney was evaluating a wide range of performance upgrades for the GP7200, including offering an all-new engine to power ...
-
News
Australia grounds some R44s on rotor blade concerns
Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has issued an airworthiness directive grounding Robinson R44 helicopters fitted with C016-7 main rotor blades.
-
NewsNew Sky Dragon airship completes critical design review
Worldwide Aeros Corp (Aeros) has completed the critical design review of its 40E Sky Dragon multi-role airship, marking the start of production for the lighter-than-air craft.
-
NewsSelex test-flies new aerial target
Selex ES has carried out the first flight of its new Mirach 40 aerial target as it seeks the first customer for the unmanned training system.
-
AnalysisANALYSIS: Dauphin's demise spurs X4 development at Airbus Helicopters
On 3 March in Orlando, Airbus Helicopters will finally reveal the future of its medium-class rotorcraft. Work on the new model, known so far by its experimental designation of X4, has been under way since at least 2010, but there is still little clarity on what the helicopter looks like ...
-
NewsRAAF begins Reaper training in USA
The Royal Australian Air Force has deployed a number of personnel to the USA to begin training on the US Air Force’s General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Reaper unmanned air vehicle.
-
News
Thailand returns to Airbus Helicopters for latest rotorcraft order
Thailand has added to its orderbook of Airbus Helicopters types with a deal for six VIP transportation-roled EC145 T2 rotorcraft for operation by its army.
-
AnalysisANALYSIS: Oil prices create super uncertainty
At least three commercial helicopter programmes – the Airbus Helicopters EC175, AgustaWestland AW189 and Bell 525 Relentless – owe their existence to sustained oil prices over $100 per barrel. All three were launched within the last decade to capture demand from oil and gas exploration companies as they pushed drilling ...
-
OpinionOPINION: Will US proposals clear the air for unmanned systems?
It was a landmark week in the history of unmanned aviation. In an industry segment normally driven by technology advances, this time the push came from two separate and very different policy decisions by the US government. First, the Federal Aviation Administration released on 15 February a draft of proposed ...
-
News
Bombardier opens window for CS300 first flight
Bombardier has set a three-day window next week to achieve first flight of the 135-160-seat CS300, the largest and most popular version of the CSeries family.
-
NewsLockheed unveils longer-endurance Fury UAV
Lockheed Martin has tweaked the design of the flying wing-shaped Fury unmanned air vehicle (UAV) as it pursues contracts from US special operations forces and the international market.
-
NewsSpanish team reaches UAV autonomy milestone
A bid to make Spain’s Andalusia region a leading aerospace technology power has reached a noteworthy milestone, with the flight of a 45kg unmanned aircraft to 20km beyond visual range, in segregated airspace.
-
Analysis
ANALYSIS: Slow-down for Australia's formerly booming rotorcraft sector
Growth in Australia’s once-booming helicopter sector is slowing down at a time when the industry is grappling with a series of obstacles ahead of it.
-
News
AERO INDIA: Rivals line up for new VVIP helicopter contest
Sikorsky will pitch its S-92 in the eventual re-tendering of India's requirement for VVIP transport helicopters.
-
News
Airbus Helicopters drops PW210 engine on 'repositioned' X4
On the eve of the officially unveiling of its new X4 medium-class rotorcraft, Airbus Helicopters has sensationally ditched one of the two engine suppliers on the programme and hinted at a heavier aircraft than previously thought.
-
NewsUK extends Chinook support deal with Boeing
Boeing has secured a £450 million ($694 million) extension to its long-standing through-life customer support contract for the Royal Air Force’s CH-47 transport helicopters.
-
News
US opens door to armed UAS exports
The US government has opened the door to exporting armed unmanned air systems (UAS) to foreign governments in new policy announced by the State Department on 17 February.
-
News
FAA opens debate on small UAS with proposed rule
A small unmanned air systems(UAS) could perform commercial flights in most US airspace at up to 500ft in daylight as long as it remains within eyesight of an observer or an operator who has passed an aeronautical knowledge test.