All articles by Dominic Perry
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NewsSpirit carve-up complete as Boeing and Airbus take on key sites
Boeing has completed its acquisition of 737 Max fuselage supplier Spirit AeroSystems, while Airbus-focussed facilities have been simultaneously divested to the European airframer.
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NewsGKN to boost 3D-printing capabilities with Norwegian investment
GKN Aerospace is to invest millions of pounds alongside the Kongsberg Technology Cluster to expanding the company’s additive manufacturing capabilities in the Norwegian city.
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NewsBeyond Aero casts eyes on multiple sites for manufacturing campus on back of feasibility study work
French business jet developer Beyond Aero has kicked off the hunt for a location for its future production centre, having completed feasibility studies for a facility sized to build up to 60 of its fuel cell-powered BYA-1s per year, a figure that could eventually rise to 120.
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NewsUK MoD mulls funding for pair of Proteus concept demonstrators through Defence Investment Plan
UK defence procurement officials are considering investing hundreds of millions of pounds to fund the development of two Proteus uncrewed concept demonstrators for the Royal Navy’s 700X Naval Air Squadron.
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NewsAvincis eyes doubling of windfarm support business as industry expansion spurs growth plan
Aerial solutions provider Avincis hopes to double the size of its wind farm support operation by the start of next decade on the back of its entry into the segment with the September acquisition of Danish operator KN Helicopters.
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NewsAvincis and DHC partner on CL-series waterbomber support
Aerial services provider Avincis is to collaborate with De Havilland Canada on a series of initiatives to support the airframer’s CL-series family of out-of-production amphibian waterbombers.
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NewsDaher hails first flight of EyePulse UAV prototype
French airframer Daher has successfully completed the first flight of its EyePulse prototype, an uncrewed air vehicle (UAV) based on its existing TBM single-engined turboprop.
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NewsPoland takes first domestically built AW149 battlefield helicopter
Poland has received the first of 22 AW149 multi-role helicopters to be made domestically by Leonardo Helicopters subsidiary PZL Swidnik.
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NewsReaction Engines asset sale progresses as administrators continue talks with preferred bidder
Insolvency specialists handling the administration of UK firm Reaction Engines appear to be slowly closing in on the sale of the collapsed hypersonic technology developer’s assets.
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NewsEDF Group increases stake in hybrid-electric developer Aura Aero
Utility company Electricite de France (EDF) Group has increased its stake in hybrid-electric aircraft developer Aura Aero to €2 million, the companies have disclosed.
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NewsNorwegian investigators flag suspected maintenance issue for in-flight engine shutdown on Bristow S-92
Norwegian investigators believe an unspecified maintenance issue was the likely cause of an in-flight engine failure on a Sikorsky S-92 heavy-twin shortly after take-off from an oil platform.
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NewsFlyby scores UK MoD contract for ‘airborne effectors’ as part of force protection demonstration
British developer Flyby Technology has been selected by the UK Ministry of Defence to supply multiple unmanned air vehicles as part of an experiment to demonstrate the potential for autonomous systems to provide force protection on the battlefield.
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NewsGerman researchers launch flight campaign to measure contrails from new-generation engines
German researchers have begun a series of flights to measure the contrails produced by the latest-generation engines as part of a wider project tackling aviation’s non-CO2 impacts.
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NewsNew volcanic ash forecasting service could halve airline disruption from future eruptions
Meteorological agencies in France and the UK are spearheading the launch of a new and more detailed volcanic ash forecasting service they believe could significantly reduce disruption to airlines in the event of a large-scale volcanic eruption.
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NewsFresh layoffs hit ZeroAvia’s Propulsion Center of Excellence in Everett
Questions have been raised over ZeroAvia’s future plans for its Propulsion Center of Excellence in Everett, Washington after staff were hit with another round of redundancies – the third since August.
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NewsZuri reveals design changes for latest VTOL technology demonstrator
Czech advanced air mobility developer Zuri has revealed more details of its scaled second-generation technology demonstrator – referred to as TD2.0 – including significant changes to the aircraft’s V-tail configuration.
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NewsThales plans more automation for flightdeck on A320neo successor
Thales will incorporate higher levels of automation and connectivity on the next-generation avionics suite it will offer to Airbus for the airframer’s A320neo replacement programme but believes it will be too soon for a fully automated or single-pilot cockpit.
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NewsNGRC project reveals concept studies, including high-speed compound rotorcraft and 17t tiltrotor
Concepts submitted to a NATO-led effort to develop a next-generation military rotorcraft include a 17t tiltrotor and two compound designs – including an apparent adaptation of Airbus’s Racer architecture – alongside two conventional helicopters.
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NewsEmirates aims to reduce holding time at Dubai International through three-way research pact
Emirates Airline has embarked on an ambitious project with Thales and Dubai’s air navigation service provider designed to reduce holding times for flights arriving at Dubai International airport.
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NewsCAeS pivots towards new blended-wing-body drone as it pauses fuel cell powertrain development
Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS) has unveiled a new hydrogen fuel cell-powered blended-wing-body uncrewed air vehicle (UAV) in a move that marks a significant shift for the UK company’s strategy.