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3 February 2021 Airflow was founded in 2019 by five former Airbus Vahana team members to bring eSTOL capabilities to the middle-mile logistics market.

Airflow unveils full scale piloted technology demonstrator for eSTOL

Airflow will take its eSTOL project to the next level by adapting a Cessna 210 with its distributed propulsion system to make it capable of slow speeds and short takeoffs.

3 February 2021

Kineco-Kaman expects material savings from software

Plataine's technology will provide an improved picking process leading to optimised utilisation of inventory, such as the selection of remnants for production wherever possible. This could generate 5% material savings.

3 February 2021

ReleaseSpeel Praha adopts GL Studio for L-39NG trainer jet head-up display

2 February 2021

ReleaseGE's F110 engine powers first flight of Boeing F-15EX

2 February 2021

ReleaseAirbus sites gear up for the A321XLR's Major Component Assembly phase

2 February 2021

ReleaseMontaVista partners with Mercury Systems Inc. to provide hardened Linux support for the aerospace & defense market

2 February 2021

ReleaseTDM Systems signs digital tool management cooperation agreement with DMG MORI

2 February 2021

ReleaseGKN Aerospace to accelerate sustainable aerospace technologies in future flight challenge

2 February 2021

ReleaseVaulta and Quickstep sign Memorandum of Understanding

2 February 2021

ReleaseLithium-ion battery now available for Robinson R44

1 February 2021

ReleaseEaton signs agreement to acquire Cobham Mission Systems, expanding Eaton Aerospace's fuel and environmental systems offerings

1 February 2021

ReleaseHillwood and Bell demonstrate point-to-point autonomous package delivery at mobility innovation zone

1 February 2021

ReleaseAIE awarded AS9100D for excellence in Quality Management

30 January 2021

ReleaseH2 Clipper granted U.S. patent for "lighter-than-air" dirigible design, advancing the company's mission to accelerate the hydrogen economy

29 January 2021

ReleaseRostec equips Ansat with Wi-Fi and satellite internet

29 January 2021

ReleaseRostec has started testing the first Russian engine for light helicopters

29 January 2021

ReleaseElroy Air and NASA partner to integrate advanced autonomous cargo aircraft into US airspace

28 January 2021 Airbus's platform-agnostic flying laboratory.

Airbus tasks Flightlab demonstrator with tech research

Airbus intends to test hybrid and electric propulsion technologies with its Flightlab, as well as exploring autonomy, and other technologies aimed at reducing helicopter sound or improving maintenance and safety.

28 January 2021 Wingcopter founders Tom Plümmer, Jonathan Hesselbarth and Ansgar Kadura, with the Wingcopter 178 Heavy Lift. Photo by Jonas Wresch.

Wingcopter gains funding for further drone development

In Malawi, Wingcopter recently started a long-term COVID-19 response project named Drone + Data Aid to improve healthcare supply chains - and it sees potential for drone-delivery-as-a-service worldwide.

28 January 2021 Computer generated image of the uncrewed combat aircraft.

Spirit selected to lead MOSQUITO uncrewed fighter development

Autonomous ‘loyal wingman’ aircraft create the opportunity to expand, diversify and rapidly upgrade combat Air Forces in a cost-effective way - so the UK has committed funding for a new prototype.

28 January 2021 The DEFINAT X will feature a rigid coaxial rotor system and pusher propeller.

Sikorsky-Boeing team pitches DEFIANT X for FLRAA

Replacing that solid trooper, the Black Hawk will not be easy. But Sikorsky and Boeing have built 90 percent of the U.S. Army's current military rotorcraft, and believe their candidate, the DEFIANT X will meet the challenge.

28 January 2021

Bye kicks off construction of conforming eFlyer 2

Three conforming eFlyer 2 aircraft will be used in the test program to achieve final FAA certification, and the first is now being built by experimental aircraft experts Composites Universal Group.

28 January 2021

ReleaseCirrus Aircraft launches Limited Edition to commemorate 8,000th delivery

28 January 2021 Leonardo has lined up behind a consortium aiming to design, develop and manufacture an ultra-low mass, robust, proof-of-concept carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) wheel for rotary wing aircraft.

Leonardo backs consortium building CFRP helicopter wheel

A wheel made of carbon fibre reinforced plastic will offer enhanced mechanical properties at about half the density of metal wheels. It will be made with tailored fibre placement, braiding and out of autoclave processes.

27 January 2021

ReleaseBurloak Technologies becomes first additive manufacturer approved to supply Boeing

26 January 2021

ReleaseTerrafugia announces FAA Special Light-Sport airworthiness certificate

26 January 2021

ReleaseAerovel Flexrotor UAS speeds through its reliability demonstration

26 January 2021

ReleaseTARSIS 75 testing in the RAPAZ programme

26 January 2021

ReleaseNew rugged graphics, vision and AI computer provides high performance and flexibility for SWaP constrained platforms

25 January 2021

ReleaseHoneywell to bring next-generation inertial sensors to unmanned vehicles segment

25 January 2021

ReleaseHondaJet Elite obtains Russian type certification

25 January 2021

ReleaseSolar Atmospheres South Carolina facility awarded GE Aviation approval

23 January 2021

ReleaseRheinmetall takes over activities of unmanned air vehicle maker EMT

22 January 2021

ReleaseGA-ASI successfully completes self-protection system demo on Mq-9

21 January 2021

ReleaseQuesTek awarded $1.2 million from ARPA-E for ultra-high temperature materials development for energy applications

21 January 2021

ATI Boeing Accelerator adds ten more startups

Ten more startup businesses will now benefit from a possible £100,000 equity investment from Boeing HorizonX Global Ventures and access to ATI, Boeing, GKN Aerospace and Rolls-Royce experts.

21 January 2021 The new 83,100 square-foot facility is the latest addition to the 133-acre Honda Aircraft Company campus.

Honda begins wing production at Greensboro facility

The new facility houses the wing assembly process for the HondaJet Elite, comprising an exterior skin made of machined one-piece aluminium alloys backed by alloy ribs. It will enable the concurrent assembly of more wings.

21 January 2021

ReleaseEHang joins European Union's AMU-LED project to demonstrate urban air mobility

21 January 2021 The new facility extends to over 40,000 square feet.

magniX consolidates worldwide operations in Everett

Eviation, magniX's sister company and maker of an all-electric commuter aircraft, set up base in Arlington, Washington late last year. Now magniX electric aircraft engines will also be manufactured in the state.

21 January 2021

ReleaseProject BALIS – DLR is developing and testing fuel cells in the megawatt range for air transport

21 January 2021 The Seaspray 7500E V2 radar uses Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) technology to detect, track and classify hundreds of maritime contacts.

SeaGuardian gains option of Leonardo Seaspray radar

The Seaspray enhances the capabilities of GA-ASI's MQ-9B and builds on a close partnership with Leonardo. Initial integration work of Leonardo's SAGE electronic surveillance onto SeaGuardian was recently completed.

21 January 2021 A new inertial navigation system SINS-2015, developed by the Moscow Institute of Electromechanics and Automation, will be installed on the SSJ NEW.

Future Superjet will feature more Russian parts

The new version Superjet will use the PD-8 engine, with planned certification in 2023, and dozens of foreign systems and components will be replaced with domestic Russian ones.

21 January 2021 Sub-assemblies of the VK-2500P / PS engines no longer need to be revised at UEC-Klimov.

UEC streamlines latest VK-2500 engine production

The latest versions of the VK-2500 engine have a protective system that restores the normal operation of the engine when it stops, when powder and exhaust gases get in and when surge occurs. Production is under way.

20 January 2021

ReleaseVanta iX In-Line XRF analyser automates material analysis and alloy ID

20 January 2021

ReleaseEve-led aviation consortium joins UK Civil Aviation Authority to develop Urban Air Mobility Concept of Operations

20 January 2021

Releasethyssenkrupp Aerospace extends partnership with KAI

20 January 2021

ReleaseS. Himmelstein and Company installs coordinate measuring machine for highly accurate measurements

20 January 2021

ReleaseUAC specialists began docking the wing and tail of the updated Il-114-300 airframe

20 January 2021

ReleaseThe strategic relationship seeks to expand Volansi and Quickstep's reach into the global drone market

19 January 2021

ReleaseHoneywell, Curtiss-Wright receive EASA certification for 25-hour cockpit recorder for the air transport market