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2020
17 November

ReleaseThe GE90 engine celebrates 25 years of service

17 November

ReleaseST Engineering reorganises for global growth and success

17 November

ReleaseAn unmanned aerial vehicle with a payload of 100 kg - V400 Albatross first public flight!

17 November

ReleaseNI announces strategic collaboration with SET GmbH and Tech180 Inc.

17 November

ReleaseAdvanced analysis software maximises OmniScan users' weld analysis capabilities

17 November

ReleaseBuehler presents webinar on challenges of testing heat treated parts, December 2, 2020

13 November

ReleaseM-Technologie becomes BA France S.A.S.

13 November

ReleaseThe work of the prototype commission on the new VK-1600V engine has been completed

13 November

ReleaseX-59 assembly presses on

12 November

ReleaseBeechcraft King Air 360 enters into service with first delivery of the newest flagship turboprop

12 November

ReleaseTyphoon delivers a further boost to the UK economy

12 November

ReleaseTT Electronics completes Torotel acquisition to expand US power portfolio

12 November

ReleaseTurkish Aerospace and Boeing partner to produce thermoplastic composites

12 November

ReleaseEpiSci awarded DARPA contract to develop tactical AI for Air Combat Evolution

12 November

ReleaseEHang 216 AAV made its debut in Seoul after obtaining a special certificate of airworthiness from Korea

12 November

ReleaseSHD works with Piran Advanced Composites on Prismatic Ltd and BAE range of UAV platforms

12 November

ReleaseAurora Flight Sciences to develop new X-Plane under DARPA contract

12 November

ReleaseNIAR receives $13.7 million from Air Force for advanced composites research

11 November

ReleaseEUROJET signs contract with NETMA for provision of 56 new EJ200 engines for the German Air Force

11 November Northrop Grumman demonstrating an OMS-compliant advanced sensor during a live ground demonstration.

Northrop Grumman demonstrates OMS-compliant advanced sensor

Northrop Grumman plans to integrate a combination of OMS/Open Communication Systems sensors and software-defined radios across multiple platforms, networks and nodes to ensure multi-domain interoperability.

11 November

ReleaseLilium partners with Tavistock development and City of Orlando to establish first region in the US

11 November

ReleaseAviastar-SP has completed assembly and handed over for testing the next serial Il-76MD-90A

11 November

ReleaseLeonardo: the successful C-27J Spartan sheds its skin to reach new performance heights

11 November

ReleaseKaney named STTR recipient for USAF program to improve flight surface control technologies

11 November

ReleaseFast acting safe tube & pipe degreaser

11 November Meggitt will supply radome technology for the Multi-Function Array radar system on the Typhoon.

Meggitt wins contract for Typhoon nose radome

Meggitt has designed a higher and broader bandwidth radome to protect from environmental effects, prevent interference whilst being highly transmissive for the AESA radar system's operational modes.

11 November The new MHI Aero Engines plant at Nagasaki opened in November.

MHI completes aero engine component factory in Nagasaki

MHI has not made any significant changes to its production as a result of coronavirus, and expects to expand production going forward. The opening of a new factory on schedule will strengthen competitiveness, it says.

11 November BAE Systems' Cedar Rapids facility will be used for GPS manufacture.

BAE invests in navigation and sensor business facilities

A large factory, with several hundred offices, workstations, and flexible work spaces, and classified and unclassified labs, will be completed by 2022 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

11 November The MC-21-310 prototype aircraft with Russian PD-14 engines.

First MC-21 with Russian PD-14 engines rolls out

Irkut Corporation is starting ground tests on the MC-21-310 prototype aircraft. It features Russia-manufactured engines which have already been tested in one of the pods of an Ilyushin Il-76.

11 November

ReleaseCTRM wins two Asia Corporate Excellence & Sustainability (ACES) awards for 2020

11 November The A320 Airspace entrance area.

FACC delivers first A320 Airspace entrance area to Hamburg

After two years in development the first shipset comprising an Airspace entrance area and Hero Lights has now been delivered to Airbus in Hamburg, where it will be installed in a serial aircraft.

10 November

ReleaseSintavia achieves ISO 14001 certification for environmental management system

10 November

ReleaseIon Storage announces new state of the art HQ & manufacturing facility

10 November

ReleaseRugged graphics card for military and commercial applications

10 November

ReleaseVerdeGo Aero running world's most efficient aerospace diesel-electric (Jet A) hybrid propulsion system

10 November

ReleaseIFS helps Marshall Aerospace & Defence Group scale its global defence manufacturing and service business

10 November

ReleaseAerion AS2 completes wind tunnel validation - prepares for production start in 2023

9 November

ReleaseStratasys and nTopology join forces to simplify 3D-printed jigs and fixtures for manufacturing

6 November

ReleaseRussian Helicopters delivers first batch of helicopter knock-down kits to Kazakhstan

5 November

ReleaseNew aerospace firm, LaunchPoint EPS, prepared for takeoff into electric aircraft markets

5 November

ReleaseAir Industries Group announces

5 November The SEAMAX hangar is located at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Advanced Research Park.

SEAMAX adds US assembly facility at Embry-Riddle

The M-22 amphibious light sport aircraft has been manufactured for over twenty years in Brazil, and now its manufacturer offers final assembly at Daytona Beach and aircraft features designed to please the US market.

4 November

ReleaseThe L-39NG passed the aerodynamic tests for armed version

4 November The production Cassio aircraft has a sleek, aerodynamically-optimised fuselage with a forward fixed canard and an aft-set wing with twin booms that support a high-set horizontal tail.

Sonaca to develop airframe for hybrid-electric Cassio

VoltAero's four-seat Cassio 330 could be in customer hands by 2023, with Sonaca's help to transition into serial manufacturing in Nouvelle Aquitaine. Larger models will follow.

4 November Wind tunnel tests of the propeller designs are under way.

Props for first all-electric X-plane face the tunnel

The X-57 will be powered by twelve electric high-lift motors with propeller blades that fold away during cruise, emerging again for the landing phase. Wind tunnel testing has begun.

4 November The new Stavatti Aerospace facility at Niagara Falls.

Surplus army hangars will house Stavatti aircraft production

Ten buildings including a 47,000 sq ft aircraft hangar and over 76,800 sq ft of offices and direct airport ramp, taxiway and runway access in Niagara will be the perfect launch pad for a new range of aircraft.

4 November

British businessman bids to save the Eclipse program

The future prospects for the Eclipse business jet are uncertain, to say the least, but a new buyer is looking to lead its manufacturer out of Chapter 11. The US courts will decide if the purchase can go ahead.

4 November

Canadian group will streamline air mobility sector development

A consortium of Canadian aerospace companies have joined forces to focus on developing advanced air mobility solutions. Operating in urban skies is going to involve close cooperation with regulators.

3 November

ReleaseHill Helicopters reveals innovative new engine design for the HX50

3 November

ReleaseSagetech Avionics and Kraus Hamdani Aerospace deliver ArduPilot integration