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USAF Seeks Industry Wisdom On Disposable UAS Engines

The U.S. Air Force is requesting information from industry on technologies that could produce lower-cost engines for future subsonic “Group 5” unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), the largest vehicles in the fleet with sizes and capabilities similar to the General Atomics Reaper or Northrop...

Chinese aircraft manufacturer uses big data to build safer planes

With a global focus on how to reduce safety risks caused by anomalous human behavior and how to fully recover data crucial for analyzing an air crash, a Chinese aircraft manufacturer is using big data and cloud technology to build safer airplanes. "The time for revolution in aviation safety...

Could planes of the future have airbags for business class passengers?

A company has designed a plane seat with an airbag to protect passengers. The airbag, which would be fitted to business class seats, would deploy from a compartment next to the in-flight entertainment screen. Germany firm Recaro designed the airbag which would be triggered in the event of a plane crash. MailOnline reports that it would absorb the passenger's head and shoulders. In...

Analysis of Russia’s Aerospace Forces: The Return of the MiG Fighters

It is easy to forget, given that the Russian airgroup at Hmeimim was wholly composed of Sukhoi aircraft, including the Su-24, -25, -27, -30, -34, and -35, that the word MiG has been synonymous with “fighter” for most of the post-World War 2, era. MiG Design Bureau’s dominance started with the famous MiG-15 fighter of the Korean War fame, through MiG-17, -19, and -21 of the Vie...

Airbus let the internet dictate the design of its new futuristic planes

The Web is where chaos lives and sometimes, just sometimes, that can be a good thing. There have been countless viral articles recently that speculated about the planes of the future – where we might have glass bubbles on top of the aircraft or one with no windows, just screens giving an uninterrupted view of the world outside. Well, these ideas, as innovative as they are, probably won...

Cathay Pacific’s first A350 XWB performs its maiden flight in Toulouse

The first A350-900 for Cathay Pacific Airways has completed its maiden flight in Toulouse, France. The aircraft will now enter the final phase of production including cabin completion, further ground checks and test flights before being prepared for delivery in the second quarter of the year. The aircraft will be the first of 48 A350 XWBs acquired by Cathay Pacific. Cathay Pacific’s A350...

The Business Class Seat That Remembers Passengers Is Here

As aircraft interior design evolves, we’re getting closer to the promise of a smart seat which will remember passenger preferences, making air travel more comfortable and familiar. The new Waterfront Business class seat, submitted for this year’s Crystal Cabin Awards, is ready to take flight. The Waterfront is a next-generation premium travel experience at the nexus between...

Affordable Hypersonic Jets Could Be High-Flying Reality by 2023

Hypersonic aircraft and weapons that can fly more than five times the speed of sound may seem like a futuristic fantasy, but defense giant Lockheed Martin says it is committed to making these ultrafast innovations a reality. In fact, Lockheed Martin is doubling down on hypersonic aerospace technologies, Lockheed officials said recently at the company's Media Day. "Lockheed Martin co...

Airbus seeks to 3D print half of its future airplane fleet

Though several industrial giants can be found at the forefront of metal 3D printing pioneering, none is more prominent than Airbus. They have been adopting 3D printing at lightning speed, and several of their latest engine and plane designs already rely on top of the range 3D printed parts – such as A350 XWB which features over a 1000 3D printed components. Additive Industries, the Dutch 3D...

747-400 Global SuperTanker gets ready for action

The world’s largest aerial firefighting asset, the Boeing 747-400-based Global SuperTanker, is almost ready to begin commercial operations. Jim Wheeler, president and chief executive of Global SuperTanker Services, based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, expects the US Federal Aviation Administration to approve an amended supplemental type certificate in early May. Investment group A...

Boom Is Serious About Building the Supersonic Passenger Jet of the Future

Already made up of a number of heavy-hitters in the aerospace industry, Boom just signed a deal with Virgin to make affordable supersonic travel a reality. It's been twelve-and-a-half years since the Concorde retired, and we haven't seen a viable supersonic passenger jet since, though not for want of trying. Many outlandish concepts have been proposed, and some feasible designs supporte...

First flight for Norway's initial SAR AW101

AgustaWestland has performed the maiden flight of the first of 16 AW101 helicopters destined to perform search and rescue missions for the Norwegian justice ministry. The sortie took place on 21 March at the manufacturer’s Yeovil, UK facility, where the 15.6t rotorcraft are assembled. Deliveries of the helicopters to the justice ministry, for operation by the Royal Norwegian...

Airbus launches new Cabin Brand “Airspace by Airbus”

Airbus has launched its new Cabin brand “Airspace by Airbus”. At the heart of this new philosophy Airbus connects the wellbeing for passengers with the operational performance for its airline customers. Representing the best of Airbus’ cabin innovation and design, Airspace will offer a sophisticated, flexible canvas as a back-drop to enhance the airlines’ own brands. Airbus...

The American Concordes that never flew

In November 1962, the British and French governments announced a deal that caused great distress in the boardrooms of American planemakers. The two countries announced plans to jointly build a new airliner, one that would be able to fly at more than twice the speed of sound. The aircraft – to be called ‘Concorde’ – would be the most advanced civilian aircraft in the worl...

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Technip Energies, Airbus, Safran and Tereos join forces to develop a Sustainable Aviation Fuel production project in France

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