Irrational, “fear-based” concerns over drone safety and security are stifling the use of the technology in the U.S. after the initial progress that was made in 2016, leading drone manufacturer DJI says.
Major parts for the Racer, a high-speed compound helicopter demonstrator being developed under Europe’s Clean Sky 2 research program, have begun arriving at Airbus Helicopters for assembly.
Vertis Aviation, a charter specialist and private jet consultancy firm, recently celebrated its 10th anniversary of delivering charter services to an international set of customers.
Woolpert, an architecture, engineering, geospatial (AEG) and consulting firm, is opening a new office in the National Aviation Research and Technology Park in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey.
Finnoff Aviation Products has chosen True Blue Power’s TV44 (46 amp-hr.) main ship battery for a lithium-ion battery Supplemental Type Certification (STC) kit.
Starlite Aviation Training Academy of Durban and Mossel Bay, South Africa, has purchased an AL250 compact simulator from ALSIM to respond to the growing need for single and multi-engine simulator training at its Durban campus.
A Russian-funded program to develop technologies for a low-boom supersonic passenger aircraft has kicked off with a virtual meeting of the research consortium in late September led by the project’s coordinator, the TsAGI aerohydrodynamic research institute.
As commercial airlines are forced to restrict routes and travelers remain nervous about exposure to COVID-19 in airport terminals, the private business aviation sector is attracting significant levels of new business.
Faster delivery of fresh fruit from grower to consumer is the promise of a test program unveiled by California-based produce company Giumarra and autonomous aircraft startup Reliable Robotics.
French start-up VoltAero is preparing to fly its testbed aircraft with the 800-hp hybrid-electric power train intended for the largest, 10-seat member of its planned Cassio 2 family of regional aircraft.
HAPSMobile has announced the first stratospheric flight of its AeroVironment-developed Sunglider high-altitude pseudo-satellite, the fifth test flight of the solar-powered long-endurance unmanned aircraft.
Honeywell said Oct. 7 it acquired privately held Rocky Research, a Boulder City, Nevada-based specialist in thermal, energy and power management solutions, and will add the boutique to its Honeywell Aerospace division.
