As the A320neo and 737 MAX meet for the first time at a major air show, Airbus and Boeing take the battle to new levels with improvements and upgrade plans.
The Indian-Russian BrahMos supersonic cruise missile made its first flight on an Indian air force Sukhoi Su-30MKI on June 25 from the Nasik plant of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd., which was responsible for adapting the fighter to carry the 2,500-kg (5,500-lb.) missile. About 40 Su-30s are expected to be modified.
By Jens Flottau, Michael Bruno, Graham Warwick, Guy Norris, Bradley Perrett
The industry has known it was coming for years, but now it is getting real: the much-described end of the duopoly in the narrowbody segment is near. The most concrete near-term consequence is likely to be another bitter trade dispute over government funding.
Aerospace Calendar July 8-10—Royal International Air Tattoo 2016. RAF Fairford. Gloucestershire, England. See airtattoo.com July 9-Dec. 3—AOPA Flight Instructor Refresher Course. Various Locations. See a opa.org/forms/event-calendar/ FIRC_ONSITE
The British people have spoken, and their decision has caused reverberations around the world. The U.K.'s aerospace sector is the largest in Europe and second largest in the world. What does the Brexit vote mean for the future of the sector?
Long March 7 can loft a 13.5-metric-ton payload to low Earth orbit, making it the most powerful Chinese rocket so far and close to the SpaceX Falcon 9 in capability.
Never an agency to be deterred by past failure, DARPA las launched another attempt to demonstrate a turbine-based combined-cycle engine capable of powering an aircraft from zero airspeed to Mach 6 and back.
BrahMos flies from a Sukhoi fighter; Russia to receive modernized Buk missile system; Indonesia, Malaysia ground Super Puma helos; U.S. Navy tests new radar with manned/unmanned teaming.
Airbus Group has appointed Paul Eremenko chief technology officer for the corporate technology office. Eremenko currently heads the A3 Innovation Center based in San Jose, California. Maj. Gen. Stayce Harris (see photo) has been promoted to lieutenant general and appointed assistant vice chief of staff and director of the air staff for the U.S. Air Force. Harris commands the Air Force Reserve’s 22nd Air Force at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia.
C. Donald Bateman has dedicated his life to boosting aviation safety and mentoring the next generation of Honeywell safety engineers and intends to do the same post-Honeywell.
Raytheon has completed a key test milestone in developing the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation GPS OCX, proving the ground control segment’s ability to securely transfer information between government agencies.
The importance of combat aircraft within European air arms has increased in light of Russia’s aggressive stance in Ukraine and elsewhere. Over the next decade, the majority of Europe’s air arms will be reequipped or be beginning the process.
