APOC appoints new director of business development In a move to broaden the expertise of its senior team, APOC Aviation, the innovative leasing, trading, aircraft component and part-out specialist, has appointed Alexis Dufermont as director of business…
Gore launches new high performance wires for electric aviation W. L. Gore & Associates has announced a new solution that meets higher voltages as the trend continues towards aircraft electrification to reduce the impact of air transport on the…
UK future combat air programme can generate billions for UK economy For the first time, preliminary data has revealed the economic importance of the UK’s future combat air programme, Tempest - predicting it will support an average of 20,000 jobs every…
Swedish technology company wins prestigious space project Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is an upcoming gigantic radio telescope facility that will be the largest of its kind anywhere in the world. The purpose of the facility is to…
Aerion selects PPG to support supersonic jet development Supersonic aircraft company, Aerion, has selected PPG to provide the flight deck windshields and cabin window transparencies for the AS2 supersonic business jet. A leading manufacturer of original equipment and…
New dates for Aerospace Tech Week 2021 Aerospace Tech Week will be delayed from March 2021 to 26-27 May 2021, in Toulouse, France. This difficult decision was made due to the on-going effects of Covid-19 and its…
UK Space Agency signs historic Moon agreement with NASA The UK Space Agency and NASA have signed a historic agreement on principles for space ahead of a future mission to the Moon. NASA’s Artemis programme aims to land the…
University uses AnalySwift software for composite structure R&D AnalySwift, a provider of efficient high-fidelity modelling software for composites has announced that Dalian University of Technology is participating in its recently launched Academic Partner Program (APP), and it is…
Mettis launches product acceleration programme Mettis has announced the launch of the Mettis Accelerate Programme which offers companies who require forged, machined and assembled products a way to fast track their components into production in…
PHASA-35 completes critical endurance trials Further to initial flight trials, PHASA-35, a 35m wingspan solar-electric aircraft, has successfully completed critical endurance trials which saw the aircraft operate for 72 hours in a simulated environment that…
Cornwall joins the green hydrogen race with AeroSpace Cornwall funding The UK Government is starting to draw up a plan to create a world-leading hydrogen market that can help meet its goal to zero out greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. …
BEIS unveils Brexit transition webinar series Help is on hand for businesses in key sectors to prepare for the end of the Brexit transition period. The UK is leaving the EU single market and customs union…
CGTech and Makino form manufacturing partnership CGTech, the developer of VERICUT software, and Makino Milling Machine Co., a leader in CNC machine tools technology, have renewed their strategic corporate partnership to better serve the mutual customer…
Tenax carbon fibre qualified by Collins Aerospace Teijin has qualified its carbon fibre based materials Tenax Y (TPWF) and Tenax thermoplastic consolidated laminate (TPCL) by Collins Aerospace, a unit of Raytheon Technologies. Tenax TPWF is a woven…
ElevAero acquisition strengthens Midlands based supply chain ElevAero, a leading manufacturer and supplier of specialist fabrications, assemblies and machined components for the aerospace and defence sectors, has acquired 100% shares of Formrite Precision Limited (FPL). The acquisition…
Element secures 6+6 year framework agreement Element Materials Technology has signed a framework agreement with Saab, with an estimated value of more than $100 million, to deliver calibration and materials expertise and testing services over the…
Aircraft Interiors Expo moves 2021 event dates Reed Exhibitions, the organiser of the leading events for the global cabin interiors and inflight services industry, has announced new dates for 2021. Both AIX and WTCE will return to…
Boeing predicts cut in aircraft demand for a decade Boeing has released its annual forecast for the commercial and defence aerospace market, reflecting the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and Boeing's view of near, medium and long-term market dynamics.…
Boom Supersonic reveals XB-1 demonstrator jet for first time Boom Supersonic has revealed its supersonic demonstrator, XB-1, thought to be the first independently developed supersonic jet. To design and build XB-1, Boom recruited a team of experts from around…
Carbon fibre aircraft equipment agreement signed Safran and Saertex have signed a 10-year contract on cooperation for the production of aircraft equipment made of carbon fibre fabrics. Under the contract, Saertex will supply multiaxial carbon fibre…
Adding to the boom VELO3D, an innovator in digital manufacturing, has revealed that Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 aircraft includes 21 flight hardware components that were manufactured by the company's Sapphire 3D metal printer. Unveiled this…
Coronavirus forces postponement of European Rotors event Due to latest developments in regard to the spread of the coronavirus, European Helicopter Association (EHA) and European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have postponed the first edition of European…
Airbus launches A220 business jet called the TwoTwenty Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) has launched the TwoTwenty business jet in a new market segment the company calls 'Xtra Large Bizjet'. This offer includes for the first time a flexible…
AVIC Cabin Systems announces global sales organisation In line with the strategy for further integration of its company structure, AVIC Cabin Systems (ACS) is setting up a global sales management team. Customers will benefit from the full…
