UV lighting treatment for transportation The air travel industry has faced many challenges due to Covid-19 and is currently scrambling to find ways to make air travel safe again. Airbus and Boeing have been studying…
Bureau Veritas advises on safe return to work As the UK government unveils new guidelines for making workplaces ‘Covid-secure’, Bureau Veritas is advising aerospace businesses that their safe return to work depends on their ability to “win the…
MSP finds that ‘stronger together’ isn’t just a catchphrase MSP has been adapting its products and services to ensure customers can keep up production in the current climate. MSP advises global manufacturers on the automation of each stage of…
Getting ready to re-launch According to David Barnes, chief executive of the Farnborough Aerospace Consortium (FAC), the aerospace sector must be poised for recovery. The aerospace industry provides more than 120,000 skilled jobs…
French and German industries call for a strong recovery plan GIFAS (French Aerospace Industries Association) and BDLI (German Aerospace Industries Association) today held a joint meeting of their respective Executive Committees of their Boards of Directors. This virtually held meeting…
Rocol advises on aircraft preservation in challenging times There is much speculation around the return to ‘normal’ post-COVID 19, and the commercial aviation industry is no exception. There are broad-ranging views on the subject; the most optimistic anticipating…
ADS releases statement on publication of Government Recovery Strategy Reacting to the publication of the UK Government’s COVID-19 Recovery Strategy, ADS said tens of thousands of jobs are at risk in the UK’s aerospace, defence, security and space industries…
Airbus adapts widebody aircraft for pure cargo operations Airbus is developing a modification for A330 and A350 family aircraft which will enable airlines to install freight pallets directly onto the cabin floor seat tracks, after removal of the…
Editor's comment: Out of the blue Last Sunday, I was sitting in our garden relaxing in splendid isolation during the coronavirus lockdown. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky, but there were quite a few aircraft…
The latest on Airbus amid the coronavirus pandemic After a solid commercial and industrial performance at the beginning of the year, Airbus is now reducing its production rate to adapt to the new coronavirus industry environment. In the…
3D meeting to tackle Covid-19 Nanofabrica, a manufacturer of 3D printers for precision engineering, is inviting researchers, doctors and manufacturers to harness its manufacturing capabilities to develop COVID-19 related medical devices and solutions. The company…
