April 24, 2023

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

MOVING TARGET

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

DIGITAL DIVIDE?

TECH TAKE

TECH TAKE

5051
COMMERCIAL AVIATION

MOVING TARGET

> BOEING 737-7 APPROVAL IS BOGGED DOWN AMID NEW REQUIREMENTS > SYSTEM SAFETY ASSESSMENT WORK REMAINS > NEW LAW REQUIRES ADDITIONAL WORK BY THE FAA

4647
COMMERCIAL AVIATION

DIGITAL DIVIDE?

> INDUSTRY ADVANCES FLIGHT DECK AUTOMATION > FOCUS IS ON AIDING PILOTS IN EMERGENCIES > RESEARCH UNDERWAY TO UNDERSTAND CURRENT TRAINING AND GAPS

6061
TECH TAKE

TECH TAKE

Evolito Motor Powers Hydrogen-Electric Islander Cranfleld Aerospace Solutions has selected Evolito to supply electric motors and inverters for its Project Fresson hydrogen-electric aircraft demonstrator, a nine-passenger Britten-Norman Islander being modified for fuel-cell propulsion.

2021
SUSTAINABILITY

JETZERO’S MIDMARKET MULTIMISSION BWB

> STARTUP EMERGES TO CHALLENGE BOEING AND AIRBUS > SCALED Z-5 DEMONSTRATOR IS SET FOR FLIGHT TESTS > PIVOT GEAR CONCEPT IS KEY TO NEW BLENDED WING BODY

3031
DEFENSE

SLOW GOING

> U.S. ARMY SEES NEW FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT DELAYS > GAO SAYS SIKORSKY’S PROPOSAL WAS UNACCEPTABLE > SIKORSKY WILL NOT APPEAL THE RULING

4243
COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Cathay Pacific Targets Short-Term Recovery and Long-Term Growth

> CHINA’S REOPENING MOVES WERE A WELCOME SURPRISE > AIRLINE EYES NEW AIRCRAFT ORDERS FOR INTRA-ASIA NETWORK

5455
PROPULSION

Enter the Quiet Age

> WHISPER AERO TARGETS DEFENSE AS AN EARLY APPLICATION FOR ULTRAQUIET ELECTRIC PROPULSION > ELECTRIC DUCTED FANS COMBINE LOW NOISE WITH HIGH EFFICIENCY > CLASS 2 SURVEILLANCE DRONE IS INAUDIBLE FLYING OVER AT 200 FT.

5657
PROPULSION

ELECTRIC EDUCATION

> NASA NEARS X-57 PREFLIGHT MILESTONE > 12 TEST FLIGHTS ARE PLANNED FOR THE MOD 2 STANDARD

3233
DEFENSE

Russia Is Close to Launching New High-Speed Air-Launched Missile

> THE KH-41 IS LIKELY TO FLY FASTER AND FARTHER THAN THE KH-31 > THE WEAPON IS DESIGNED TO TARGET SURFACE SHIPS AND GROUND AND AERIAL TARGETS

3435
DEFENSE

What Comes After the C-390 for Embraer's Defense Unit?

> NEW BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT IS OPEN TO BOOSTING DEFENSE > SECOND BATCH OF F-39 GRIPENS IS UNDER REVIEW

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