Tag: Space
NEWS Jun 19, 2023 Raytheon Technologies Announces Next Steps in Hybrid-Electric Propulsion Testing Raytheon Technologies (RTX) kicked off this year's Paris Airshow announcing a significant milestone in its pursuit for widespread sustainable aviation. The company has finally completed a rated power test of its one-megawatt (1MW) electric motor intended to be fitted to Raytheon's De Havilland Dash 8-100 demonstrator as part of its hybrid-electric project. Read More →
NEWS Jun 09, 2023 Sudan Lengthens Airspace Closure Sudan has extended its airspace closure to June 15th. The military and paramilitary within the country are still at war with each other, with no signs of stopping. Read More →
NEWS Jun 04, 2023 New U.S. Flights Operated by Chinese Airlines to Avoid Russian Airspace Chinese airlines are starting to avoid flying over Russian airspace for flights to the US. This suggests that China is looking to improve its relationship with the US as geopolitical tensions increase. Read More →
NEWS Jun 01, 2023 Airbus Delivers its First American-Built Aircraft to a Foreign Customer Recently, Airbus reached an important milestone when its Alabama factory delivered its first aircraft destined for an international customer: Volaris. Read More →
NEWS Apr 09, 2023 Boeing Hires High-Profile U.S. Government Official into Senior Executive Position Multiple challenges in recent years have forced Boeing to make changes to its senior leadership. As part of this reshuffling, the company announced that a former high-ranking U.S. government official would fill a senior executive position at the company. Steven Biegun will now be the Senior Vice President of Global Public Policy. Read More →
NEWS Apr 04, 2023 ATR to Ramp Up Production in 2023 ATR is poised for growth in 2023 after three challenging years due to COVID and a complex economic and geopolitical environment. Despite industry-wide supply chain issues, ATR delivered 25 new and 11 pre-owned aircraft in 2022. Read More →
NEWS Aug 29, 2022 The Last Ever 747 Produced Is Close to Completion After 50 years of production, the final 747 ever produced is set to take to the skies. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Aug 25, 2022 The Anatomy of an Aerospace Engine Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Aug 11, 2022 How Does an Aircraft APU Work? Modern airplanes are outfitted with auxiliary power units (APUs) to meet the aircraft's large energy requirements while the engines are not running. This self-contained unit represents a constant-speed gas turbine engine located in the airplane's tail cone which is isolated in a titanium fireproof compartment from the rest of the aircraft. But how does it work? Read More →
NEWS Jul 19, 2022 Gulfstream Showcases G800 at Farnborough 2022 Gulfstream flew its new G800 on its first international flight to Farnborough 2022. The aircraft will be on display for potential customers at the event, along with Gulfstream's new Service Center. Read More →