Aerospace & Defense

Boeing Unveils Prototype Cargo Drone

January 18, 2018

Aircraft manufacturing giant Boeing has unveiled a prototype drone that it says will be used as a base for its future developments of unmanned and autonomous air systems.

Airbus Says It May Stop Making Its Giant A380 As It Beats Boeing on Sales of Smaller Planes

January 17, 2018

Los Angeles Times

Airbus SE publicly questioned the future of its A380 superjumbo jet, saying the program risks being shut down if the manufacturer fails to win a crucial order from the plane's main backer, Emirates of Dubai.

SpeedNews Brings 6th Annual Aerospace Manufacturing Conference to New Orleans on May 1-2, 2018

December 12, 2017

Uber Says It Will Bring Its Flying Taxis to Los Angeles in 2020

November 13, 2017

Los Angeles Times

In just over two years, Uber says it will let commuters soar over Los Angeles' snarled traffic in flying taxis.

Europe Aviation Agency Warns on Kobe Steel as Scandal Deepens

October 25, 2017

Bloomberg

Europe's air-safety regulator recommended that companies using material from Kobe Steel Ltd. review their supply chains and - if alternative suppliers are available - suspend purchases from the Japanese company that admitted to faking data about product strength.

Google Moon Shot Could Give Industrial 3-D Printing a Boost

October 25, 2017

Industryweek

In what promises to be one small step for space travel and one giant leap for the next generation of manufacturing, an Israeli startup is planning to land a vehicle on the Moon that has crucial parts made using 3-D printing technology.

Fake Paperwork, Poor Parts Challenge China's Aerospace Boom

October 24, 2017

The New York Times

Chinese suppliers to U.S. flight control systems maker Moog sold it poorly made parts, faked paperwork and outsourced work to a factory not approved by the company, according to an internal report by U.S. aviation regulators

Boeing Takes Another Step Into the Pilotless Plane Market

October 12, 2017

The Washington Post

Chicago-based aviation giant Boeing stepped up its investment in autonomous technology last week when it announced plans to buy Aurora Flight Sciences, a Manassas, Va.-based company that develops experimental self-piloting aircraft.

Is the Flying Car Ready for Takeoff?

September 21, 2017

The Guardian

A little white winged pod lifts itself off the ground and glides off into the distance. The whole movement looks effortless. It's like watching Luke Skywalker's Landspeeder - except we're in a nondescript airfield in Germany, not the planet Tatooine.

Hovering on the Edge: Will Airships Go Mainstream?

September 15, 2017

Air Cargo World

A light breeze blew against the enormous hangars that dominate the pastoral skyline of Bedfordshire, like Brobdingnagian relics in Gulliver's Travels. "The weather was fine," the post-accident report stated - perfect conditions for the Airlander 10's second test flight, scheduled for Aug. 24, 2016.

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