Aerospace & Defense

Europe Aviation Agency Warns on Kobe Steel as Scandal Deepens

October 25, 2017

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.

Boeing, Airbus Look to Land Profits by Making Their Own Aircraft Parts

September 14, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

The world's largest plane makers are testing a seemingly simple formula to smooth production, cut costs and fatten profits: Make more of the parts that go into their jets themselves.

Half of the U.K.'s Food Industry Might Bail Because of Brexit

September 7, 2017

Fortune

Nearly half of businesses operating in Britain's food supply chain say European Union workers are thinking about leaving because of uncertainty around Brexit, a recent industry survey showed.

NYIT, X-wave Innovations to Develop RFID Technology for NASA

September 6, 2017

RFID Journal

The New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) is partnering with X-wave Innovations Inc. (XII), a research and development firm specializing in the defense, homeland security, transportation and energy fields, to develop an embedded sensor system for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The solution is capable of measuring the levels of temperature, pressure and strain on various rocket propulsion engine components.

China's Aviation Push Has Aircraft Manufacturers Ready For Takeoff

September 5, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

Above Shanghai's skyline, things are eerily quiet: the helicopters and small planes that whir over other cities in the world are hardly ever seen here, or anywhere across China, thanks to decades-old airspace restrictions and a dearth of airstrips and heliports.

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