Airbus SE delivered 566 commercial aircraft to 87 customers in 2020, in line with the production adaptation plan set out in April 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.  In 2020, deliveries comprised:  2020 (including)  2019 (including) A220 Family  38 ...

Airbus Supports Global Effort for Safe COVID-19 Vaccine Transportation : Aviation has a long history of contributing to society, connecting people and goods, fostering the world’s GDP, and distributing medical supplies and equipment wherever needed, as rapidly as possible. As...

BAE Systems set to design, develop, and integrate a fly-by-wire flight control system, including active inceptors, for the new AS2 aircraft. BAE Systems has received a contract from Aerion Supersonic to supply the flight control system for its new AS2...

Funding to Help the UK Aerospace Sector After Pandemic : The UK Government announced that the UK’s aerospace sector is to benefit from £400 million of funding to help projects get off the ground and support the sector’s recovery from...

Rolls-Royce is this year celebrating the achievements of an engine family that has transformed the way we travel – delivering durability and reliability that has allowed airlines to set new standards of service. Twenty-five years ago – on February 28,...

Farnborough Friday: A Day to Excite and Inspire at the Farnborough International Airshow The Farnborough International Airshow is to see one of the most exciting developments in its recent history with the launch of Farnborough Friday: a day developed to...

Sandy Findlay, Partnership Director at Edinburgh-headquartered innovation advisors ABGI UK, has been appointed to the National Aerospace Technology Exploitation Programme (NATEP) Scotland Proposal Review Panel (PRP). NATEP Scotland PRP supports Scottish aerospace businesses, to encourage collaborative R&D projects in the...

3D Metal Printer Technology Is Transforming the Aerospace Sector In a Q&A session, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Machine Tool Company senior vice-president and chief business officer, Haruhiko Niitani, explains how 3D metal printer technology is transforming the aerospace sector. Although it’s...

Precision hard turning is a key production process in the machine tool bearings unit at myonic GmbH in Leutkirch im Allgäu/Germany. Pieces are directly turned to the final dimension with extremely tight tolerances in the micron range. Using a probe...