Mid-Year Aerospace and Air Transport Report

F-35A elephant walk
Jul 23, 2020 - 4:55 AM
Covid Dents F-35 Production as Development Continues
The global pandemic has inevitably hit production rates for the F-35, but Lockheed Martin hopes to begin clawing back lost time in the fall.
Jul 23, 2020
Here’s What We’re Missing With No Farnborough Flying Display in 2020

It’s been poignant and unsettling not to have the 2020 Farnborough International Airshow in its full glory. The online FIA Connect event has provided some good, quiet reflection on where Covid has left the aviation industry. But many of us miss the stunning sights and sounds of a real air show. We’re counting the days until Paris in June 2021 and Farnborough in July 2022.

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Strata Manufacturing
Jul 19, 2020 - 8:15 AM
Strata Delivers On 100-shipset Order for A350 Composite Flaps
Airbus A350-900 inboard flaps assemblies undergo fabrication in the UAE by Strata Manufacturing.
Jul 19, 2020 - 8:00 AM
SR Technics Introduces Remote Table Inspections
Zurich-based MRO provider SR Technics is now offering remote table inspections (RTI) for engines at its facility.
BAE Systems
Jul 19, 2020 - 8:00 AM
BAE Reduces Sizes of Energy Systems For Electric Aircraft
BAE is adapting energy management, engine controls, and power conversion systems for use with the electric propulsion systems of new eVTOL aircraft.
Rolls-Royce’s Trent 1000
Jul 19, 2020 - 7:00 AM
Rolls Reaches Single-digit AOG Goal with Trent 1000
Rolls-Royce has mounted a series of solutions to improve durability of its Trent 1000 series engines.
HMS Queen Elizabeth
Jul 18, 2020 - 8:15 AM
UK Carrier On Course for First Deployment
HMS Queen Elizabeth has begun operational training of both the ship’s company and aircrew in the build-up to the first operational cruise.
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator
Jul 18, 2020 - 8:00 AM
Boom Preps for Rollout of XB-1 Supersonic Demonstrator
Boom's plan for the October 7 virtual XB-1 rollout is the next step in its ambitions to develop the Mach 2.2 55-passenger Overture.
AvioInteriors
Jul 18, 2020 - 7:00 AM
Seat Partitions To Block Covid Raise Feasibility Questions
IATA and engineering experts expressed skepticism about the regulatory and cost viability of proposed seat dividers to block Covid virus.
Jul 18, 2020 - 4:00 AM
Deloitte Sees Headwinds for Commercial Aviation
In its revised 2020 Aerospace and Defense Outlook, Deloitte says that commercial aviation faces an uphill climb, while defense should remain stable.
AW 139
Jul 17, 2020 - 10:38 AM
Leonardo AW139 Gets Honeywell Primus Epic Upgrade
The new Honeywell Primus Epic Phase 8 software will be available in the Leonardo AW139 intermediate twin.
LANCA
Jul 17, 2020 - 7:30 AM
Project Mosquito: UK’s ‘Loyal Wingman’ Program Moves Ahead
The UK’s defense laboratory is overseeing a project to develop unmanned vehicles to partner with manned combat aircraft.