martes, 21 de julio de 2020

Future of the Aerospace Industry - Restart, Recovery and Resilience




Tempest fugit

https://www.aerosociety.com/news/tempest-fugit/

Farnborough 2020 - now ready for virtual take-off

https://www.aerosociety.com/news/farnborough-2020-now-ready-for-virtual-take-off/

HOTR: Norwegian claims $1bn+ in damages from Boeing

https://leehamnews.com/2020/07/21/hotr-norwegian-claims-1bn-in-damages-from-boeing/

Flirtey Granted New Patent Instrumental for Drone Delivery

http://uasmagazine.com/articles/2189/flirtey-granted-new-patent-instrumental-for-drone-delivery

Optimizing transmissions to cut emissions part of ecoDemonstrator tests

https://runwaygirlnetwork.com/2020/07/20/optimizing-transmissions-to-cut-emissions-part-of-ecodemonstrator-tests/

Embraer's commercial jet deliveries collapse amid pandemic

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-embraer-backlog/embraers-commercial-jet-deliveries-collapse-amid-pandemic-idUSKCN24L1B7

Dutch military helicopter crashes in Caribbean, two killed

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-netherlands-defence-crash/dutch-military-helicopter-crashes-in-caribbean-two-killed-idUSKCN24L163

Urban Air Mobility Holds Promise of Future Efficiency

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/aerospace/2020-07-20/urban-air-mobility-holds-promise-future-efficiency

Sustainability Requires a Multi-faceted Approach

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/aerospace/2020-07-20/sustainability-requires-multi-faceted-approach

Airbus and Leonardo Bosses Voice Brexit Concerns

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/aerospace/2020-07-20/airbus-and-leonardo-bosses-voice-brexit-concerns

Coronavirus: EU leaders reach recovery deal after marathon summit


lunes, 20 de julio de 2020

EASA publishes proposed standards for certification of light drones | EASA

UK aerospace sector to benefit from £400 million funding to go green - GOV UK

Future Combat Air continues to drive economic advance across the UK



Would scrappage scheme help keep Airbus and Boeing afloat?

New industry leaders partner with Team Tempest to deliver next generation combat aircraft - GOV UK

Boeing Faces Financial Drag From Dozens of Undelivered 787 Jets - Bloomberg

Unleashing the potential of tethered drones

Boeing and Etihad Broaden Sustainability Alliance by Testing Innovations on ecoDemonstrator 787

Coronavirus crisis leads to new collaboration for cabin innovation ñ

Op-Ed: Airlines need to be clear about catering changes Ñ

Bjorn’s Corner: Do I get COVID in airline cabins? Part 11. Wrapup. ñ

Turbulence is not just something in the air

M-346 Light Fighter Family of Aircraft (LFFA) Performs First Flight in Complete Configuration

Lockheed Wins $15B For C-130J Production | Netherlands Ordered Radars From Thales | Residents In Taiwan Oppose AH-64E Deployment

Lockheed Martin Tapped For F-35 Support | Indonesia Wants To Buy Austria’s Eurofighters | Royal Marines Test Drones Near Glasgow

British Airways retires 747 early due to coronavirus crisis

Boeing 737 MAX cancellations top 350 planes in first half of 2020

Aeroflot updates strategy to 2028: 600 aircraft and 130 million passengers

ACI EUROPE and EASA sign Cooperation Agreement as airport industry publishes Guidelines for a Healthy Passenger Experience

Farnborough Show Goes Online With FIA Connect Webinars

Boom Preps for Rollout of XB-1 Supersonic Demonstrator

BAE Reduces Sizes of Energy Systems For Electric Aircraft

Rolls Reaches Single-digit AOG Goal with Trent 1000

FAA Review of 737 Max Reaches Final Stages

Northrop Grumman Firebird Demo's Mission Flexibility

Airbus Pumped Up Over Italian ACH160 Order

UAE successfully launches its first interplanetary mission to Mars

Proteus becomes the world's first manufactured non-cuttable material

Electric Aviation Group Unveils World's First Hybrid Electric 70+ Seater Aircraft

martes, 14 de julio de 2020

[ESPAÑA] Robles y Guerini afianzan los lazos de España e Italia en política de Defensa común

NOTA DE PRENSA






La lucha de las Fuerzas Armadas contra el Covid-19 y las misiones internacionales han formado también parte de la agenda

La ministra de Defensa, Margarita Robles, ha mantenido esta tarde un encuentro con su homólogo italiano, Lorenzo Guerini, en la sede del Ministerio de Defensa.

A su llegada, Guerini, que ha estado acompañado por el embajador de Italia en España, Riccardo Guariglia, y el consejero diplomático Massimo Marotti, ha recibido los honores reglamentarios. Tras la interpretación de los himnos nacionales se ha producido el saludo de ambas delegaciones.

Durante el encuentro, los titulares de Defensa han abordado cuestiones relativas a la contribución de la Fuerzas Armadas a la lucha contra el Covid-19 y el liderazgo de ambos países, junto a Francia y Alemania, en la Europa de la Defensa. En relación a esta cuestión, Robles ha asegurado que ambos ministros “han hecho una valoración de la actuación de nuestras respectivas Fuerzas Armadas durante la pandemia”, apostando además por “la potenciación de la Sanidad Militar en los ámbitos de Unión Europea y OTAN”.

Margarita Robles ha hecho especial mención a los avances conseguidos durante los últimos años en el proyecto europeísta, resaltando importantes metas como la PESCO (Permanent Structured Cooperation), la EDAP (European Defense Action Plan), el Fondo Europeo de Defensa o el Plan de Desarrollo de Capacidades y de la Base Tecnológica e Industria Europea. La ministra ha insistido en que “junto con Alemania y Francia, vamos a dirigirnos al alto representante para hacer una apuesta por la Seguridad y Defensa, que vaya acorde con el consiguiente apoyo presupuestario”.

Robles ha subrayado que “las políticas de Seguridad y Defensa son esenciales” y por ello ha reclamado “unos fondos suficientes”, dentro de los Fondos de Reconstrucción Europeos para esta materia, porque “garantiza las libertades” y también garantiza “el apoyo a la industria y la creación de puestos de trabajo”.

Así mismo, ambas delegaciones han abordado las posturas comunes compartidas en el ámbito de la OTAN, como son las medidas adoptadas sobre Disuasión y Defensa de la Alianza y la visión hacía el sur para potenciar el nivel estratégico de la misma.

Los ministros de Defensa de España e Italia han querido transmitir de forma contundente y clara que son socios serios, fiables y perfectamente comprometidos con Europa en todos los ámbitos y, por supuesto, en el ámbito de la Seguridad y la Defensa, garantizando derechos y libertades.

En este sentido, la ministra de Defensa española ha insistido en que “España e Italia están comprometidas con la paz, la libertad y la seguridad en el mundo”, recordando que ambos países “son los principales contribuyentes a las misiones internacionales europeas”.

A este respecto, Guerini se ha mostrado convencido de que “Unión Europea y OTAN son pilares de nuestra Seguridad y deben ser vistas como complementarias y no como alternativas”. En relación a los procesos de revisión estratégica de la Alianza Atlántica, ha señalado que “España e Italia pueden aportar una visión común compartida”.

Además, en el ámbito de la ONU, se han expuesto las actualizaciones referentes a la misión UNIFIL y la solicitud del gobierno del Líbano de extender la misma; así como el papel de España en la Diplomacia Internacional Humanitaria, en lo referente a la Seguridad Humana y Mujer, Paz y Seguridad.

Por último, se han repasado las relaciones que ambos países comparten tanto en cooperación bilateral en materia industrial plasmada en los programas de Armamento de la Europa de la Defensa, como en el ámbito operativo.

La ministra de Defensa ha estado acompañada por el jefe de Estado Mayor de la Defensa, general del Aire Miguel Ángel Villarroya, la secretaria de Estado de Defensa, Esperanza Casteleiro, y el secretario general de Política de Defensa, almirante Juan Francisco Martínez Núñez.

Airbus CEO Faury Sees Huge Uncertainties In Market Recovery







HOTR: American’s threat to Boeing: no MAXes without financing

https://leehamnews.com/2020/07/14/hotr-americans-threat-to-boeing-no-maxes-without-financing/

Finding a better way to measure aviation emissions

https://runwaygirlnetwork.com/2020/07/09/press-release-finding-a-better-way-to-measure-aviation-emissions/

Air China's first Comac ARJ21 enters service

https://centreforaviation.com/news/air-chinas-first-comac-arj21-enters-service-1010406

Mexico's Interjet gets $150 million capital injection to offset virus hit

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-interjet/mexicos-interjet-gets-150-million-capital-injection-to-offset-virus-hit-idUSKCN24E13X

European Commission Approves Major Aid Package for KLM

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2020-07-13/ec-approves-major-aid-package-klm

Virgin Atlantic unveils £1.2 million rescue package

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/virgin-atlantic/virgin-atlantic-to-unveil-1-2-million-rescue-package/

EASA launches Air Operations community, collating safety information and offering community sign-up to stay informed

https://www.aviation24.be/organisations/easa-european-aviation-safety-agency/easa-launches-air-operations-community-collating-safety-information-and-offering-community-sign-up-to-stay-informed/

BAE unveils smart factory that will build the Tempest fighter

press release





A new intelligent, smart factory is set to increase productivity and revolutionise combat aircraft production in the UK.
A first-of-its-kind industry 4.0 factory is applying game-changing digital technologies to advance manufacturing on the UK’s next generation combat aircraft system, Tempest.

The new facility at BAE Systems’ site in Warton, Lancashire, is the result of a multi-million pound investment and collaboration with more than 40 blue chip and SME companies along with academic institutions. Harnessing the best of UK innovation, the Company has developed a digitally connected, intelligent factory for future military aircraft production.

Bringing together advanced manufacturing technologies, the factory will transform engineering processes. Automated robots, virtual and augmented reality will increase speed, precision and efficiencies, as well as reduce the costs associated with the manufacture of complex military aircraft structures.

The factory also demonstrates a new approach to the way humans and machines can operate together. Cobotic and flexible robotic technologies remove the need for heavy, fixed, long-lead tooling and can quickly switch from the manufacture of one item or platform to another. Intelligent machines and off-the-shelf robotic technology from the automotive industry have been modified to operate at the precise tolerances required for military aircraft, which are less than a third the width of a human hair on some of our programmes.

Such technology drives greater productivity by allowing operators to focus on more highly-skilled and strategic tasks and production managers to oversee operations from a fully digitised, virtual office.
The new facility underpins efforts of the UK-led Tempest programme to meet the UK’s ambition to remain at the forefront of the Combat Air sector by delivering more cost-effectively and in half the time of previous programmes.

Dave Holmes, Manufacturing Director for BAE Systems Air, said:

“We’ve collaborated with the best of UK industry and academia to develop a cutting-edge facility that combines current and emerging technologies, ensuring the UK remains at the forefront of combat air technology development.

“Driving our manufacturing capabilities forward as we prepare for the fourth Industrial Revolution, will sustain and develop critical skillsets and ensure we can continue to deliver military capability to address future threats, whilst improving productivity and delivering value for money for our customers.”

Technologies inside the factory are already delivering benefits. The intelligent workstation, developed in collaboration with The University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) and Fairfield Control Systems, is in use on the Typhoon production line. It uses a system which recognises operators and automatically delivers tailored instructions using ‘pick by light’ technologies. In addition, additive manufacturing technologies are being used in the production of Typhoon aircraft parts and assemblies.

BAE Systems and the UK’s aerospace, defence and security sector is world leading, employing hundreds of thousands of people and supporting many more jobs through the supply chain across the country. Together the sector generates £79 billion in turnover, supporting the economy while underpinning national security.

Boeing in scramble to shore up 737 MAX financing

lunes, 13 de julio de 2020

Boeing awarded with contract for first lot of F-15EX fighter aircraft [USAF]

https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2272575/daf-awards-contract-for-first-lot-of-f-15ex-fighter-aircraft/ 

Press release


The Department of the Air Force has awarded a nearly $1.2 billion contract for its first lot of eight F-15EX fighter aircraft. The contract, awarded to Boeing, provides for the design, development, integration, manufacturing, test, verification, certification, delivery, sustainment, and modification of F-15EX aircraft, including spares, support equipment, training materials, technical data, and technical support.

WASHINGTON (AFNS) --
The Department of the Air Force has awarded a nearly $1.2 billion contract for its first lot of eight F-15EX fighter aircraft.
 
The contract, awarded to Boeing, provides for the design, development, integration, manufacturing, test, verification, certification, delivery, sustainment, and modification of F-15EX aircraft, including spares, support equipment, training materials, technical data, and technical support.
 
The F-15EX will replace the oldest F-15C/Ds in the service's inventory. Eight F-15EX aircraft were approved in the FY20 budget and 12 were requested in the FY21 budget. The Air Force plans to purchase a total of 76 F-15EX aircraft over the five-year Future Years Defense Program.
 
"The F-15EX is the most affordable and immediate way to refresh the capacity and update the capabilities provided by our aging F-15C/D fleets," said Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command. "The F-15EX is ready to fight as soon as it comes off the line."
 
The F-15EX is a two-seat fighter with U.S.-only capabilities. It features a deep magazine that can carry a load of advanced weapons. The platform also requires minimal transitional training or additional manpower and little to no infrastructure changes, ensuring the continuation of the mission.
 
"When delivered, we expect bases currently operating the F-15 to transition to the new EX platform in a matter of months versus years," Holmes said.
 
The most significant difference between the F-15EX and legacy F-15s lies in its Open Mission Systems (OMS) architecture. The OMS architecture will enable the rapid insertion of the latest aircraft technologies. The F-15EX will also have fly-by-wire flight controls, a new electronic warfare system, advanced cockpit systems, and the latest mission systems and software capabilities available for legacy F-15s.
 
"The F-15EX's digital backbone, open mission systems, and generous payload capacity fit well with our vision for future net-enabled warfare," said Dr. Will Roper, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics. "Continually upgrading systems, and how they share data across the Joint Force, is critical for defeating advanced threats. F-15EX is designed to evolve from day one."
 
The first eight F-15EX aircraft will be fielded at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, to support testing efforts. The delivery of the first two aircraft is scheduled for the second quarter of FY21. The remaining six aircraft are scheduled to deliver in FY23. The Strategic Basing Process is in work to determine the fielding locations for subsequent aircraft lots.


US approves sale of 105 F-35 stealth fighters to Japan

https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/US_approves_sale_of_105_F-35_stealth_fighters_to_Japan_999.html

New electric propulsion chamber explores the future of space travel

https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/New_electric_propulsion_chamber_explores_the_future_of_space_travel_999.html

An economic crisis on top of a medical one: Why airline traffic won’t fully recover until the mid-late 2020s

https://leehamnews.com/2020/07/13/an-economic-crisis-on-top-of-a-medical-one-why-airline-traffic-wont-fully-recover-until-the-mid-late-2020s/

Bjorn’s Corner: Do I get COVID in airline cabins? Part 10. Trans-Atlantic trip.

https://leehamnews.com/2020/07/10/bjorns-corner-do-i-get-covid-in-airline-cabins-part-10-trans-atlantic-trip/

[Analysis] Boeing 737 MAX’s troubles could extend far beyond current COVID-19 crisis, says GlobalData

https://www.aviation24.be/aircraft-leasing-companies/avolon/analysis-boeing-737-maxs-troubles-could-extend-far-beyond-current-covid-19-crisis-says-globaldata/

[Analysis] Airlines more likely to extend life of existing models rather than invest in new designs, says GlobalData

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/analysis-airlines-more-likely-to-extend-life-of-existing-models-rather-than-invest-in-new-designs-says-globaldata/

European Commission approves Dutch plans to provide €3.4 billion in urgent liquidity support to KLM

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/air-france-klm-group/klm-royal-dutch-airlines/european-commission-approves-dutch-plans-to-provide-e3-4-billion-in-urgent-liquidity-support-to-klm/

Trio of Flight-test Dassault Falcon 6Xs Taking Shape

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2020-07-10/trio-flight-test-dassault-falcon-6xs-taking-shape

Saab starts Gripen Production in Brazil

press release






Saab's first aerostructures plant outside of Sweden for the new Gripen E/F fighter, in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, reaches another important milestone with the start of production. This site builds sections of Gripen, which will then be delivered to the final assembly facilities at the Embraer plant in Gavião Peixoto, São Paulo, Brazil and to Saab in Linköping, Sweden.

In 2014, Saab signed a contract with Brazilian government for the development and production of 36 Gripen E/F aircraft. In September last year, the first Brazilian Gripen E aircraft was delivered to start the flight test programme. Now, another milestone is reached, as Gripen production starts at Saab’s site in São Bernardo do Campo, in São Paulo in Brazil.

The tail cone and front fuselage of the single-seat version of the Gripen fighter are the first aerostructures to enter into production at Saab’s site in São Paulo. Subsequently, the aerodynamic brakes, rear fuselage, wing box and front fuselage for the two-seater version will also be manufactured there.

“This is another outcome of the Transfer of Technology (ToT) of the Gripen programme. Based on theoretical and practical on-the-job training of Brazilian engineers and assemblers at our Linköping site, we were able to establish a highly qualified production line in our production site in São Bernardo do Campo, following the same standards that we have in our factory in Sweden,” says Jonas Hjelm, head of Saab’s business area Aeronautics.

Currently, Saab has more than 70 highly qualified employees present at the site in São Bernardo do Campo, half of whom are participating or have already participated in the ToT Programme in Sweden. Part of these employees have already completed the training and returned to initiate the production in Brazil.

Electric Aircraft Symposium Set To Go Ahead Online

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/general-aviation/2020-07-10/electric-aircraft-symposium-set-go-ahead-online

Boom To Roll Out Supersonic Demonstrator in October

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2020-07-10/boom-roll-out-supersonic-demonstrator-october

Skai revises targets for its liquid-hydrogen, long-range eVTOL

https://newatlas.com/aircraft/alakai-skai-liquid-hydrogen-evtol-update/

Export-Centric Tempest Has Global Ambitions For Partners

https://aviationweek.com/ad-week/export-centric-tempest-has-global-ambitions-partners?utm_rid=CPEN1000002242919&utm_campaign=24727&utm_medium=email&elq2=120973cdac3f41eb9251c4a0ebf26cb8

Additive Technologies For Future UK Air Power Advance

https://aviationweek.com/ad-week/additive-technologies-future-uk-air-power-advance?utm_rid=CPEN1000002242919&utm_campaign=24727&utm_medium=email&elq2=120973cdac3f41eb9251c4a0ebf26cb8

Spanish Onboarding Is Building Future Combat Air System Momentum

https://aviationweek.com/ad-week/spanish-onboarding-building-future-combat-air-system-momentum?utm_rid=CPEN1000002242919&utm_campaign=24727&utm_medium=email&elq2=120973cdac3f41eb9251c4a0ebf26cb8

Decarbonizing Aviation A Target Of Europe’s New Hydrogen Strategy




viernes, 10 de julio de 2020

FULLY REUSABLE, AUTONOMOUS, SMALL ROCKETS, FLIGHT-READY IN UNDER 24 HOURS - iRocket

http://irocketusa.com/fully-reusable-autonomous-small-rockets-flight-ready-in-under-24-hours/ 

Press release

NEW HYDE PARK, NY - On July 7, 2020 iRocket announced that the company signed a Phase II RAPID Other Transaction Agreement contract with the U.S. Air Force. The award was created just three months after the phase I contract when iRocket partnered with Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) in Albuquerque, N.M., and Air Force Research Lab at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

iRocket is a privately funded New York startup building autonomous small reusable rockets to cargo micro, nano, cube, and constellations to LEO on its Shockwave launch vehicle. The company develops cost-effective small launch vehicles that can support 300kg and 1500 kg payloads for space research and exploration. After the recent successful launch of two American astronauts into orbit by the SpaceX/NASA partnership, there has been tremendous media interest in private companies innovating, reducing costs, and increasing access to space exploration - all of which are iRocket's specialties. iRocket plans to disrupt the small satellite market and will offer on-orbit satellite servicing capabilities by 2025.


Airbus forms Team Nightjar to deliver Australian industry capability - Helicopters - Airbus

Japan announces plans for new stealth fighter as US approves sale of F-35 jets - CNN

Bjorn’s Corner: Do I get COVID in airline cabins? Part 10. Trans-Atlantic trip. - Leeham News and Analysis

jueves, 9 de julio de 2020

Equipping two new Airbus A321neoLR for the German Armed Forces Modern aircraft for troop transport as well as MedEvac role

New satellite constellation to boost Australia's national security capability amid rising tensions

New satellite constellation to boost Australia's national security capability amid rising tensions https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/New_satellite_constellation_to_boost_Australias_national_security_capability_amid_rising_tensions_999.html 

Lawmakers urge Pentagon to stop buying F-35 parts from Turkey

Rocket Lab promises customers to 'Leave No Stone Unturned' launch failure

Digital has important role to play in air travel recovery

Check Out This 360-degree Video of Turkish T129 ATAK Helicopters During a Combat Mission

Austria to phase out its Saab 105 fighter jets, no decision on successor

Largest U.S. airlines move towards federal loans; United warns about COVID-19 surge

Airbus transforms A330s into Multi Role Tanker Transports through an optimised conversion process

Hi Fly converts A380 to meet cargo demands during covid-19 crisis

Ryanair and cabin crew union Unite agree on pay cuts to save hundreds of jobs in the UK

Smooth reopening of external EU borders jeopardised by non-harmonised, uncoordinated national measures

Brussels Warns U.S. of Escalation of Aerospace Subsidy Dispute

Aerion Forms Partnership To Explore Synthetic Fuels

NBAA Initiative Strives To Put 'BizAv Back to Work'

Textron Aviation To Supply Greece with Air Ambulances

Curiosity begins months-long journey to higher ground

Alphabet's internet balloons take on first commercial task in Kenya