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ADS-B: aircraft surveillance at the top of the world 17 April, 2013 With its enhanced capabilities and low cost, next-generation ADS-B aircraft surveillance technology is becoming an aviation industry standard. But what are the challenges and benefits...

March's top stories: UK invests £2bn in aerospace, Boeing redesigns 787 batteries 03 April, 2013 As the UK Government and aerospace industry announced a long-term collaboration, involving a £2bn investment to support growth in the sector, the US FAA approved Boeing's certification plan for...

Getting to grips with graphene: aviation's revolution? 18 March, 2013 Graphene, the multipurpose miracle material first manufactured at Manchester University, has been vaunted as potentially revolutionary for the aviation industry. Boasting an array of properties...

February's top stories: Airbus's $9bn order and 787 Dreamliner investigations 05 March, 2013 As Air Lease placed an order worth $9bn with Airbus, Boeing sought to conduct test flights on the 787 Dreamliner to determine the reasons behind recent battery failures....

Rescuing a rescue helicopter 20 February, 2013 When a military training exercise took a turn for the worse and a Norwegian Sea King rescue helicopter was left stranded atop a mountain within the Arctic Circle, the overlying question...

Video feature: Gulfstream, Bombardier and Embraer - the business jet battle 06 February, 2013 Having slumped into an almost terminal decline during the global recession, green shoots of recovery are now evident within the business jet market. With the entry of Gulfstream's G650 aircraft,...

January's top stories: London helicopter accident, global Boeing groundings 01 February, 2013 An Agusta 109 helicopter crashed in London this month, killing two people, while safety concerns forced European and Asian nations to issue grounding orders for Boeing 787...

Video feature: Bigelow Aerospace unveils inflatable space station module 17 January, 2013 A stay in space for astronauts and tourists alike could soon take place within an inflatable module fixed to the side of the ISS. Liam Stoker examines Bigelow Aerospace's Expandable Activity...

Video feature: Orion edging closer to launch 10 January, 2013 Following a recent spate of successful tests, Nasa's Orion vehicle is edging closer to supporting manned missions to space. Liam Stoker analyses these recent successes and looks to the future...

October's top stories: Nasa's rotor system and Hawker's bankruptcy exit 05 November, 2012 While Nasa tested a rotor system that could replace parachutes on spacecraft, US manufacturer Hawker Beechcraft outlined plans to emerge from bankruptcy. Aerospace-technology.com wraps up the...