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PinPoint launches tool and asset management systems for aerospace industry
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 PinPoint, a US-based technology company, has launched a line of tool and asset management systems for aerospace manufacturers, maintainers and operators....

ESA develops revolutionary new lightweight alloy for aircraft
Wednesday, November 07, 2012 The European Space Agency (ESA) has helped the 'Intermetallic Materials Processing in Relation to Earth and Space Solidification' (Impress) project in developing a new lightweight...

Thales Alenia Space to build EUTELSAT 8 West B Satellite
Monday, October 15, 2012 Eutelsat Communications has selected Thales Alenia Space to manufacture a EUTELSAT 8 West B satellite, to boost its broadcasting capacity in the Middle East and North...

United Cargo selects Cubic’s tracking devices for 700 aircraft
Friday, October 12, 2012 US cargo carrier United Cargo has opted for the installation of GS-5L, GS-5B and RSU-3 advanced tracking and monitoring devices in cargo compartments of its fleet of 700 aircraft from...

SES selects Boeing to develop communication satellite
Thursday, October 11, 2012 Luxembourg-based commercial satellite operator SES has chosen Boeing to manufacture communication satellite SES-9, which will serve the Asian...

Australia’s CSIRO develops ASKAP radio telescope to explore universe
Tuesday, October 09, 2012 Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) has developed the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) radio telescope, enabling astronomers...

Lockheed Martin completes design review of Iridium NEXT satellite application software
Wednesday, September 26, 2012 Lockheed Martin has completed the critical design review (CDR) of the application software designed for the Iridium NEXT constellation of global communication...

Boeing unveils prototype ecoDemonstrator aircraft with fuel-efficient technologies
Wednesday, September 19, 2012 Boeing has unveiled a new prototype aircraft equipped with fuel-efficient technology in collaboration with American Airlines and the US Federal Aviation...

New brazing alloys to improve thermal barrier in jet engines
Friday, September 07, 2012 The aerospace industry is looking for new options to run gas turbine engines longer and hotter in order to save operating costs by reducing the use of compressor...

Boeing and COMAC open new technology centre in Beijing
Monday, August 20, 2012 Boeing and Commercial Aircraft of China (COMAC) have opened the new Boeing-COMAC Aviation Energy Conservation and Emissions Reductions Technology Center in Beijing, China, to study...

Garmin unveils GWX 70 weather radar for general aviation aircraft
Thursday, July 19, 2012 Garmin International has unveiled the new Doppler-enabled GWX 70 weather radar for use on general aviation aircraft, providing pilots with accurate, real-time weather analysis in the...

CANEUS consortium to develop less-wire and fly-by-wireless capabilities
Tuesday, July 17, 2012 A consortium led by the Canada-Europe-US-Asia (CANEUS) aerospace network have collaborated to develop less-wire and fly-by-wireless (FBW) capabilities, which would enhance safety and...

NRL Scientists research new technique to clean LEO debris
Friday, June 22, 2012 The US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) plasma physics division and the Naval Center for Space Technology's physicist and engineers are researching a technique for cleaning space junk at a low...

SKA telescope to be deployed in Australia and South Africa
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 SKA Organisation has agreed to deploy the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope following majority support for dual-site implementation...

Rockwell’s Venue system to be installed on Bombardier Global Express
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 Jet Aviation St Louis will install Rockwell Collins's Venue cabin management and HD entertainment system on a Bombardier Global Express XRS aircraft for the first...

Cessna selects Northrop navigation systems for new latitude business jet
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 Northrop Grumman's fibre-optic inertial navigation systems / global positioning systems (INS/GPS) have been selected by Cessna Aircraft for its new Citation Latitude business...

Pratt & Whitney launches new diagnostic solution
Monday, May 14, 2012 Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) has launched a new diagnostic solution, flight data acquisition storage and transmission system (FAST), for real-time monitoring of aircraft performance...

Boeing develops new flight data delivery solution
Friday, May 11, 2012 Boeing subsidiary Jeppesen and Boeing Information Services have jointly developed the new application data enhanced loading (ADEL), a new flight data delivery solution for...

Rolls-Royce’s upgraded Trent 1000 engine achieves new milestone
Thursday, May 10, 2012 Rolls-Royce's upgraded version of the Trent 1000 Package C engine has successfully completed its first run on a test bed in Derby, UK, and is scheduled to conduct an extensive test programme...

Aerojet performs hot-fire test on AJ26 flight engine
Tuesday, May 08, 2012 Aerojet has successfully completed a full-duration hot-fire test of its AJ26 engine at NASA's Stennis Space Center in support of the Orbital's Antares rocket...