Boeing’s Insitu drones tested for monitoring railway tracks
Boeing subsidiary InSitu has conducted test flight of its ScanEagle drones to inspect a 132-mile long railway track in remote areas of New Mexico, US.
Boeing subsidiary InSitu has conducted test flight of its ScanEagle drones to inspect a 132-mile long railway track in remote areas of New Mexico, US.
UK-based GKN Aerospace has announced a long-term agreement with Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) to supply titanium rotating parts for PW1100G-JM and PW1400G-JM geared turbofan (GTF) engines.
US-based GE Aviation will invest $200m to build two factories for the production of silicon carbide (SiC) materials.
Unmanned aerial vehicles solution provider PrecisionHawk, Verizon, Harris and space and satellite imagery service provider DigitalGlobe have jointly completed initial testing of airspace services for consumer and enterprise drones.
New York Broadband has awarded a contract to Boeing to build the Silkwave-1 satellite to expand multimedia communication services for mobile users in China, India and other markets in Asia.
China has successfully sent its third mapping satellite of the Tianhui-1C series into orbit from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the northwestern province of Gansu.
US-based private equity fund Blackstone has agreed to buy MB Aerospace, an engine component manufacturer and repair solution provider owned by Arlington Capital Partners.
American commercial spaceflight company World View has successfully completed a test flight from Page, Arizona, which brings the company closer to commercial balloon flights.
Philippine Airlines (PAL) will purchase seven new aircraft next year, spending $500m.
French battery maker Saft has signed a multimillion dollar long-term agreement (LTA) with Lockheed Martin to supply lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries for its telecommunications satellites.