Admin - Aerospace Innovations https://aerospace-innovations.com News, Views and Analysis of the Commercial and Defence Sectors Tue, 19 Nov 2024 17:03:59 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7 https://i0.wp.com/aerospace-innovations.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Aero-Innov-logo-v3-icon-125.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Admin - Aerospace Innovations https://aerospace-innovations.com 32 32 231660826 GA-ASI Completes Final Qualification Test for HFE 2.0 Engine https://aerospace-innovations.com/ga-asi-completes-final-qualification-test-for-hfe-2-0-engine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ga-asi-completes-final-qualification-test-for-hfe-2-0-engine Wed, 20 Nov 2024 09:02:00 +0000 https://aerospace-innovations.com/?p=2265 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), completed its final qualification test for its new 200-horsepower heavy fuel engine at its

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]]> General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), completed its final qualification test for its new 200-horsepower heavy fuel engine at its El Mirage, California, flight facility. The Heavy Fuel Engine (HFE) 2.0 is a highly reliable low-maintenance engine with a 40 percent increase in service life providing longer maintenance-free operational periods. The engine will provide the horsepower and…

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]]> 2265 Secure Data Loading Systems https://aerospace-innovations.com/secure-data-loading-systems/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=secure-data-loading-systems Tue, 19 Nov 2024 12:27:15 +0000 https://aerospace-innovations.com/?p=2238 Ensuring that aircraft are kept up to date with the correct and latest software and data in a secure manner

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]]> Ensuring that aircraft are kept up to date with the correct and latest software and data in a secure manner Over the past decades aircraft have become more complex with advanced automation and avionics, and the need to keep their systems up to date with the latest software and data has grown. Avionics data loading systems—the primary method used to upload field-loadable software and data to…

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]]> 2238 Qantas Group pilot training set to soar in new Sydney flight training centre https://aerospace-innovations.com/qantas-group-pilot-training-set-to-soar-in-new-sydney-flight-training-centre/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=qantas-group-pilot-training-set-to-soar-in-new-sydney-flight-training-centre Tue, 19 Nov 2024 09:42:00 +0000 https://aerospace-innovations.com/?p=2231 Qantas and CAE have officially opened Sydney’s new purpose-built training centre today, where thousands of new and existing Qantas and

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]]> Qantas and CAE have officially opened Sydney’s new purpose-built training centre today, where thousands of new and existing Qantas and Jetstar pilots will train each year. The state-of-the-art facility in St Peters near Sydney Airport, developed in partnership with global training provider CAE, is now home to five full-flight simulators, three fixed training devices and ten classrooms.

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]]> 2231 Embraer and Indonesia’s PTDI sign MoU to foster collaboration in Commercial Aviation https://aerospace-innovations.com/embraer-and-indonesias-ptdi-sign-mou-to-foster-collaboration-in-commercial-aviation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=embraer-and-indonesias-ptdi-sign-mou-to-foster-collaboration-in-commercial-aviation Mon, 18 Nov 2024 16:09:00 +0000 https://aerospace-innovations.com/?p=2225 Embraer and PT Dirgantara Indonesia, Indonesia’s leading aerospace company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at growing collaboration

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]]> Embraer and PT Dirgantara Indonesia, Indonesia’s leading aerospace company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at growing collaboration in commercial aviation. The MoU was signed at the Indonesia-Brazil CEO Forum, chaired by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Brazil in the presence of several Indonesian figures including Coordinating…

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]]> 2225 Airbus delivers first of up to 82 H145M helicopters to the German Armed Forces https://aerospace-innovations.com/airbus-delivers-first-of-up-to-82-h145m-helicopters-to-the-german-armed-forces/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=airbus-delivers-first-of-up-to-82-h145m-helicopters-to-the-german-armed-forces Mon, 18 Nov 2024 14:06:41 +0000 https://aerospace-innovations.com/?p=2222 Less than a year after the contract was signed, Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first of up to 82 H145Ms

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]]> Less than a year after the contract was signed, Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first of up to 82 H145Ms ordered by Germany at its Donauwörth site. The Bundeswehr (German Armed Forces) have named their new H145Ms “Leichter Kampfhubschrauber” (light combat helicopter), or LKH for short. The helicopter’s missions include training, reconnaissance, special forces operations and light attack.

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]]> 2222 Making DO with Safety Standards https://aerospace-innovations.com/making-do-with-safety-standards/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=making-do-with-safety-standards Thu, 14 Nov 2024 09:25:45 +0000 https://aerospace-innovations.com/?p=2158 In the first of a two-part article, we look at the evolution of DO-178C and its influence on safety critical

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]]> In the first of a two-part article, we look at the evolution of DO-178C and its influence on safety critical software In 2023, Patrica Lustiq and Gill Ringland proposed the concept of Fractured Backbones. A backbone is an agreed set of rules which are shared and support the way that things work. In today’s modern world, software is the digital backbone responsible for enabling a milieu…

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]]> 2158 GA-ASI and US Navy Fly MQ-20 Avenger Using MD-5 GCS To Perform Commanded Autonomy Maneuvers https://aerospace-innovations.com/ga-asi-and-us-navy-fly-mq-20-avenger-using-md-5-gcs-to-perform-commanded-autonomy-maneuvers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ga-asi-and-us-navy-fly-mq-20-avenger-using-md-5-gcs-to-perform-commanded-autonomy-maneuvers Fri, 08 Nov 2024 09:39:49 +0000 https://aerospace-innovations.com/?p=2164 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has used its MQ-20 Avenger Unmanned Aircraft System to perform commanded autonomy maneuvers as part

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]]> General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has used its MQ-20 Avenger Unmanned Aircraft System to perform commanded autonomy maneuvers as part of a demonstration with the U.S. Navy (USN). The USN used its MD-5 Ground Control Station (GCS) with Lockheed Martin’s MDCX autonomy platform to command and control the jet-powered UAS. Working collaboratively with the USN and Lockheed Martin…

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]]> 2164 Advances in Flight Simulation https://aerospace-innovations.com/advances-in-flight-simulation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=advances-in-flight-simulation Fri, 08 Nov 2024 09:20:54 +0000 https://aerospace-innovations.com/?p=2151 AXIS Flight Simulation, CAE, Collins Aerospace, and Indra Keep Pushing the Envelope During World War Two, countless allied pilots learned

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]]> AXIS Flight Simulation, CAE, Collins Aerospace, and Indra Keep Pushing the Envelope During World War Two, countless allied pilots learned the basics of flight inside Link Trainers. Built to resemble a stubby-winged aircraft with realistic interactive instruments and flight motion inside, the Link trainer was state-of-the-art for its day. “Inside the ‘cockpit,’ the student relied on his…

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]]> 2151 Netherlands orders 12 Airbus H225M helicopters https://aerospace-innovations.com/netherlands-orders-12-airbus-h225m-helicopters/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=netherlands-orders-12-airbus-h225m-helicopters Wed, 06 Nov 2024 14:08:00 +0000 https://aerospace-innovations.com/?p=2134 The Dutch Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract to Airbus Helicopters for 12 H225Ms. The contract also includes an

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]]> The Dutch Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract to Airbus Helicopters for 12 H225Ms. The contract also includes an initial batch of support and services. The agreement was signed by Vice-Admiral Jan Willem Hartman, Head of the Netherlands Command Materiel and IT (COMMIT) agency, and Bruno Even, CEO of Airbus Helicopters during the Euronaval trade show in Paris. “We are very proud to see…

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]]> 2134 Ethiopian Airlines takes delivery of Africa’s first Airbus A350-1000 https://aerospace-innovations.com/ethiopian-airlines-takes-delivery-of-africas-first-airbus-a350-1000/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ethiopian-airlines-takes-delivery-of-africas-first-airbus-a350-1000 Wed, 06 Nov 2024 11:24:44 +0000 https://aerospace-innovations.com/?p=2128 Ethiopia’s national flag carrier and largest Airbus operator in Africa, Ethiopian Airlines, has taken delivery of its first of four

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]]> Ethiopia’s national flag carrier and largest Airbus operator in Africa, Ethiopian Airlines, has taken delivery of its first of four A350-1000 from Airbus in Toulouse, France. The first of its kind to be operated by an african based operator, the A350-1000 will enable Ethiopian Airlines to enhance its premium service on key destinations including Washington D.C., London, Paris and Frankfurt.

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