COMMERCIAL NEWS - European airports look set for a bumpy summer due to COVID-19, plans are under way for a vertiport at Shannon Airport and United Airlines has ordered an initial batch of 15 Overture supersonic airliners.
MILITARY NEWS - Brazil is forced to cut back on its proposed KC-390 fleet due to the budgetary impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and US Special Operations Command looks to boost its fixed-wing fleet of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft.
UAV FOCUS - Poland acquires 24 examples of Turkey's first operational indigenous UAV, the Bayraktar TB2, while Sceye’s high-altitude platform station reaches 64,000ft on a test flight.
ROTARY FOCUS - Russian Helicopters upgrades the Kamov Ka-32A11M firefighting variant of its Ka-32 and the UK Ministry of Defence confirms the Royal Air Force is to receive 14 new Chinooks.
BUSINESS FOCUS - Dassault Aviation confirms its plans to compete in the ultra-long-range market, Embraer delivers the 600th Phenom 300 and the first fuselage section for an Airbus Corporate Jets TwoTwenty arrives at the A220 final assembly line at Mirabel.
TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - In May, a PricewaterhouseCoopers report into the Tempest project outlined the potential economic boost the progamme could give the UK economy. Meanwhile, Airbus has concluded a flight test campaign featuring a new capability for the C295 FITS mission system.
NEW SPACE NEWS - The UK’s new military Space Command targets an initial operational capability in 2022 and ambitious plans could see the world’s first astronaut training centre built in Cornwall.
RUDE AWAKENING FOR DREAMLINER - With the 737 MAX and 777X programmes already attracting negative attention, Boeing could have done without the problems now affecting the 787 Dreamliner, reports Richard Schuurman.
HERALDING NEXT-GEN ROTORCRAFT - With military helicopter design mostly static for the past generation, Andrew Drwiega explores new programmes in the US and NATO countries offering an opportunity to return to the drawing board.
SAFETY FIRST - COVID-19 has left air ambulances in greater demand than ever, but how can operators keep their crews safe from the risk of infection? Tom Batchelor looks at the latest solutions.
SILENCE IS GOLDEN - Noise generated by drones remains a barrier to widespread public acceptance. Callum Tennant reports on research into quieter propellers.
V for VALOR COVER STORY - As the US military’s FLRAA programme progresses, Scott Gourley takes a look at Bell’s V-280 tiltrotor offering.
DEFIANT DESIGN - In this analysis of the second contender in the US FLRAA programme, Jon Lake probes Sikorsky-Boeing’s Defiant X platform.
THE INTELLIGENCE EDGE - The Royal Australian Air Force has steadily developed a comprehensive ISR fleet, comprised of both manned and unmanned aircraft. Nigel Pittaway details the platforms in service and their respective capabilities.
THE ELECTRIC SKY JEEP - A former World War Two aerodrome in rural England is home to a very modern project - the creation of an eco-friendly aircraft for use in isolated communities, reports Tom Batchelor.
AIR ARCHITECTURE - Ricky Sandhu, founder of Urban Air Ports, talks to Mark Broadbent about the company's plans for a new centre for eVTOL and drone operations in Coventry.
POSITIONING FOR THE FUTURE - Khalem Chapman talks with CAE's Marc-Olivier Sabourin about the Canadian firm's joint venture with Leonardo on the IFTS, as well as the company's upcoming acquisition of L3Harris' Military Training business.
ASTRO WARS - As terrestrial tensions continue to influence a growing multi-faceted military presence in the space domain, Timothy Compston details the defensive and offensive capabilities that current and emerging powers are developing.
POWERING ON - Engine failures may grab the headlines but the truth, finds Tom Batchelor, is that we can look forward to a cleaner, greener future that is safer, too.
EVTOL ROUND-UP - Aviation’s urban air mobility sector is evolving rapidly. Mark Broadbent examines the latest developments, from technology to the ongoing challenges around public engagement.
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