Regional airline summit – the ERA Conference

It has been a challenging time for regional airlines. (HOP!)

The annual conference of the European Regions Airline Association discussed a range of current issues, including the marketing potential of social media and potential safety and financial implications of new EC legislation on passenger compensation. Report from the conference.

Wake-up call for pilot fatigue

ESA demo 14 May 2012

The issue of pilot fatigue and its implications for safety has been much in the headlines recently, as pilot unions protest against the introduction of revised flight time limitation regulations. A look at the background to the debate and the issues involved.

Winds of change?

Winds of change featured image

Will the new UK £60m Centre for Aerodynamics help safeguard Britain’s long term status as a global player in aerospace? Analysis and insight.

Flight of the Meteor

Meteor

An update on MBDA’s new Meteor long range air-to-air missile, together with its new precision SPEAR weapon programme.

VIDEO: Alan Bond, Reaction Engines

SAbre engine

An exclusive video of Alan Bond of Reaction Engines, explaining the technology behind his Sabre engine for the revolutionary Skylon spaceplane.

Greener taxiing gains traction

The WheelTug system can be fitted to an aircraft nose wheel in under two hours, according to the company (WheelTug).

A report on progress in green e-taxiing technology for airliners – promising fuel savings for airlines while aircraft are still on the ground.

Space access revolution?

SS2 and VMS Eve in hangar 3

A report on the recent RAeS Third European Space Tourism conference.

Singapore Air Show 2012 – Day 3

Business at the Singapore Air Show has continued to be brisk.

The second trade day of the Singapore Air Show saw new orders continue to flood in.

The dragon in space

Rendering of the Tiangong-1/Shenzhou 8 docking - completed successfully on 2 November.

In the week that Chinese spacecraft accomplished the milestone of an automated docking in orbit, an overview of China’ s ambitious and far-reaching civil spaceflight programmes.

Biofuel, carbon trading and fuel from the air

A future green airliner conceopt. (NACRE).

A report on the highlights of the RAeS Annual Greener by Design conference featuring the latest developments in sustainable aviation.

Think big, think small

Nanotechnology could have important applications in aerospace.

Electrically-powered passenger aircraft? Intelligent paint? Planet-exploring micro robots? A look into the science of nanotechnology and the remarkable changes that such research could offer to change the future of aerospace.