by Victoria Tozer-Pennington | Flight, Technology
Helicopter manufacturer Leonardo has agreed research tie-ups with the Israeli Innovation Authority and Ramot Tel Aviv University. The aim. Leonardo announced, “is to strengthen relations with Israel’s innovation ecosystem, which fuels 15% of its GDP [gross...
by Victoria Tozer-Pennington | Technology
Airframe manufacturer Boeing has announced a partnership with the Kelly Heritage Foundation, an education organisation affiliated with Port San Antonio in Texas. The $2.3 million investment by Boeing will “expand STEM [science, technology, engineering, and...
by Victoria Tozer-Pennington | Space, Technology
A second Airbus-built Inmarsat-6 geostationary telecommunications satellite (I-6 F2) has arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The satellite was carried across the Atlantic Ocean on an Airbus Beluga ahead of it being launched in February 2023, the French...
by Victoria Tozer-Pennington | Flight, Technology
The US’s National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has asked Boeing to lead the development and test-flying of a “full-scale transonic truss-braced wing (TTBW) demonstrator airplane”. The belief is that the technologies will “inform...
by Victoria Tozer-Pennington | Inspiration, Technology
Pratt & Whitney and Frontier Airlines have unveiled an aircraft named after Maria Della Posta, president of Pratt & Whitney Canada and the first woman to head a business unit at the engine producer. “Maria the Bald Eagle,” the airline’s second A321neo...
by Victoria Tozer-Pennington | Flight, Sailing, Technology
Brittany Ferries is exploring the potential for a new high-speed, sustainable and more efficient form of ferry travel called a seaglider. The concept, an all-electric, wing-in-ground effect vehicle (WIG), is under development in the United States through Boston-based...
