Europe’s Ariane 6 launch vehicle is set to debut with a commercial mission in 2020 and industry is carrying out the final tests and starting production of the launch platform
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After a pause in the flight test program, A330-800 flying has resumed apace, building on the success of the larger -900 variant
Software testing and organisational safety expert Massimo Bombino explains what lessons aviation firms can learn from the Boeing 737 Max crashes
Mark Aubele from the performance review institute discusses how nadcap accreditation is evolving to meet the needs of the sector
GE Aviation has upgraded its testing facilities to deal with the challenges of next-generation engine development
Air-breathing rockets could radically alter the space industry by reducing the cost of launches and increasing the number of testing facilities available to engineers
The laboratories of leading commercial aircraft makers are growing in size and complexity as more testing is carried out on the ground
Adrian Marinescu, a researcher from the University of Nottingham, UK, has been measuring the temperature of pilots’ faces to monitor concentration levels and improve cockpit designs
Advances in modelling and analysis software is enabling engineers to meet the next set of challenges for tomorrow’s aircraft now
In this exclusive interview, Rick Sluiters, executive vice president of Aerospace at Element Technology, discusses the testing provider’s growth strategy and how it wants to work with the aerospace sector