ESA picks Airbus to build exoplanet satellite Ariel
The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Airbus to design and build the exoplanet satellite Ariel (Atmospheric Remote-sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large-survey). The contract…
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Last non-commercial module docked to ISS
Russia’s Prichal module has docked with the International Space Station (ISS), finishing the Russian side of the station and completing the most expensive aerospace project to date. …
NASA ‘outraged’ by Russian anti-satellite missile test that alarmed ISS crew
The crew of the International Space Station (ISS) was put on high alert on November 15, 2021, after…
China plans Mars sample return mission, sets same deadline as NASA
China announced the preliminary timeline for its ambitious mission to collect Martian rock samples and return them to…
Vega rocket launches Airbus satellite into orbit
Airbus’ Pléiades Neo 4 was launched into orbit on Arianespace’s Vega rocket from the Guiana Space Centre in…
Airbus prepares ESM-2 for its manned mission to the moon
Airbus announced the second European Service Module ESM-2 flight model was well into the integration test phase, as…
Airbus prepares for long journey to Jupiter
On July 25, 2019, Airbus said that the first step in the construction of the inner structure of the…
France advances with VISION stargazing navigation technology for aircraft
The French Ministry of Armed Forces’ Defense Innovation Agency (AID) announced significant progress in developing its VISION project,…
Iran claims EU sanctions targeting airlines and missile developers ‘unjustified’
Iran has condemned a raft of sanctions announced by the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK)…
EU-banned Armenian Airlines secures AOC extension for 16 years, new 2025 routes
The Civil Aviation Committee of the Republic of Armenia has extended Armenian Airlines’ air operator certificate (AOC) by…
EASA issues Conflict Zone bulletin to warn airlines against flying over Iran
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued a Conflict Zone Information Bulletin (CZIB) warning aircraft operators against…
French officers to be tried for corruption in strategic airlift contract awards
A trial involving several high-ranking French military officers and executives from a logistics company, International Chartering Systems (ICS),…
EASA orders inspections on Rolls Royce Trent XWB97 engines fitted to A350-1000s
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued an emergency airworthiness directive requiring one-off on-wing inspections of…
Future of aviation: batteries and biofuels pave the path to decarbonization
AeroTime is excited to welcome Michael Barnard as our columnist. Michael spends his time projecting scenarios for decarbonization…
Single pilot operations: the aircraft evolution that fires up aviation debate
Aviation is not short of contentious issues, but none seem to fire up passions quite like that of…
Embraer releases multiple updates at FIA, includes plans for auto-takeoff system
In what has become somewhat of a tradition, Brazilian planemaker Embraer gathered journalists at Farnborough Airshow to trumpet…
Airbus A321XLR ready for service as EASA awards aircraft Type Certification
The Airbus A321XLR is now ready to enter service, with the long-range single-aisle jet having been awarded Type…
Gulfstream G700 long-range business jet awarded EASA certification
On May 15, 2024, just over a month after receiving certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Gulfstream…