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Aviation expert Air France has expanded its vibration analysis capabilities, which are vital to safety checks carried out on aircraft engines, with an integrated repetitive test system – Tescia. Aircraft vibration involves checking the balance is correct at two points on the engine; this is monitored by permanently mounted accelerometers …

In a major boost for airline accident investigations, two aviation leaders, Curtiss-Wright and Honeywell have partnered to develop an entirely new way for airlines to monitor and analyse flight data. The companies will use real-time connectivity to reinvent the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) and Flight Data Recorder (FDR) – commonly …

Business Secretary Greg Clark has announced new support for the UK’s leading aerospace sector and the next generation of transport to tackle ground congestion and pollution in towns and cities. The deal will develop ‘Future Flight’ – including electric planes with vertical take-off capability, goods and service drones, to autonomous …

Barclays and Cranfield University have announced a partnership to establish the first Eagle Lab dedicated to aviation technology, or AvTech, based on the University’s campus. From December, the co-working and innovation space – one of the first cross-industry collaborations to accelerate the development of AvTech – will open for ambitious …