Aerospace

All Nippon Airways has unveiled the first of its Star Wars planes, a Boeing 787 painted in the likeness of R2D2 - image courtesy of ANA

The force is with ANA as Japan’s biggest airliner unveils Star Wars plane

The aerospace industry is keenly focused on increasing its environmental performance and looks for continual innovation.

Indian Chennai Aerospace Park likely to begin construction in January 2016

An artists' rendering of the world's all-electric propsulsion satellite, ABS-3A, on-orbit and operating in space - image courtesy of Boeing

World’s first all-electric propulsion satellite ABS-3A commences service

An Aequs aerostructures assembly line in India. Image courtesy of Aequs.

Aequs Aerospace invests $50m in new India plant

Parts of the Boeing CST-100 Structural Test Article rest on test stands inside NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Image courtesy of NASA Kim Shiflett.

Boeing ramps up CST-100 Starliner production

Since the beginning of 2015, the Trent XWB-84 has been powering the Airbus A350 XWB airliner

EIB confirms £280m support for Rolls-Royce aero engines

Columbus has been servicing the manufacturing industry for the last 25 years, providing effective ERP solutions for businesses throughout the sector.

Optimistic SMEs predict 37% growth by 2020

(L to R) Jim Barr, Alan Whittaker (both Business Growth Service), and Mark Robinson (Thermacore Europe).

SC21 success unlocks new opportunities for Thermacore

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company's newest blimp, Wingfoot One. Image courtesy of Goodyear.

Iconic Goodyear blimps to be replaced by new craft

A Russian Kamov Ka-226 helicopter. Image courtesy of Wikipedia Commons.

Russia to manufacture 200 Kamov 226T military helicopters in India

The Soviet Buran space plane. Image courtesy of Pedro Albuquerque

Russia set to reignite reusable Space Shuttle program