Evolito debuts electric power; Autonomous cargo in Alaska; Maeve picks advanced batteries; and New Zealand’s stratospheric UAV.

Boom says its XB-1 third-scale demonstrator “continues to progress through successful ground and taxi testing."

Deliveries have plummeted and Airbus is doubling down with a new assembly line. Analysts Sash Tusa and Richard Aboulafia join Aviation Week editors to discuss.

New-generation airships have become the unexpected initial launch platforms for hybrid-electric propulsion systems.

Financing for aerospace and defense is looking the best since 2019, despite bank headlines.

Airbus reported deliveries of 127 aircraft in the first quarter of 2023, down 9% on the number of aircraft handed over to customers in Q1 last year.

Chinese lessor GDAT will look to place the Airbus H160s with customers in the energy sector.

The company’s unorthodox methods can be seen in its preparations for ATR 72 flight tests.