Aerospace

Airbus Ventures invests in Singapore-based Eureka Robotics.

BOEING plans to invest $1b to upgrade/expand at North Charleston to support planned increased 787 production (from four to 10 aircraft per month by 2026) and potential future rate increases; investment is expected to create 500 jobs.

The 2024 MEBAA show was a key event for the Middle East's business aviation industry, debuting the Airbus ACJ220 and showcasing rising demand for business jets and services. It highlighted industry developments, including new ventures and support from the UAE's GCAA, along with the growth of various companies in the region.

Etihad Airways has been crowned ‘Design Airline of the Year 2024’ and ‘Design Airline of the Year Middle East’ for the second year in a row, in the annual DesignAir Awards.

While air taxi frontrunners Joby and Archer plan to operate their own airlines in the U.S., a small handful of operators are eager to get in on the action as soon as possible.

Pathway Energy has emerged from stealth with plans to build the first in a series of commercial-scale SAF production facilities on the Gulf Coast.

The necessary tests, simulations and studies are defining pathways to new engine options for future single-aisle designs.

Daher’s strategic plan calls for the potential launch by 2027 of a hybrid-electric turboprop in the small business or utility aircraft category.

Listen in as editors discuss whether Airbus will meet its delivery target and the long climb ahead for Boeing.

GA-ATS, Germany delivered first Do228 NG in North America to GA-ASI for airborne sensor R&D projects/testing.

ARCHER AVIATION formed partnership with ANDURIL INDUSTRIES to develop hybrid-propulsion VTOL aircraft for US DOD. It also raised $430m in additional equity from Stellantis, United Airlines, Wellington Management and 2PointZero.

Stefanie Pauly to Chief Information and Technology Officer of Jettainer, Germany.

Boeing has pledged to invest $1 billion in its South Carolina operation as it looks to double 787 widebody production within two years.

Spain’s Crisalion continues to make slow but steady progress toward development of its Integrity multiprop eVTOL.

FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker has informed the agency’s workforce that he will step down from his position four years early on Jan. 20, 2025.

Russia’s Aeroflot does not expect to receive its first MC-21 passenger airliners until 2026, a company official says.

Archer Aviation and Anduril Industries have signed a “strategic partnership” to develop “next-generation aircraft” for defense applications.

Our lead story outlines how the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has listened to business aviation industry calls with a “golden package” of measures aimed at making life easier for operators.

While demand for new aircraft remains strong, the industry must make big steps to increase production in 2025 and come closer to satisfying customers.

Many think Comac is the next challenger to the Airbus-Boeing duopoly, but Embraer is the company to watch in the near term.

AVIA SOLUTIONS GROUP plans in January 2025 to open Global Services Centre in Manila to support technical and flight operations of its airlines/MRO organizations, including IT, payroll, finance, and other administrative functions.

AKAER, Brazil was selected by Portugal's EEA Aircraft and Maintenance to supply fuselage, wing, horizontal and vertical stabilizers and control surfaces for new high-wing twin-turboprop LUS-222 now in development.

IKAR ENGINEERING CENTER, Russia was selected by Airbus to supply spare parts for A321 drainage system.

Signature Aviation and Eve Air Mobility have signed an agreement to jointly study requirements for advanced air mobility ground operations.

Anti-corrosion coatings, sustainable supply chains and aeroacoustic modeling are applications shown by winners of Airbus and BMW’s quantum computing challenge.