Aerospace

GA TELESIS opened Flight Solution Group office in Antalya, Turkey.

HONEYWELL is realigning around three megatrends, which include 'the future of aviation'. It says its Aerospace Technologies (AT) unit will drive advanced air mobility and greater sustainability with the electrification of aircraft.

SkyDrive of Japan has formed a production subsidiary to build its electric SD-05 eVTOL aircraft at a Suzuki Motor company manufacturing plant starting in 2024.

Haili Liu lives in Richmond, Virginia, but established Hydrogen Craft Ltd. in his native China in 2017.

Germany has launched a pilot project combining uncrewed aircraft and electric bikes to deliver groceries to residents.

The company says the trials are an “important step” as the AAM industry prepares to introduce eVTOL aircraft.

Honeywell International said Oct. 10 it will realign its business around three trends: automation, the future of aviation, and energy transition.

VISTA will return in 2023 for its second year, aiming to provide support and investment to start-up companies within the aerospace, space, defense and technology sectors.

Deeply intertwined supply chains mean that breaking up is not just hard to do—in some cases, it is impossible.

Task Force 99 offers new model for procuring cheap drones en masse beyond the control of the military services, but can it scale up enough?

French startup VoltAero has begun construction of a final assembly plant for its Cassio 330 hybrid electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.

All the major drone delivery companies are preparing to scale up their operations in the U.S.

A group of European aviation and mobility organizations have joined forces to jointly pave the way for the introduction of electric regional aviation.

The European Space Agency has launched a competition for “visionary business ideas” for how to use its proposed “Moonlight” project.

AIRBUS delivered 55 aircraft (four A220s; 44 A320neo Family; two A330s; five A350s) in September vs 55 (four A220s; 42 A320neo Family; five A330s; four A350s) in September 2022. It has so far delivered 488 in 2023 vs 437 a year ago.

ONTIC was licensed by Honeywell to take over production/repair of its flight critical Thrust Reverser Actuation System (TRAS) for CF6s and CF34s.

EMBRAER and DLR, Germany signed MOU to collaborate in precompetitive technology research and development activities, including aircraft design, flight systems, flight tests, windtunnel experiments, structures/materials and security.

AIRBUS was selected by easyJet to provide Direct Air Carbon Capture and Storage (DACCS) solution that filters and removes CO2 emissions directly from air using high-powered extraction fans, then stores CO2 in underground reservoirs.

The biggest loser was Surf Air Mobility, which dropped 17.2% to $1.35.

Embraer and Japanese electric motor manufacturer Nidec have received approval for their U.S.-based joint venture Nidec Aerospace,

The custom battery cell selected by the unidentified aircraft developer has an energy density of 400 Wh/kg.

EasyJet has become the first airline to buy carbon credits from Airbus’ Direct Air Carbon Capture and Storage (DACCS) scheme.

The 50th Airbus A220 recently rolled off the final assembly line at the OEM’s plant in Mobile – a notable milestone for the Alabama facility.

Already under testing, SITA says expanding its OptiClimb aircraft-climb software to the cruise and descent phases will help airlines lower emissions.

As airlines scramble for capacity, lessors enjoy much higher rates and predict the good times are here to stay.