Aerospace

Hon Barbara Creecy, minister of transport, Republic of South Africa has emphasised the need for a common aviation strategy in Africa.

Alcinda Pereira, the first woman to lead AfBAA, told the Aviation Africa summit of the importance of business aviation saying ‘a business jet is not a luxury, it is a tool to get you from A to B.’

With more than 1300 delegates expected to attend this year’s Aviation Africa 2024, the summit officially opened today, September 16.

CPaT Global, a provider of distance learning for the airline and aviation industry, has been awarded a new contract with newly established Libyan Airline, Berniq Airways.

Ansett Aviation Training (AAT) announced during Aviation Africa 2024 that its training centres in Dubai and Milan can support African operators with Airbus A320, ATR600 or Boeing B737NG training infrastructure.

Chinese state media has hinted that trials have begun of a new carrier-borne fighter, with speculation that Beijing could be referring to the Shenyang J-35.

Inside a drive/fly eVTOL; NASA joins GoAero Prize; engine lubrication in a pod; and lithium-ion device fires on the rise.

The Hon Barbara Creecy, Minister of Transport, Republic of South Africa will officially open and deliver the keynote address Aviation AFRICA Summit & Exhibition 2024 which opens today.

IAM DISTRICT 51/W24 membership (33,000 machinists) voted overwhelmingly by 94.6% to reject contract offer from BOEING and went on strike on September 13, suspending aircraft production.

ELYSIAN AIRCRAFT, The Netherlands joined the European Regions Airline Association (ERA). It is now developing the 90-pax E9X electric aircraft.

Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg will have direct input on a new offer to striking IAM members in an effort to end the work stoppage.

ATR has revealed new details of the preliminary hybrid power system architecture under study for the company’s advanced EVO family.

As Airbus gears up for the first flight of a high-aspect-ratio, morphing-wing aircraft in 2026, engineers are working on accompanying measurement techniques.

The final tranche of funding for hydrogen-electric propulsion startup ZeroAvia came from the Scottish National Investment Bank.

The Russia-Ukraine war and what comes next in Russia will remain major factors shaping defense markets in this decade and beyond.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Boeing's unionized workers at its major manufacturing hub in the Seattle area have overwhelmingly voted to go on strike with immediate effect.

The deep-pocketed Silicon Valley startup is chasing air dominance programs with a new design philosophy.

HEART AEROSPACE unveiled first full-scale demonstrator (Heart X1) as platform for testing its ES-30 regional hybrid-electric aircraft. It also added AIRASIA to its Advisory Board for design, development and commercialization of aircraft.

VERTICAL AEROSPACE completed Phase 1 of piloted testing of its latest VX4 eVTOL prototype, including tethered flights, taxi testing and high-powered ground runs; it is now progressing toward untethered thrustborne testing.

ZEROAVIA added SCOTTISH NATIONAL INVESTMENT BANK as a new investor (£20m); it is looking to establish manufacturing facility in country.

Acquired by Airbus in 2001, Poland’s PZL-Okecie produced more than 1,000 of the four-seat Wilgas between 1967 and 2008.

Heart also plans to fly the X1 within the next six months from a yet-to-be-decided airport in the U.S., which would make it the first new-generation hybrid aircraft to reach that milestone.

The advancement of hydrogen and electric propulsion research at Royal NLR comes as several Netherlands-based companies are designing new-generation aircraft.

Lilium's board turnover comes on the heels of the Bavarian state government clearing the way for a €50 million ($55 million) loan guarantee to support the AAM outfit.