Aerospace

EMBRAER, MCTI and FINEP announced US$23m federal research project in Brazil to develop sustainable aircraft technologies, prioritizing (1) technologies for the design and production of aerodynamical and structural high-efficiency composite wings and (2) feasibility of technologies or autonomous systems that focus on safety and pilot workloads.

Many advanced air mobility (AAM) startups have spent the better part of the last decade researching, designing and prototyping.

Lilium has received initial approval for a €220 million ($240 million) French government support package, industry sources tell Aviation Week.

Africa’s commercial air transport leaders gathered in Johannesburg in mid-September at the eighth Aviation Africa Summit and Exhibition, organised by Times Aerospace Events and sponsored by the South African Civil Aviation Authority.

The Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League (A2RL) has launched its first STEM drone programme.

Collins Aerospace is working on future cockpit concepts that may increase the availability and integrity of the information the crew relies on.

Airship startup Flying Whales is aiming to establish its first Australian base as soon as 2028, despite not having a working prototype yet.

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

Commercial remote sensing capabilities are proliferating around the world, but U.S. restrictions could limit its global influence.

The engine-maker’s failure to sell its electric propulsion unit reflects the financial fragility of the advanced air mobility sector.

Guy Danon to Managing Director Europe, based in Paris, of Pentagon 2000 Software.

XTI AEROSPACE released software version 1.9 (adds One-Engine-Inop (OEI) capability) of its Flight Transition Simulator to optimize flight transitions from vertical-lift flight to wing-borne flight and vice versa for the TriFan 600.

Jerry Meyer to Chief Marketing Officer of Skyryse, El Segundo, CA.

Composite cryogenic tank developer Gloyer-Taylor Laboratories has begun fabricating a fuel-cell-powered multicopter drone.

For advanced air mobility startups to succeed on a venture backable timeline, they will need to move much faster to avoid running out of funds.

The €13.7 million ($14.9 million) project is being led by Thales and also includes Airbus Helicopters, Leonardo Helicopters and Spain’s Indra.

Business jets can create long-lasting contrails, but their altitude capability offers a solution.

The report was completed in July 2022 but not released publicly until Sept. 30.

Part of the challenge of wildfire response is detecting a fire and dispatching first responders to remote areas before it reaches an inflection point.

A subscale prototype of the e350 Flying Cargo Van is planned to fly by 2026.

BOEING and IAM DISTRICT 751 completed second day of mediated talks with no progress and have walked away from table. Through the mediator, Boeing withdrew its September 23 offer and its leaders are considering additional steps to preserve cash.

AIRBUS delivered 50 aircraft (five A220s; 41 A320neo Family; A330neo; three A350s) in September vs 55 (four A220s; 44 A320neo Fam; two A330s; five A350s) in September 2023; has so far delivered 497 in 2023 vs 488 a year ago. It also booked order from unidentified customer for 20 A320neos/55 A321neos and now has 667 orders in 2024; see page 8.

COMAC delivered six ARJ21s/four C919s in 3Q24 vs five ARJ21s/one C919 in 3Q23, leaving 454/1,023 on backlog.

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