Aerospace

Archer appears to be on track to roll out its first conforming Midnight air taxi during the fourth quarter.

The 10-min, 10-sec. flight from the company’s East Texas launch site near Van Horn began with a 9:20 a.m. EDT liftoff.

Greater government clarity and urgency is required if aviation is to reach 2050 “net-zero” carbon-emissions status, says a company engineering the transition.

A new industrial reality has emerged. “It’s no longer about markets; it’s more about production,” says Richard Aboulafia.

Boeing’s former head of strategy, Marc Allen, is joining electric aircraft startup Electra.aero as CEO.

Not only are supply chain issues affecting offshore helicopter operations failing to improve, they are now spreading to other helicopter manufacturers, the energy industry’s trade body warns.

Hydrogen-electric propulsion is going to start in the subregional sector. Can it grow into mainstream aviation?

SNC won a U.S. Army award for ISR aircraft as it is breaking ground on a major site for the USAF “doomsday plane” program.

With a takeoff weight of 54 lb., the Skiron-XLE complies with FAA Part 107 regulations for small drones.

IATA says aviation industry has signed 88 sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) offtake agreements (65 binding/23 non-binding) over past two years.

Florian Lis-Srajer to Head of Operations-Thailand, based in Bangkok, of ASQS.

DIEHL AVIATION laid cornerstone on 8,200 sq meter manufacturing facility in Querétaro, Mexico for mid-2025 (SPNWS; May 31); it plans to produce A220 overhead bins at facility, to grow to 13,000 sq meters after second phase.

COLLINS AEROSPACE broke ground on 70,000 sq ft expansion at its carbon brake production facility in Spokane, WA.

PERFORMANCE REVIEW INSTITUTE (PRI) and MEXICAN FEDERATION OF AEROSPACE INDUSTRY (FEMIA) signed MOU to advance the aerospace, aviation and defense sectors in Mexico via accreditation.

SkyDrive has signed an agreement with the Osaka Metro Co. to study using air taxis in the area after the 2025 World Expo there.

Brazilian startup Moya Aero has made its first transition with a subscale version of its tiltbody uncrewed electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicle.

The fifth annual AIRTAXI World Congress (ATWC) opens in Dubai, October 7- 10th at the Grand Hyatt Dubai Conference & Exhibition Centre.

Honeywell reports that its avionics segment is resolving supply chain-related issues more quickly than its aerospace and mechanical divisions.

The commercial aviation supply chain is at a crossroads. Two McKinsey & Co. experts explain why—and what it means for the next generation of single-aisle aircraft.

Pilot-to-pilot and pilot-to-ATC communications are among the areas in which AI is enriching and accelerating student training.

COGNIZANT, NJ has acquired BELCAN, OH (ER&D services; 6,500 engineers) for $1.3b in cash and stock.

Hope DiGiusto to Vice President-Commercial of Stellar Solutions, CA.

HEICO FLIGHT SUPPORT earned $154m on $682m sales for third quarter ended July 31 vs $89m on $405m a year ago, its 16th consecutive quarter of sales growth; it posted 17% y-o-y organic net sales growth for its replacement parts line.

BOEING forecasts (in 2024 CMO) delivery in China of 8,830 aircraft, including 1,575 widebodies, over the next 20 years, increasing fleet to 9,740 aircraft by 2043 to satisfy 5.9% annual pax traffic growth; services market is valued at $780b.

LOAR completed acquisition of APPLIED AVIONICS, TX (avionics interface solutions) for $385m (SPNWS; July 26).