Aerospace

City clusters in China have until April 15 to apply for a pilot program that, for the first time, links hydrogen-powered aircraft to the country’s low-altitude economy.

Airbus’ Board Chairman René Obermann will step down from his position in October and will be replaced by longtime board member Amparo Moraleda.

News about AIRO Group, Amazon Prime Air, Ascendance and more.

Safran Aircraft Engines is upgrading its forging capabilities by investing $176 million in the acquisition of a hydraulic press at a facility in Gennevilliers.

Airbus is designing a reconfigurable area that offers a position for a passenger's personal wheelchair and their companion in the economy cabin.

Ryan Goertzen, president of Choose Aerospace, discusses its award-winning High School Program with Christine Boynton at Aviation Week's 2026 Laureate Awards.

Abigail Frank, a senior studying aeronautical and astronautical engineering at Purdue University, shares her gratitude and excitement for being recognized as a 2026 20 Twenties winner.

NASA’s X-plane call; batteries for eR66; air-to-fuel SAF process; and volatiles key to contrails.

Orders are stacking up for both the Airbus A350F and Boeing 777-8F as the two new-generation large twinjet freighters approach production and test milestones.

Attendees will learn why ERP remains the operational backbone in the AI era, how AI and ERP deliver greater value together, where manufacturers can unlock speed without sacrificing control, and which execution areas (planning, quality, program management) benefit most from AI-enabled workflows.

Jonathan Arena to Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, and Secretary of Howmet Aerospace, Pittsburgh.

Kumar Kumarasingam to President of Pratt & Whitney Canada, succeeding retiring Maria Della Posta.

Jason McNutt to Southwestern US Regional Sales Manager-Business Jet Aircraft Parts, based in Colorado, of C&L Aerospace.

SWISSLOG was selected by Satair to deploy an AutoStore system at its facility in Singapore for high‑density, goods‑to‑person automation.

Ali Al Derazi to Senior Vice President-Sales of DAE.

TEXTRON AVIATION DEFENSE has 5-year, $150m contract to provide SEPM (Sustaining Engineering and Program Management) services for fleet of USAF, US Navy and US Army T-6As, T-6Bs and T-6Ds (Beechcraft T-6 Texan IIs).

SCOTTISH LEATHER GROUP (SLG) opened 75,000 sq ft facility in Glasgow to design/manufacture BioPRO protein-based, recoverable moulded foam.

SAFRAN ELECTRICAL & POWER was selected by H55 to supply the EASA-certified Safran ENGINeUS electric motor for the electric propulsion system powering the Bristell B23 Energic aircraft starting in 2027.

GKN AEROSPACE launched $8.4m TITAN-AM program in partnership with USAF to industrialize titanium additive manufacturing for large aerostructures, focusing on Laser Metal Deposition with Wire (LMD-w) technology.

SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES is investing €150m to add 30,000-tonne hydraulic press at Gennevilliers for manufacturing strategic engine parts (14,000 per year at full production) to support LEAP/GE9X production as well as military engines.

LUFTHANSA TECHNIK unveiled The BOW modular narrowbody VIP cabin concept in partnership with DESIGNWORKS.

Carriers are changing how they position inflight Wi-Fi, moving from a paid ancillary earner to a complimentary product to meet customer needs with new technology.

H55 has selected Safran to supply its type-certified motor to power the Bristell B23 Energic electric training aircraft.

Fixed-base operators (FBO) are beginning to position their networks for electric aircraft, part of a bet that early advanced air mobility (AAM) operations will emerge from existing airport infrastructure.