Aerospace

DAWN AEROSPACE, New Zealand completed supersonic (Mach 1.1) flight of Aurora rocket-powered aircraft, designed to fly to edge of space (100 km altitude) twice in a single day, reaching speeds of Mach 3.5 during ascent and re-entry.

MHI RJ AVIATION GROUP has SkyWest order to supply 60 kits to convert CRJ700s to CRJ550s.

NASA issued contracts totaling $11.5m (under Phase 1 of Advanced Aircraft Concepts for Environmental Sustainability (AACES) 2050 project) to Aurora Flight Sciences (Boeing), Electra.aero, JetZero, Pratt & Whitney and Georgia Tech to study and define sustainable concepts and technologies for new commercial aircraft that could enter service by 2050.

Sikorsky is increasing scheduled inspection intervals for its S-92 helicopters as part of ongoing work to improve availability.

Thales is investigating a new method to help prevent aircraft from flying too close from one another in a given airspace.

SATAIR (Airbus) signed MOU to extend multi-year, exclusive distribution deal with Champion Aerospace for its igniters, exciters and ignition leads.

CFM INTERNATIONAL announced SalamAir order at Bahrain Air Show to supply spare LEAP-1As for its A321neos.

Packed halls and a buzzing chalet line, marked all three days of the 2024 Bahrain International Airshow.

Ethiopian Airlines has received Four-Star Global Airline award at the 2025 APEX Passenger Choice Awards.

Emirates has joined the Move to -15oC global coalition, securing its place as the first airline to the initiative.

Embraer and PTDI are exploring an industrial partnership that could pave the way for the introduction of E-Jets in the Indonesian market.

The air taxi startup has unveiled an aggressive plan for 2030, but whether it can raise enough cash to survive that long is an open question.

To reignite airline demand and prepare for a new wave of orders, ATR is rejiggering its turboprop development plan.

Bird-inspired anti-stall flaps; green flightpaths; deflected-thrust eVTOL; and hydrogen refueling guidelines.

Accelerating business growth in aerospace and defense by digitally transforming the product development landscape.

The bevy of AAM news from Zhuhai Airshow is the clearest signal yet of the seriousness with which Beijing is proceeding in its push to create a nationwide low-altitude economy.

NASA and GE Aerospace will evaluate aircraft wake scanning technology during flight tests to improve the industry’s understanding of contrails.

Electric aircraft can be accommodated by existing infrastructure initially, but will require further investment to scale their operations.

Alcinda Pereira, the first woman to lead AfBAA, wants to change the mentality of business aviation in Africa by filling the region’s connectivity gap.

The Defense Department is going shopping in a bid to gain information on everything from loitering attack munitions to Collaborative Combat Aircraft.

Airbus, trade unions and consultancies explore how to ensure new hires become productive more quickly.

GE AEROSPACE is previewing/testing its new AI-powered solution, developed in collaboration with MICROSOFT and ACCENTURE, with lessor Carlyle Aviation Partners for rapidly accessing and tracking aircraft maintenance records.