Aerospace

Pieter Elbers, CEO of IndiGo, has assumed his duties as Chair of the IATA Board of Governors (BoG).
Maintenance & Training

By Mark Pilling
IATA has scored a spectacular success in releasing blocked airline funds in Nigeria over the past year.
Airports & Networks

IndiGo will host the 81st IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit in Delhi, India, on 8-10 June 2025.
Aerospace

IATA predicts a tripling of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) production in 2024 to 1.9 billion litres (1.5 million tonnes) are on track.
Emerging Technologies

How grounding the grey market can grow business aviation in Nigeria.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Daedalean and Avidyne make progress toward U.S. and EU approval of vision-based situational awareness system.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Nexus eVTOL takes shape; Archer heads to Korea; Hy2Move boosts hydrogen; and certifying seagliders.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Irene Klotz
A second attempt to launch two astronauts on a shakedown cruise of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft was called off 3 min. 50 sec. before liftoff on June 1.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Boeing says it disagrees with the verdict and will challenge the judgment.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Digital fingerprints allow customers to check a part’s authenticity by taking a picture with a cellphone.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
Terran Orbital has replaced its chief operating officer (COO) and acting chief financial officer (CFO) with executives from outside the aerospace industry.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
Starliner is due to spend at least eight days at the International Space Station for a shakedown .
Commercial Space

Aviation Week Network Staff
This week’s personnel changes include senior management level developments at a U.S.-based aviation industry powerhouse and an Azerbaijani cargo carrier.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Jens Flottau
The three-year demonstrator program led by Airbus UpNext is using a truck equipped with an aircraft cockpit to test the systems.
Emerging Technologies

Sponsored by MTU Aero Engines AG
When it comes to climate-neutral aviation, there’s no getting around sustainable aviation fuels. Fabian Donus from MTU explains why on AEROREPORT.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Space

INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS & SUPPORT received unsolicited, non-binding indication of interest to make a proposal from investor Christopher Harborne to acquire all shares not already owned by Harborne for $7.25 each; Board is reviewing.

Aerospace

By Garrett Reim
Amazon has gained FAA approval for beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) flights of its cargo drones to expand its delivery area in College Station, Texas.
Advanced Air Mobility

ACRO was selected by Voltoea (as launch customer) to supply Recline version of Series 9 seat for its A319s/A320s.

Aerospace

AIRBUS was selected by SWISS to supply EFW-manufactured Airspace L-Bins for retrofit on three A320s and five A321s, by THAI to retrofit 20 A320s with reclining business class seats, and China Airlines to reconfigure 15 A350s.

Aerospace

PANASONIC AVIONICS was selected by Taiwan's EVA Air to provide IFEC/digital services for 54 aircraft, including Astrova IFE, Marketplace e-commerce solution, and Arc moving map for 18 A350-1000s and 14 777-300ERs and eXW wireless IFE solution for 17 A321s, and NEXT and eX3 IFE, plus connectivity services, for five 787-9s.

Aerospace

EXPLISEAT was selected by Jazz to supply new seats for 25 Dash 8-400s as part of $10m investment to modernize cabins.

Aerospace

AVIA SOLUTIONS GROUP posted €508.8m revenues in 1Q24, up 26% vs 1Q23; it had €97.5m net loss, primarily due to investments into fleet capacity and crew in preparation for it says a record-breaking summer season and expansion.

Aerospace

By Chen Chuanren
China’s Ministry of Commerce will start restricting the export of numerous aerospace components and parts that might support their manufacture.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Textron eAviation has mated the fuselage halves of its Nexus electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing technology demonstrator.
Advanced Air Mobility