Aerospace

Dennis Muilenberg and David Neeleman joined the Board of Advisors of REGENT, North Kingstown, RI.

BOEING is being forced to delay delivery of several 737 MAXs due to production problem with vertical stabilizer fittings supplied by SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS.

As part of its safety continuum approach to certifying eVTOLs, the FAA has been negotiating with manufacturers on a case-by-case basis.

The company expected to gain access to the test article on April 14 to recover the dome of the Centaur V test article for analysis.

The Rhode-Island-based startup also announced plans to build out a 600,000 ft.² production facility to fulfill an estimated $8 billion in customer orders.

Cranfield Aerospace Solutions has selected Evolito to supply electric motors and inverters for its Project Fresson hydrogen-electric aircraft demonstrator.

The U.S. Space Force plans to award a sole-source contract to Blue Origin for early integration studies for upcoming NSSL missions.

New-generation airships have become the unexpected initial launch platforms for hybrid-electric propulsion systems.

Benefits of bulk buys; VC-25 replacement delayed; Embraer’s European pitch; and Boeing to fly new prototype on WGS-11 satellite.

SkyDrive has started preselling its SD-05 electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft to private individuals.

New Wisk CEO Brian Yutko is doubling down on his company’s bet that it can safely certify an autonomous, passenger-carrying electric air taxi this decade.

Former Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg and serial airline entrepreneur David Neeleman have joined electric seaplane startup Regent's advisory board.

New pilot-performance validation methods will debut as part of the 737-7’s certification. But first, they have to be developed.

Russian Defense Minister Shoigu calls for missile production to double.

Ispace of Japan plans to attempt touching down on the Moon with its Hakuto-R Mission 1 lunar lander as soon as April 25.

New Zealand startup Kea Aerospace has begun flight testing the country’s first solar-powered stratospheric uncrewed aircraft.

The LimoConnect is a piloted, seven-passenger tiltrotor electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft with distributed electric propulsion.

Aerofugia is a subsidiary of Chinese automaker Geely.

The update comes after Relativity Space’s mostly 3D-printed Terran 1 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral on March 22 but failed to reach orbit.

U.S. startup Merlin is to demo its automated flight control system in a Cessna Caravan flying cargo routes in Alaska under a $1 million contract from the FAA.

Financing for aerospace and defense is looking the best since 2019, despite bank headlines.

The startup obtained Google’s Project Loon technology to coordinate satellite communications.

Norwich, England-based Equipmake has its origins in Formula 1 motor racing.

COMPASS PRECISION, NC acquired BERGERON MACHINE, Westford, MA (operates 30 CNC machines).

PAN AM FLIGHT ACADEMY, FL has acquired an L3Harris Level D 737-8 full-flight simulator for operation by July 2023.