Aerospace

BOEING delivered 64 airliners in March 2023 vs 41 in March 2022.

LIEBHERR-AEROSPACE TOULOUSE was selected by Airbus to develop air supply system for fuel cell dedicated to propulsion of its demonstrator aircraft.

AIRBUS delivered 61 aircraft in March 2023 vs 63 in March 2022.

AIRBUS ATLANTIC completed first metal-cuts for A350F at Nantes with machining of first parts for center wing box.

Beta Technologies ticked higher in the latest edition of the AAM Reality Index.

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As part of the collaboration, NASA will provide lessons learned from research conducted into urban air mobility at its Langley Research Center.

Boeing has delivered its third and fourth O3b mPOWER satellites to communications company SES.

Airbus reported deliveries of 127 aircraft in the first quarter of 2023, down 9% on the number of aircraft handed over to customers in Q1 last year.

Chinese lessor GDAT will look to place the Airbus H160s with customers in the energy sector.

The delayed program is set to provide a wealth of data to industry and regulators as NASA gears up for its long-anticipated first flight.

The company’s unorthodox methods can be seen in its preparations for ATR 72 flight tests.

Lisa Atherton to President & Chief Executive Offer of Bell, Fort Worth.

FOREFLIGHT (Boeing) acquired CLOUDAHOY, Boston, which provides post-flight debriefing/analytics/flight operations QA software for flight training.

Horizon co-founder and CEO Brandon Robinson discusses the company’s design philosophy and certification strategy.

Red Cat Holdings, an emerging supplier of small drones for the military, has invested in Firestorm, a U.S. startup developing a modular UAS.

SpaceX says its Starship/Super Heavy space transportation system is ready for its first orbital flight test once the FAA issues a launch license.

The companies are to draw up the operating concept by referring to systems being developed outside Japan, including in the U.S.

The Advanced Air Mobility Composite plunged nearly 10% during the week ending April 7.

UK startup Flimax is developing a piloted five-seat electric aircraft for the aerial sightseeing market.

Hydrogen-electric propulsion developer ZeroAvia has provided details of its launch platform and product road map for the first time.

Ultralight paint; silent propulsion; anti-icing drone props; and aircraft electrification startup.

The Ranger is also designed to deploy Quantum Space’s Scout vehicles, satellites the company wants to distribute throughout cislunar space.

The financing comes as SkyDrive works to certify its aircraft in time to launch commercial air taxi service for the 2025 World Expo being hosted in Osaka.

NASA is funding further work on a near-silent propulsion system for urban drones—and potentially air taxis.