Aerospace

The awards are part of the FAA’s Aviation Sustainability Center.

International experts begin work on space standards to secure spacecraft.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Space transport startup Dawn Aerospace plans to begin gradual envelope expansion flights of its suborbital Mk-2 Aurora spaceplane.

Xwing has started the FAA certification process for its Superpilot autonomous flight control technology.

Pyka has signed a letter of intent with Guatemalan fresh fruit producer Grupo Hame.

Startup Loft Orbital has doubled its order from Airbus OneWeb Satellites to 30 spacecraft, the company said April 6.

Richard Branson’s launch venture ran out of cash. Could a buyer pick up the valuable pieces?

Airbus is doubling capacity at its Chinese plant by adding a second final assembly line as it aims to produce 75 A320neo family aircraft a month in 2026.

Aviation Week Network’s A&D Raw Materials & Manufacturing conference will dive into the manufacturing operations, capabilities, processes, and innovation.

The next flight in NASA’s Artemis program will test how Orion’s life support systems operate under pressure.

Startups such as ZeroAvia and Universal Hydrogen are adapting and advancing fuel cell technology for aviation propulsion.

The FAA surprised the industry in May 2022 with a shift to certifying electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles from Part 23 to Part 21.

The new hangar will host the final assembly line, with an airfield for development flight tests and production check flights.

The HY4 is planned to begin flight tests using liquid hydrogen and fuel cells in June.

What if a startup chose to cut out the intermediary steps and start instead with a larger platform? That is the bet that Lyte Aviation is making.

The tests in the ACE Climatic Wind Tunnel at Ontario Tech University focused on the transition between vertical and horizontal flight.

Airship developer Flying Whales has selected Honeywell's 1-megawatt power system for its LCA60T large-capacity hybrid-electric cargo airship.

Faulty parts installed during maintenance have grounded multiple military fleets, raising supply chain concerns.

How new connectivity technologies are enabling enhanced communication services regardless of satellite orbit positions.

A consortium in Spain led by ITP Aero is researching and developing the country’s first hydrogen-powered commercial aircraft engine.

A German-funded project plans to fly an aerospace-grade hydrogen electric propulsion system by 2026.

Agency launches 10 missile warning and communication satellites, putting satellites on orbit 30 months after contract approval.

The conference lineup for Aviation Week Network's A&D Raw Materials & Manufacturing 2023 event in Atlanta, Georgia, has been announced.

NSL AEROSPACE, TX announced expansion of its procurement capabilities to provide broader range of replacement parts and aircraft repair materials.