Aerospace

Listen in as Aviation Week editors discuss the McDonnell Douglas MD-11’s legacy now that FedEx and UPS have both announced plans to retire the trijet.

Aerospace accelerator and strategic advisory firm Starburst is targeting government funding for aerospace technologies and expanding into Washington.

Hydrogen-electric propulsion developer ZeroAvia has partnered with three entities to develop commercial routes using its zero-emission fuel-cell powertrains.

Whether each company in the advanced air mobility race has the necessary capital to see their plans through to certification remains an open question.

UK startup Vertical Aerospace has received design organization approval from the the country’s Civil Aviation Authority.

Helicopter lessor LCI has been bolstered by investment from Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co.

FlyBlade India has signed multiple memoranda of understanding to establish advanced air mobility operations and infrastructure in India.

Increasing payment terms will exacerbate supplier distress and ultimately could thwart the ability of OEMs to reach production goals.

The U.S. Space Development Agency is poised to test its small-satellite constellation.

In an interview, ATR CEO Nathalie Tarnaud Laude says she is planning on progressively increasing the OEM’s annual output to 80 aircraft.

The true vision of UAM, and the time savings it can produce, can be achieved only if the process of transiting in and out of vertiports is capped.

Halo Space of Madrid plans a second flight test of its stratospheric tourist balloon capsule in the “first semester of 2023.”

Space-based connectivity provider SES confirmed it was in talks with U.S. rival Intelsat, marking the latest tie-up of satellite system providers.

Japan’s Yamato Holdings has invested in Regent to expand the market for its wing-in-ground-effect vehicles to include parcel delivery and logistics.

French aircraft developer Survey Copter has unveiled a vertical-takeoff-and-landing-capable UAS targeted for use by special forces.

The upcoming edition will be centred around knowledge forums and a product showcase pavilion highlighting unmanned innovations

U.S. gyroplane developer Skyworks Aeronautics plans to move testing and certification to the UK.

Liliium is encouraged by the results of independent tests of the silicon-anode lithium-ion cells that will be used in its seven-seat Lilium Jet.

Advanced air mobility (AAM) startup Altaport has announced partnerships intended to complement its vertiport automation solution.

The Japanese defense ministry and leading companies in the country are working to lower costs and strengthen the supply chain.

The aerospace and defense Industry has an attraction and retention problem of its own making.

Aura Aero is a French AAM) startup with ambitions of building a family of electric regional aircraft.

With both securing certification and preparing for operations looming, Joby Aviation has beefed up its board of directors.

Thales Alenia Space has won contracts to supply synthetic aperture radar and optical satellites for IRIDE, the hybrid Italian Earth observation constellation.

A newly created Defense unit is projected to triple Bombardier’s revenue in the next decade.