Aerospace

Flydubai has received the “Outstanding Sector Leadership and Growth” award at the MEA Business Achievement Awards.
Aerospace

By Thierry Dubois
Airbus is conducting a flight-test campaign to study the water vapor exhaust from a hydrogen fuel cell system to understand if it will create a contrail.
Emerging Technologies

By Robert Wall, Tony Osborne
The region is going shopping to address defense shortfalls, with counter-UAS on most countries’ lists.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Sean Broderick
A new plan focuses on tracking airplane production basics as key to addressing issues and eventually increasing production.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim, Angus Batey, Ben Goldstein, Graham Warwick
Archer Aviation and Joby Aviation both aim to start electric air taxi services in 2025.
Advanced Air Mobility

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

AEROMED GROUP acquired AEROSPACE PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL (API), TN (chemicals and MRO consumables).
Aerospace

GILAT agreed to acquire STELLAR BLU SOLUTIONS, TX (inflight connectivity) from Fortress; Houlihan Lokey arranged.
Aerospace

BOEING has reportedly offered to acquire SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS in (mostly stock-for-stock) deal valued at $4.08b, according to Bloomberg News; transaction would represent 6% premium over Sprit's stock closing price on June 24.
Aerospace

FACC equipped the 2,000th Airbus aircraft with Sharklets.
Aerospace

HEART AEROSPACE signed collaboration agreement with Region Gotland to provide sustainable aviation for island.
Aerospace

Chris Boyer to President of Aerospace Products International (API), Memphis, TN.
Aerospace

By Garrett Reim
Amazon executives formally opened the company’s Project Kuiper internet satellite factory on June 27.
Commercial Space

By Ben Goldstein
Timothy Eyre, Monte’s COO, discussed the company’s vision for AAM leasing and shined some light on how Monte is approaching this new business line.
Advanced Air Mobility

Turkish Airlines has been honoured with the “Most Sustainable Flag Carrier Airline” award by World Finance.
Emerging Technologies

By Sean Broderick
Boeing is pointing to factory floor changes as keys to tracking metrics that, for now, are more relevant than familiar measuring sticks like production rates.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jens Flottau, Robert Wall
Despite strong demand for new commercial aircraft, supply chain woes are forcing Airbus to delay rate targets and may make it sell parts of the space business.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
The scheduled July 9 launch kicks off a new era in European space operations.
Space

By Garrett Reim
NASA is leading the coalition into the new age of exploration.
Space

LANZAJET secured investment from MUFG as part of $100m growth equity funding round, that includes Southwest, Microsoft and Groupe ADP, for developing SAF.
Aerospace

By Garrett Reim
Starfish Space is to extend the life of an aging Intelsat communications satellite in geostationary orbit using its Otter servicing spacecraft starting in 2026.
Commercial Space

THALES was selected by Lufthansa Technik to provide SIGINT audio/radio com system for Germany's Pegasus program.
Aerospace

EURA was formed by Safran and MTU Aero Engines to develop new engine for next-gen European military helicopters.
Aerospace

LILIUM, Germany successfully completed first series of test of its electric jet propulsion unit for the Lilium Jet.
Aerospace

By Ben Goldstein
The investment from MOU Switch, for an undisclosed sum, is Regent’s third major investment from a Japanese entity.
Advanced Air Mobility