Aerospace

ENTER AIR, Slovakia agreed to wet-lease (ACMI) four 737-800s from AirExplore through October 2024.

CONDOR agreed to lease four new A321neos with GTFs from Aviation Capital Group; first (11825) was delivered.

NAV CANADA reports traffic increase of 6.2% in May vs May 2023.

WERNER AERO acquired ex-Air India A319-100 (2629) for part out by ASCENT AVIATION SERVICES in Marana, AZ.

VIRGIN AUSTRALIA took delivery of 737-8 (66648) on lease from DAE Capital.

The survey polled around 40 major aerospace and defense suppliers, who together generate $14 billion of industry revenue.

EHang has announced a firm order for 30 aircraft with plans to sell an additional 270 to China's Wencheng County in Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province.

Chief technology officer Michael Cervenka argues that the Bristol-based company can punch above its weight because of key decisions made early.

Skepticism is growing about the near-term usefulness and commercial viability of the new vehicle class.

Northrop Grumman has delivered the two-satellite constellation to the Space Force, targeting mid-July for liftoff onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle.

Ethiopian Airlines Group has been crowned as the winner of the ‘Best Entertainment in Africa’ and ‘Best Wi-Fi in Africa’ awards at the APEX Passenger Choice Awards 2024.

With a famous name in aviation and following industry giants, Benoit de Saint-Exupery must sell more aircraft as production slots grow scarce.

The newcomer joins incumbents ULA and SpaceX on the Space Force’s launch vendor list.

The airframer hopes the narrowbody A321XLR will make new long-haul routes economically viable.

A handful of leaders stands out for their adept use of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and spinoffs in shaping the industry.

Tools are being developed to speed the detection and mitigation of GPS jamming and spoofing.

Spacehab’s innovation and perseverance helped the company succeed against all odds and serve as a pathfinder for commercial space companies that have followed.

Aviation Week editors go back through the archives to the origins of supersonic flight, revisiting key programs and exploring the issues that are still challenging high-speed aircraft designers today.

Archer Aviation plans to launch an air taxi network across five locations in the San Francisco Bay Area.

With ambitions to operate air taxi service on demand—and at a frequency far greater than airliners fly currently—Joby Aviation has unveiled ElevateOS software.

Chris Celtruda to President and Chief Executive Officer of Chromalloy, Palm Beach Gardens, FL; Brian Costa is retiring.

GE AEROSPACE is modifying a Passport engine with hybrid electric components for testing through NASA's Hybrid Thermally Efficient Core (HyTEC) project. It is also maturing an integrated, megawatt (MW)-class hybrid electric propulsion system under EPFD program that calls testing modified Saab 340B with CT7s in collaboration with Boeing.

EMBRAER confirmed it currently has no plans to develop a larger commercial aircraft to compete with Airbus and Boeing.

GE AEROSPACE plans in September to open new Services Technology Acceleration Center (STAC) to accelerate the deployment of new inspection and repair processes to its MRO shops globally to improve the inspection of metal parts.

KOREAN AIR has 4-year Boeing contract to supply additional 737/767/777/787 fuselage and wing structures starting in 2025; delivery quantities are TBD, but contract is estimated to be worth US$650m based on sales/market projections.